“My goal for this book was to give people the framework for why this is happening, why it is getting worse, and the damage it is causing—to let people know that they are not “going crazy,” that this is a real phenomenon.”
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“This isn‘t just about broken hearts, cheating spouses, and invalidating parents; this is also about the health of our planet, our species, and all living things. The toxic, narcissistic, and blind rhetoric of profiteers and politicians is literally poisoning our world”
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“Narcissism as a pattern is deeply embedded in many cultures and is typically a function of gender, social class, or both. In numerous cultures, men can and do behave with impunity and are inculcated with the belief that empathy for others is completely unnecessary”
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“Narcissistic societies give platforms to antagonism, dehumanization, invalidation, and polarization. These systems also devalue intrinsic and relational factors.”
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“Toxic leadership hurts more people than just those who are unfortunate enough to work directly for these people. Sadly, it is a trend that is not likely to go away anytime soon.” ⬇️
“A relatively robust literature has popped up, indicating that many leaders—presidents, CEOs, prime ministers, emperors, kings, dictators, senators, mayors, and many other types of leaders—are more likely to be narcissistic than the rest of the population.”
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“In challenging times, it is okay to question, to feel irritable, and to have a normal reaction to an abnormal situation.”
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We are becoming accustomed to a world in which empathy is rare, entitlement is commonplace, and the pursuit of power and wealth is considered so noble that hurting other people is permissible to achieve these goals
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“the world gradually became narcissistic and, right now, the narcissists and the most toxic amongst us appear to be controlling the narrative and shaping our reality.”
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He has slept through most of his thirties, and now here is this person who seems to have come from another realm specifically to energize him, to destroy any feelings of spiritual, psychic, or sexual lethargy. He feels reborn in this dangerously new passion-first and passion-only life.
