Steven Pinker Quotes

I would argue that nothing gives life more purpose than the realization that every moment of consciousness is a precious and fragile gift.

Steven Pinker

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I have to say that it was working with my grandpa, who grew up on a farm in Mountain Home, Idaho, that had the most influence. Witnessing his work ethic and hearing his stories gave me an appreciation for the farm's best lessons.

John Bytheway

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There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

Jerome K. Jerome

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When Obama took office, Republican appointees controlled ten of the thirteen circuit courts of appeals; Democratic appointees now constitute a majority in nine circuits. Because federal judges have life tenure, nearly all of Obama's judges will continue serving well after he leaves office.

Jeffrey Toobin

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Far from creating a new formalism, what these can yield is something far transcending surface values since they not only embody form as beauty, but also form in which intuitions or ideas or conjectures have taken visible substance.

Max Bill

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The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money.

John Schnatter

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It's never appropriate for a judge to impose that judge's personal convictions - whether they derive from faith or anywhere else - on the law.

Amy Coney Barrett

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My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor, whether it was in theater, and, well, I didn't even consider film and television when I was in New York, but what came along, came along.

Stephen Root

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Rookies are also coming in from college programs as big stars, whereas when we came in, we were just happy to be there. We were happy to be playing in a big gym, to be on television, to be playing in America.

Sue Wicks

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I remember, the first time it struck me is I was an econ major at Stanford as an undergrad, and it struck me how few women were econ majors back in the '70s. And then in business school how few women... And even then, I thought, 'Gosh, this is really unfortunate.'

Ruth Porat

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Knowing my circumstances from which I came and the path I was headed down, to be where I am, I'm blessed.

Josh Gordon

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I have written two nonfiction books, I'm embarrassed to say.

Dirk Benedict

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Work is important, no doubt, but one can end up neglecting family and friends in the bargain. So I have resolved not to let that happen and maintain work-life balance by taking time out for the people who matter the most to me.

Disha Patani

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