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Steven Pinker Quotes

Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: September 18, 1954

Topics

Democracy Violence You Tyranny Way

To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required.

Whom Much Expected Given Required

It is unusual for Joe to be that way, but that's what interested me.

Me Way Unusual Interested Joe

I like not being noticed. It has been a struggle because I love performing, but if I'm in a group of people and someone has a bigger personality, I'm like, 'Go ahead, and have fun!'

Love Struggle Personality Fun People

What's fascinating about the Australians is they have this quality that they are impervious to majesty. They're not awed.

Quality Majesty Fascinating About

I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting and challenging as any honorable profession in the world and one that demanded the best that I could bring to it.

Work Love Best Child World Duty

When I became mayor of New York City, I had a $2.4 billion deficit. And everybody wanted me to raise taxes. I said, 'If I raise taxes, I'll drive people out of New York City, and then I'll be raising taxes again.' So what I did was I cut expenses by 15 percent.

New York People City Me Drive New

The world is full of ways for people to dance. Concert dance doesn't get its due.

Dance People World Concert Get Full

My first large-scale community development opportunity was the formation of the Mission Viejo Co. - a partnership with the O'Neill Family, who owned Rancho Mission Viejo. As the young president of the company, I had the responsibility for master planning, master building and implementing the new community's development plans.

Family Opportunity Community Building

I think there's a point at which you know how you dress isn't going to affect how much you do in life.

Life Dress Think You Know Going

I like to write songs about what's happening, what I see around me and what I hear.

Me Write See I See Songs Happening

I knew that my hair was falling out and I had really weird skin. My face looked really weird and I was getting this fuzz on my face and I was always cold - always to the point of uncontrollably shaking. I was more scared that 85 lbs. wasn't good enough. I wanted to be lower.

Good Hair Cold Face Weird Enough

Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!

Arthur Schopenhauer

Money People Thoughts Win Cards Try

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