The most dramatic instances of directed behavior change and "mind control" are not the consequence of exotic forms of influence, such as hypnosis, psychotropic drugs, or "brainwashing," but rather the systematic manipulation of the most mundane aspects of human nature over time in confining settings.

There are no limits to what I would do to make my classes exciting, interesting, unpredictable.

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

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.

I was discriminated against because I was Jewish, Italian, black and Puerto Rican. But maybe the worst prejudice I experienced was against the poor. I grew up on welfare and often had to move in the middle of the night because we couldn't pay the rent.

Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse.

To be a hero you have to learn to be a deviant — because you're always going against the conformity of the group.