"The power paradox is that we gain power by advancing the welfare of other people and yet when we feel powerful, it turns us into impulsive sociopaths and we lose those very skills. If you're in the military, you gain power by forging strong ties in your comrades. And then the irony is that once we feel powerful and we are taken with our own success, we ignore the skills that got us power in the first place."

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Dacher Keltner

#Strong Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Military Quotes

“I'm a takeout kind of girl. Whole Foods prepares most of my meals.”

Source : "Glee’s Jenna Ushkowitz Knows Exactly What Billy Joel Was Talking About". Interview with Vanita Salisbury, nymag.com. February 18, 2011.
“I'm a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It's a pretty dumb animal, mind you.”
“I've made a lot of stupid action films in my life but I like stupid action films and am kind of proud of them.”
“Writing, for me, is a search for God.”
“Humility is simply believing and accepting what God says about us, and God says that we are anything but worthless.”
“All I know is, if you listen to society, you'll never get anywhere!”
“The practising Bayesian is well advised to become friends with as many numerical analysts as possible.”
“I quite enjoy cooking but I'm not consistent. I can't follow the recipe book. If something goes well, I'll never make it again, which is completely stupid. It's a one-shot kind of deal.”

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