social-psychology

The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.

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.

Human behavior is incredibly pliable, plastic.

In a society of thinking humanity, it should always be, humans first, and then Gods, Krishna or otherwise.

The best way to avoid a catastrophic conflict of beliefs is to be more compassionate about other people__ beliefs as long as they do not advocate for prejudices, bigotry and sectarianism.

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.

To the traditional Indians, terms such as __ntercourse_, __enis_, __agina_, __litoris_, __emen_, __asturbation_, __reasts_, etc. are exclusive possessions of the night. The traditional Indians perceive these terms as something __irty_. No matter how old they look, they really never grow up to talk and discuss about sex.

I am pain-stricken to say, since the moment I was born, I have found nothing extraordinary in this ancient land of greatness to be exceptionally proud of. I am not a proud Indian. India at its present condition has given me no reason to feel proud.However, I do feel proud of the ancient Indians, just like I feel proud of the ancient Greeks, the Mayans, the ancient Egyptians, the Babylonians and so on. Scientists are beyond borders, just like the ancient scientists of India, whom you prefer to call as sages.

Once upon a time, there was a civilization in the eastern side of the world. It was one of the most advanced civilizations on the planet that existed during that time.This civilization was the glorious Indus valley civilization. No, I am not talking about India. I am talking about the land of greatness that got lost in time. Today, in the same geographical location of that great civilization, we have a piece of earth, which is known as __ndia_. But do not mistake it to be the same glorious land that existed thousands of years ago, along with other magnificent civilizations, such as the Greeks, the Mayans, the Egyptians, the Babylonians etc.

The majority of India's adult and elderly population is too medieval to think as civilized, rational and progressive human beings.

As a sign of utmost gratitude for his contributions to the Indian society in restoring equal rights of the citizens, I confer him (B.R. Ambedkar) the title __artin Luther King Jr. of India.

The overload of useless ceremonials and worship have crippled the whole nation. If you want to do good to your nation and yourself, then throw away your ancient ceremonials as far as possible.

People have all day to talk about what makes them ordinary. It turns out that they want to share what makes them weird.

The character of the architectural forms and spaces which all people habitually encounter are powerful agencies in determining the nature of their thoughts, their emotions and their actions, however unconscious of this they may be.

You can tell a lot about the intellectual and moral progress of a nation__ citizens, by the quality and nature of the films they watch.

A choice architect has the responsibility for organizing the context in which people make decisions. [T]here are many parallels between choice architecture and more traditional forms of architecture. A crucial parallel is that there is no such thing as a __eutral_ design. [A]s good architects know, seemingly arbitrary decisions, such as where to locate the bathrooms, will have subtle influences on how the people who use the building interact. [S]mall and apparently insignificant details can have major impacts on people__ behavior. [I]n many cases, the power of these small details comes from focusing the attention of users in a particular direction. Good architects realize that although they can__ build the perfect building, they can make some design choices that will have beneficial effects. And just as a building architect must eventually build some particular building, a choice architect must [for example] choose a particular arrangement of food options at lunch, and by so doing she can influence what people eat. She can nudge.

The only good thing about people not taking me seriously is that I'm not serious myself!

A Film has the potential to kindle such a spark of inspiration in an individual that it can alter the course of human progress.