Steven Pinker Quotes

If you aren't just brought up in your tribe but interact with other people either directly or vicariously, through journalism and literature, you see what life is like from other points of view and are less likely to demonize them or dehumanize others and more likely to empathize with them.

Steven Pinker

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I feel like it's my job to carry the torch.

Joan Jett

JobFeelTorchCarryI Feel Like

A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker.

Andrew Bernstein

HeroManThinkerAppropriateHolds

I found that if I offered to cook for a girl, my odds improved radically over simply asking a girl out. Through my efforts to attract the opposite sex, I found that not only did cooking work, but that it was actually fun.

Alton Brown

WorkGirlCookingFunSexOdds

Mum and Dad always wanted me to do whatever I was happy doing. I nearly went to art college at 16, but decided to do a BTEC in performing arts.

Stephen Graham

ArtHappyCollegeMeDoingWhatever

I think people appreciate that I've been around so long, and I never gave up on myself and just kept grinding, and eventually I made it to the top.

Robbie Lawler

MyselfPeopleThinkAppreciateLong

Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a skater who is dedicated, passionate, and willing to learn.

Robin Cousins

MoneyLearnYouCreatePassionate

I'm always amazed by writers who tell me they plan everything at the beginning. I feel their writing days must be very bland.

Rose Tremain

BeginningMeWritingFeelPlanTell

My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible.

Moby

GoodUncleHearingUpArgentina

I go four- wheeling in my truck. I also like to fish, cook, do stuff around my house. I even studied fencing for awhile.

Luke Perry

TruckFishHouseGoCookFour

I'm, like, the most terrible person to go to a party with in the world, because I just can't enjoy it. I'm just thinking all the time about what it means and what the implications are.

Lorde

TimeWorldThinkingEnjoyPartyGo

I am attached to the west coast of Scotland - it's gorgeous to look at and challenging. You have to contend with the possibility of being blown away or rained on. And in the summer months you can be eaten alive by midges.

Clive Anderson

I AmYouLookSummerAliveGorgeous

This thing is such a ripple, the way lives are affected by gentrification. On one hand, yes, you're cleaning up this area, you're making it more livable for people. But you're not saying anything about the people that live there.

Brian Azzarello

LivePeopleSayingRippleYouHand

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