Robert D. Hare

All the reading in the world cannot immunize you from the devastating effects of psychopaths. Everyone, including the experts, can be taken in, conned, and left bewildered by them. A good psychopath can play a concerto on anyone's heart strings.

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These are some quotes by Canadian author Robert D. Hare Psychologist, who was born in 1934.

Quotes by Robert D. Hare

Not all psychopaths are in prison - some are in the boardroom.

Robert D. Hare

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Measurement and categorization are, of course, fundamental to any scientific endeavor, but the implications of being able to identify psychopaths are as much practical as academic. To put it simply, if we can't spot them, we are doomed to be their victims, both as individuals and as a society.

Robert D. Hare

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Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that.

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