What troubles me is the Internet and the electronic technology revolution. Shyness is fueled in part by so many people spending huge amounts of time alone, isolated on e-mail, in chat rooms, which reduces their face-to-face contact with other people.
More Quotes from Philip Zimbardo:
One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.Philip Zimbardo
Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.
Philip Zimbardo
Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse.
Philip Zimbardo
Human behavior is incredibly pliable, plastic.
Philip Zimbardo
After doing psychology for half a century, my passion for all of it is greater than ever.
Philip Zimbardo
I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?
Philip Zimbardo
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Internet Quotes, People Quotes, Revolution Quotes, Time QuotesBased on Keywords: face-to-face, fueled, shyness
Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling.
Ted Lange
Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.
Branch Rickey
Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.
Lili Taylor