I have this little neighbor next door. He comes over and tells me about playing Call of Duty, … - Jonathan Gottschall

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

Both of them can get it. They can line up. I'll fight both of them in one night, and I bet it won't go 12 rounds.

Jonathan Gottschall

I have this little neighbor next door. He comes over and tells me about playing Call of Duty, and he's talking about, 'Aw yeah, I slit this guy in the throat and then I stuck a grenade up this guy's ass. ' He's describing it in all this detail, and that makes me uncomfortable. I don't think that's good for him.

Call, Doors, Games, Playing, Stuck, Thinking

Same Author Quotes

If I do get a handgun, I can take it to the sheriff's department, and in about as much time as it would take me to order a value meal at Wendy's, they will give me a concealed-carry license. There will be no screening at all to see whether I'm qualified to carry a gun in public - which I absolutely am not. That's one of the reasons I haven't gotten a gun in the first place: I don't know how to use one.

Giving, Gun, Meal, Order, Time, Use

Part of why I was attracted to the idea of owning a gun was self-defense, and part of it was that I've been fascinated by guns since I was a little kid, and I want to play with them. It seems like a lot of fun.

Fun, Gun, Idea, Kids, Like, Play

I think that a lot of people who like training with guns are probably drawn to it not only for practical reasons, but also in that same restless quest for physical excellence that draws people to a martial arts dojo.

Art, Dojo, Excellence, Gun, Guns, Thinking

I think the proper attitude toward fighting sports is one of ambivalence. You can be drawn to them, but you should also be repelled by them.

Attitude, Drawn, Fighting, Sports, Think

A boxing contest is a brain-damage contest. Who can give out more brain damage and who can absorb more of it?

Boxing, Brain, Contest, Give, Giving