33 Quotes by Robert D. Hare

People tend to think of psychopaths as criminals. In fact, the majority of psychopaths aren't criminal.

There are certainly more people in the business world who would score high in the psychopathic dimension than in the general population. You'll find them in any organization where, by the nature of one's position, you have power and control over other people and the opportunity to get something.

For most of us even the imagined threat of criticism functions to control our behavior. We are haunted to some degree by questions about our self-worth. As a consequence, we continually attempt to prove to ourselves and others that we are okay people, credible, trustworthy, and competent.

A psychopath can tell what you're thinking but what they don't do is feel what you feel. These are people without a conscience.

Too many people hold the idea that psychopaths are essentially killers or convicts. The general public hasn't been educated to see beyond the social stereotypes to understand that psychopaths can be entrepreneurs, politicians, CEOs and other successful individuals who may never see the inside of a prison.

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

A psychopath can tell what you’re thinking but what they don’t do is feel what you feel. These are people without a conscience.

Psychopaths are notorious for not answering the question posed them or for answering in a way that seems unresponsive to the question.

Guilt?” he remarked in prison. “It’s this mechanism we use to control people. It’s an illusion. It’s a kind of social control mechanism – and it’s very unhealthy. It does terrible things to our bodies. And there are much better ways to control our behavior than that rather extraordinary use of guilt.