"Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort." ― Mason Cooley Topic(s): History More From Mason Cooley "The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed." "Love begins with an image; lust with a sensation." "Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera." More In History "Well I teach in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. So that’s my primary work. I lecture on various campuses and in various communities across the country and other parts of the world."― Angela Davis "Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace."― Kent Nerburn "In history people dressed much better than we do today."― Vivienne Westwood