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Without Conscience

: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us

by Robert Hare, Robert D. Hare

Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules, serial

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“He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with his presence. He will delight you with his wit and his plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Psychopathy, Lack of Empathy, Narcissistic Supply

“Most criminals are not psychopaths, and many of the individuals who manage to operate on the shady side of the law and remain out of prison are psychopaths.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Self-Control, Cold Rage, Emotional Control

“Don't waste your sympathy on them; their problems are not in the same league as yours. Theirs stem primarily from not getting what they want, whereas yours result from a physical, emotional, or financial pounding.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, The Pity Ploy, Annotated Quotes, Annotation Examples

“Their aggressive displays are "cold"; they lack the intense emotional arousal experienced by others when they lose their temper.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Self-Control, Cold Rage, Emotional Control

“Their callousness typically emerges in less dramatic, though still devastating, ways: parasitically bleeding other people of their possessions, savings, and dignity; aggressively doing and taking what they want; shamefully neglecting the physical and emotional welfare of their families; engaging in…”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Psychopathy, Lack of Empathy, Emotional Crimes

“Psychopaths, however, display a general lack of empathy. They are indifferent to the rights and suffering off family members and strangers alike. If they do maintain ties with their spouses or children it is only because they see their family members as possessions, much like their stereos or automo…”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Psychopathy, Lack of Empathy, Narcissistic Supply

“When caught in a lie or challenged with the truth, they are seldom perplexed or embarrassed - they simply change their stories or attempt to rework the facts so that they appear to be consistent with the lie.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Psychopathy, Pathological Lying, Deception

“Lying, deceiving and manipulation are natural talents for psychopaths. With their powers of imagination in gear and focused on themselves, psychopaths appear amazingly unfazed by the possibility - or even by the certainty - of being found out.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Psychopathy, Pathological Lying, Deception

“Psychopaths have an ongoing and excessive need for excitement - they long to live in the fast lane or "on the edge," where the action is. In many cases the action involves breaking the rules.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, The Need for Danger, Adrenaline Junkie, Desire for Chaos

“Although psychopaths have a "hair trigger" and readily initiate aggressive displays, their ensuing behavior is not out of control. On the contrary, when psychopaths "blow their stack" it is as if they are having a temper tantrum; they know exactly what they are doing.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, Self-Control, Cold Rage, Emotional Control

“Recognize that you are not alone. Most psychopaths have lots of victims. It is certain that a psychopath who is causing you grief is also causing grief to others.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, You Are Not Alone

“Psychopaths often give the impression that it is they who are suffering and that it is the victims who are to blame for their misery. But they are suffering a lot less than you are, and for different reasons.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths, The Pity Ploy

“Everyone is vulnerable to the psychopath, and there is no shame in being victimized. This may be difficult to accept if you have just been conned and are too embarrassed to complain to the police or to testify in court. But you may be surprised by the number of other people in your community who hav…”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths

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

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Psychopaths, High Functioning Psychopaths

“Psychopaths have little aptitude for experiencing the emotional responses – fear and anxiety – that are the mainsprings of conscience.”

— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com

Tagged: Without Conscience, Lacking Empathy, Psychopaths, Psychopathy, Predatory Behavior