251 Quotes by helen fisher

My hypothesis is that conservative Republicans have very clear values, and when you have that, you’re simply more relaxed.

Women, it turns out, are built to lead – particularly in the modern world.

If we remained perpetually infatuated, we couldn’t eat, sleep or work.

We still have community, but we don’t seem to have local community. Even in a small town where you know your neighbors and your mother’s down the street, they’re not in arm’s length.

The reason you take antidepressants is to feel calm. And romantic love is not calm - it's elation, it's mood swings, and you're killing all that when you take the drug.

We are wired to find love.

For men, being too put-together implies femininity.

You can really get poked in the back and not feel it very much, but just a feather around your lips and you really do feel it.