Steven Pinker Quotes

Morality is not just any old topic in psychology but close to our conception of the meaning of life. Moral goodness is what gives each of us the sense that we are worthy human beings.

Steven Pinker

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All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained.

John Banville

ArtTragedyGoEntertainmentLevel

I always have to be me.

Anderson Silva

MeAlways

There's a lot of books out there about how you lead change in business, but I've certainly not seen any... on how you do that in public institutions.

Robert M. Gates

ChangeBusinessYouLeadOutSeen

In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.

Jeff Raikes

SucceedYouGroundOrderStakePut

In the movies, I loved Errol Flynn whether he was playing a soldier or a pirate. I dug pirates. In fact, my first exposure to live performances was when my paternal grandfather took me to a D'Oyly Carte performance of 'The Pirates of Penzance' which impresario Sol Hurok imported from London. I loved every minute of it.

Stephen Lang

LiveMePerformanceLovedMovies

I can teach many sports, but obviously, tennis is the one. When you do other sports, you see things from different perspectives: different footwork drills, body positions, angles and geometry. All that stuff is helpful, and so when I do other sports, I can see things, because once you know one sport, then the other sport becomes more clear.

Martina Navratilova

SportsYouBodyI CanKnowTennis

Big Stephen King fan. I think he's dismissed often as a hack probably because of his prolific body of work, but he's anything but. I think he's a terrific writer. And not just a genre writer; he really approaches a number of complexities in everything he writes. So I'm a huge fan.

Miguel Ferrer

WorkKingThinkBodyEverythingBig

As a competitive gymnast, my life has always been filled with challenges that would ultimately define my future. From day one, I was taught to be prepared at all costs.

Dominique Moceanu

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The soul's joy lies in doing.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

WisdomSoulJoyDoingLies

During first grade, I spent nearly every afternoon for months in the school nurse's office, sick with psychosomatic headaches, begging to go home; by third grade, stomachaches had replaced the headaches, but my daily trudge to the infirmary remained the same.

Scott Stossel

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As a leader, I have always taught my team that changing course after devising a plan doesn't mean you give up on the mission; it just means you have to find a new path.

Todd Wilcox

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If you're lucky, you go from being a movie fan to a movie maker.

Kevin Smith

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