Carl Hart Quotes
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The way we have been thinking about brain science is that people show you pretty pictures, pretty images, and you think that that tells you something about how they behave. It doesn't.
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Teaching university students affords me the opportunity to demonstrate to young adults that they don't have to be perfect to make contributions to their country.
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When patients reject official advice and proved medicine, they become more susceptible to quackery.
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It turns out that the term 'diversity' can be anything from black faculty to military veterans. Well, I am both, but have yet to be subjected to discrimination because I'm a veteran.
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Disregard belief systems that aren't based on empirical studies.
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I had a grandmother who was really strong, who doted on me, who wanted to make sure that I didn't go off the beaten path, although I did.
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It's not a crime to make a mistake; in fact, it's human. I certainly have made mistakes.
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Skills that are employable or marketable, education, having a stake or meaningful role in society, not being marginalized - all of those things are very important.
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When I got out of the military, I finished up my education at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and I had some mentors who said, 'You got what it takes. You should consider going to graduate school, getting a Ph.D. in neuroscience.' I didn't think I had what it took until somebody who had a Ph.D. told me I had what it takes.
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I had to go to England to really learn about American racism in a way that corroborated my reality. That was critical.
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Sleep is probably the most important biological function. If you don't get enough sleep, you can get psychiatric illnesses and all types of different illnesses.
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I am committed to the people who are sick and tired of seeing their tax dollars being used to fund unethical people and corporations.
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In the mainstream, I'm suspect because I'm black. I have dreadlocks, I have a goatee. I mean, I'm just suspect. In my classroom and at Columbia, I'm not as suspect because it's clear I know what I'm doing, but I am still suspect.
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I did most of my Ph.D. in Washington. They used to bring black kids through the lab for tours, and I was one of the few black researchers.
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You don't have money, you can't do science. But that's part of the price that I pay.
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We need better public education and more realistic education.
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I am certain that my white colleagues, when faced with an emergency situation, wouldn't think twice about calling the police. This, however, may not be the case for their black and Latino students.
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Trump has been - has shown himself to be the most ignorant president that we've ever had. He has shown himself to be the one that disregards law more so than any other president we've had.
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I am a drug expert and the father of 3 black males.
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Perhaps, for once, we should try interventions that are informed by science and proven to work.
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I have a hard time arguing with stupid people.
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If we stay focused on data and the real issues, we can tailor our inventions to enhance public health and safety while decreasing the likelihood of racial discrimination.
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I grew up in the hood in Miami in a poor neighborhood.
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All children will do things that you may not want them to. That's part of parenting.