“Being hurt personally triggered a curiosity about how such beliefs are formed.”

“Time perspective is one of the most powerful influences on all of human behavior. We're trying to show how people become biased to being exclusively past-, present- or future-oriented.”

“One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.”

“It's not a question of getting more moral soldiers. Instead it's a question of recognizing how the situation of war (and the cultural institutions/practices of the military that we have designed to "prepare" people for that situation) creates monsters out of us all.”

“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?”

“I’ve always been curious about the psychology of the person behind the mask...”

“Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can kill you.”