Quotes from Kevin Dutton

Books make us see in a way that casual immersion in the Internet, and the quicksilver virtual world it offers, doesn't.

We become vampires without being bitten—in other words, more empathic.

My father was a psychopath. It seems a bit odd saying that now, looking back. But he was. No question. He was charming, fearless, ruthless (but never violent). And

In 2005, the Global Language Monitor—a nonprofit organization that does exactly what its name suggests—issued a tongue-in-cheek list of the year's most politically correct words and phrases. Top

Mitte keegi ei saa alati oma tahtmist.

Julgus pole muud kui emotsionaalne veredoping.

See, mida te tunnete, ongi lihtsalt tunne. Närvivõrgustik, elektriliste protsesside kogum, keemilised ühendid, mille on vallandanud peast läbi käivad mõtted, mis tulevad ja lähevad nagu pilved.

Deneyime Aç?kl?k, Sorumluluk, D??adönüklük, Uyumluluk ve Nevrotiklik özelliklerinin insano?lunun ki?ilik genomunu olu?turan be? temel özellik oldu?u konusunda günümüzde bir fikir birli?i bulunuyor. Siz de kendi gen koordinatlar?n?z? belirlemek isterseniz, Büyük Be?li ki?ilik testinin sadele?tirilmi? bir halini wisdomofpsychopaths.co.uk adresinde bulabilirsiniz.

Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale

Or, as they're commonly referred to, the "Big Five.

Stanley Milgram's electric shocks

Cred ca societatea are nevoie de anumite persoane care sa ii faca treburile murdare.

Cine poate spune cu exactitate unde se termina culoarea violet si unde incepe cea portocalie intr-un curcubeu? Vedem deslusit diferentele dintre culori, dar unde anume incep ele dintr-una, in cealalta? La fel se intampla si cu luciditatea si nebunia.

Cea mai buna cale de a manipula oamenii este sa le spui ce vor sa auda.

Could the two constructs – psychopathy and utilitarianism – possibly be linked? Bartels and Pizarro wondered. The answer was a resounding yes. Their analysis revealed a significant correlation between a utilitarian approach to the trolley problem (push the fat guy off the bridge) and a predominantly psychopathic personality style.

Psychopathy really is like a high-performance sports car. It's a double-edged sword that inevitably cuts both ways.

Or you can always use your imagination to your advantage,' interjects Danny. 'Next time you're in a situation where you're scared, just think: "Imagine I didn't feel this way. What would I do then?" And then just do it anyway.

Yet anchoring your thoughts unswervingly in the present, focusing exclusively, immediately, on the here and now, is a cognitive discipline that both psychopathy and spiritual enlightenment have in common.

Zeroing in on weakness may well be part of a serial killer's toolkit. But it may also come in handy at the airport.

interpretation, of course, is that, as some enlightened (and no doubt rather embittered) soul once pointed out, there is no such thing as a truly altruistic act. There is always, however well camouflaged in the darker recesses of our dense psychological undergrowth, an ulterior, self-serving, distinctly less honourable motive

Chess works because the board is black and white. Life works because our brains are black and white. But wisdom lies in knowledge of the grey.

Si algo tienen en común los psicópatas es una habilidad consumada para hacerse pasar por gente normal y corriente, mientras detrás de la fachada, de ese disfraz brutal y brillante, late el corazón refrigerado de un predador implacable y glacial.

Figure 7.2. The relationship between psychopathic and spiritual traits

that is what life is for it is better to be a part of beauty for one instant and then cease to exist than to exist forever and never be a part of beauty