Quotes from Carl Hart

You have to be open-minded, and you have to be critical, and you have to let go of your predispositions about what you've been told that doesn't have foundations in evidence.

I think people are curious at some level, and they want to alter their current state of being. I mean, that could be from curiosity, that could be from stress, that can be from some other sort of ailments or problem that they are experiencing or could just be from boredom, but humans have always attempted to alter their consciousness.

I strongly discourage any intellectuals, regardless of race, from speaking on matters for which they have limited or no expertise.

In the hood, you have a problem with somebody, you have to deal with it. The outcome is pretty immediate.

I have a hard time arguing with stupid people.

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.