“An intelligent couple can read their Darwin and know that the ultimate reason for their sexual urges is procreation. They know that the woman cannot conceive because she is on the pill. Yet they find that their sexual desire is in no way diminished by the knowledge. Sexual desire is sexual desire and its force, in an individual's psychology, is independent of the ultimate Darwinian pressure that drove it. It is a strong urge which exists independently of its ultimate rationale.” KnowsWayReasonDesireIndividualStrongForcePsychologyCoupleUltimatePressureIntelligentIndependentUrgesPillsProcreationRationaleSexual Desire Book:The God Delusion Source: The God Delusion
“The reader can test his own psychology by asking himself whether he would consider, in retrospect, the selling at 156 in 1925 and buying back at 109 in 1931 was a satisfactory operation. Some may think that an intelligent investor should have been able to sell out much closer to the high of 381 and to buy back nearer the low of 41. If that is your own view you are probably a speculator at heart and will have trouble keeping to true investment precepts while the market rushes up and down.” IfsThinkingShouldHeartMayHas BeensAbleViewsPsychologyTroubleReaderLowsShould HaveTestsIntelligentAskingSellsInvestmentSellingOperationsBuyingInvestorsUp And DownShould Have BeenRetrospectSpeculators Author:Benjamin Graham
“We have friends who don't use psychoactive materials but who are still interested in how the brain works and psychology and spiritual training. It's a very large and very intelligent bunch of people. We have two big parties each year where people bring food and drink and get to know each other. It makes a very good party.” PeopleSpiritualPartyBrainPsychologyDrinkTrainingIntelligentVery Good Author:Ann Shulgin
“Investing is the intersection of economics and psychology.” PsychologyEconomicsIntelligentInvestingIntersections Author:Seth Klarman
“While some might mistakenly consider value investing a mechanical tool for identifying bargains, it is actually a comprehensive investment philosophy that emphasizes the need to perform in-depth fundamental analysis, pursue long-term investment results, limit risk, and resist crowd psychology.” NeedsLongPhilosophyMightValuesTermResultsPsychologyRiskLimitsToolsIntelligentFundamentalsInvestmentDepthInvestingCrowdsPursueAnalysisLong TermInvestorsComprehensiveBargainsIdentifying Author:Seth Klarman
“I don't fit into the bad side of American psychology. The British are much more intelligent and civilized than the Americans.” SidesPsychologyFitIntelligentBritishCivilized Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement - but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims.” MayLiteratureNatureLeaderPsychologyMovementRevolutionIntelligentVictimNobleDevotedHumanePassing AwayUnselfishRevolutionary Leaders Author:Joseph Conrad
“I haven't seen much correlation between good trading and intelligence. Some outstanding traders are quite intelligent, but a few aren't. Many outstanding intelligent people are horrible traders. Average intelligence is enough. Beyond that, emotional makeup is more important.” PeopleImportantEnoughPsychologyHavensEmotionalIntelligentAverageHorribleMakeupTradingOutstandingTradersCorrelation Author:William Eckhardt