“I imagine his interest in politics is much like the interest one might have in a Rubik’s cube. He is tinkering with a meaningless logic problem.”— Laura Smith, hazlitt.net
“Colloquially, we might call someone who lies a lot a psychopath, just as we might call someone who texts us more frequently than we want 'crazy.'”— Katie Heaney, thecut.com
“In any type of relationship with a narcissist or sociopath, remember: their abusive, toxic and manipulative behavior is the problem – not you. Normal, healthy people do not go around deliberately harming others or manipulating them. In order to stay sane, you must seek outside support and validation…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Researchers have found that psychopaths talk more and use more emotional words in an attempt to gain attention and admiration. Psychopaths are really good at saying just the right thing at the right time. They know how to play on other people's emotions and they're master manipulators.”— Amy Morin, inc.com
“For psychopaths, saying, 'I love you,' doesn't stir up any more emotion than saying, 'Please pass the milk.' They can parrot back what they've heard other people say but their facial expressions don't match their words. Their ability to verbalize feelings is most likely a learned behavior, as oppose…”— Amy Morin, inc.com
“It may be that while many male psychopaths act in traditionally aggressive, socially-constructed ways which can eventually lead them to be incarcerated (and evaluated for psychopathy), female psychopaths operate in more nuanced, less overtly physically aggressive ways, though they can ultimately lea…”— Seth Meyers, psychologytoday.com
“As a psychologist who conducts violence threat assessments, I see firsthand how females can show the same capacity for psychopathy that I have seen in males. The hallmarks—eerie detachment from emotion, lack of conscience or remorse, glibness, and comfort and pride in breaking with laws and social c…”— Seth Meyers, psychologytoday.com
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Those men who are the most violent are not at all carried away by fury. In fact, their heart rates actually drop and they become physiologically calmer as they become more violent.”— Gavin De Becker, amazon.com
“Psychopaths have little aptitude for experiencing the emotional responses – fear and anxiety – that are the mainsprings of conscience.”— Robert D. Hare, amazon.com
“Although various models of psychopathy have been developed, all of them agree that the common core of psychopathy is interpersonal antagonism.”— Scott A. McGreal, psychologytoday.com
“Psychopaths are nature’s only known intraspecies predators. Other creatures will kill their own under certain conditions. However, none wantonly prey on their own. Psychopaths represent the exception. And it’s their malignant narcissism that permits such conduct.”— Dr. George Simon, drgeorgesimon.com