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Steven Pinker Quotes

Everywhere you look for comparisons of life under anarchy and life under government, life under government is less violent.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Government You Look Anarchy

Homeschooling has given us some wonderful flexibility and some great life experiences, especially with our son.

Life Son Great Wonderful Flexibility

The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of a war? It's just crazy.

War Crazy You Why Soldiers Shooting

I was on a very bumpy plane ride, an overnight flight. I was so miserable, and I pulled out 'David Copperfield,' and I forgot how scared and tired I was, and I thought, 'This is what reading should be.' I'm utterly transported out of my current situation.

Ride Tired Reading Thought Situation

I seem to be very attracted to strong female personalities in acting and music.

Music Strong Acting Seem Attracted

I signed with Kanye back in 2003, and at that time, 'The College Dropout' hadn't even come out, so he was still relatively unknown compared to where he is now. He wasn't a household name; people were still calling him 'Kane.'

Time People College Name Back Now

If I'm being honest, I think I'd be good at television; I just don't know if I am interested, because you are kind of geographically responsible to a location, and frankly I don't know if I retired from tennis so that I could sit around tennis tournaments 12 hours a day.

Good Day I Am Think You Television

My brothers and sisters started having children at a very early age, and I was just there all alone at one point, like, 'What do I do?' And I thought the only thing I can do is create mine, make my family, and I did that.

Family Age Alone Children Thought

All my family look Irish. They act Irish. My sister even has red hair... it's crazy. I'm the one that doesn't seem Irish. None of the kids in my family, my siblings, speak with an Irish accent... we've never lived there full-time; we weren't born there. We just go there once or twice a year. It's weird. Our parents sound Irish, but we don't.

Family Red Parents Sister Hair Year

For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.

Rudyard Kipling

More Than Species Deadly Female

The acclaim I'm getting for 'The Wrestler' means everything in the world to me. But it also means I can't take my foot off the gas pedal.

Me World Everything Take Foot Off

I learned that one can always start again.

Start Always Again Learned

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Progress Race Human Obstacle Chief

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