Jonathan Haidt Quotes
Most of our social nature is like that of other primates - we're mostly out for ourselves.
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The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas.
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You see, I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.
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The unknown used to be really scary, just that fear of, 'What's next? What if I'm not prepared?' I just don't feel that way anymore. I feel like the best is yet to come.
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The thing about post-traumatic stress disorder, we know about one in five, about 20 percent of individuals that are exposed to a direct traumatic stress will develop this disorder.
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You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child. Never. They always say, 'We can't believe it happened here. We can't believe it's these suburban white kids.' It's only them!
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Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
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Everywhere I go, I have my little Steinberger, and I like it very well.
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I don't want to sound disingenuous here - controversy is obviously good for business, especially if your business is satire. And it does amplify the discussion - in my view, a good thing.
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Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's true for all five of us, which is one of the really nice things about the way we make the show.
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Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.
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Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?
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I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.
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My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
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The best fiction stays with you and changes you.
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I so believe that older women have tremendous value to their families, their community, their country, the world.
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One of the most important things is corporate politics. Big corporations are bureaucracies that often promote people who are best at covering their asses. Such people run scared, fearful of any suggestion they can make mistakes. And they surround themselves with others who run the same way. Don't take risks. Find out what succeeds and copy it.
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I was very lucky to befriend many authors before even signing with an agent, and they were all so supportive of me when I told them I was in the middle of my first book.
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As a freshman in college, I was having a lot of trouble adjusting. I took a meditation class to handle anxiety. It really helped. Then as a grad student at Harvard, I was awarded a pre-doctoral traveling fellowship to India, where my focus was on the ancient systems of psychology and meditation practices of Asia.
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One's ignorance is one's chief asset.
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I hope to paint something that will ruin the appetite of every son of a bitch who ever eats in that room.
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Most of our social nature is like that of other primates - we're mostly out for ourselves.
