Steven Pinker Quotes

Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language.

Steven Pinker

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MusicArtPoetryMindPainting

As a country, we have confronted and controlled the most common sources of ozone precursors, and our options are few and far between to handle what remains, which is mostly naturally occurring ozone and ozone transported from other countries such as Mexico.

Jim Inhofe

CountryMexicoHandleOptionsCommon

Creating efficiencies in private markets is a huge win for the economy.

Joe Lonsdale

WinCreatingEconomyMarketsPrivate

I'm actually a pretty clean-cut person.

Andie MacDowell

PersonPrettyActuallyClean-Cut

These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder.

Jeff Greenfield

PeopleSome PeopleWhoCommitted

The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

WallsSocietyRealityYouSeeHaiti

Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you've had a life like mine, you have to.

Michael Caine

LifeGodBelieveYouI BelieveYes

Music is the only place that I can have no taboos. In real life I have a lot of taboos, and I can't talk about everything easily.

Stromae

LifeMusicI CanPlaceTalkReal

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.

Rob McKenna

TimeBestPoliticsGovernmentSchool

This tension between ambition and parenthood, that's not a reckoning that many men face. There are plenty of men who say, 'Oh, I need to be there for my kids, and I can't do x or y professionally,' but for the most part, that's a struggle that belongs to women in society.

Rumaan Alam

WomenStruggleMenAmbitionSociety

'You're beautiful' was the compliment I craved so much. I didn't care if people called me smart or innovative - it was the number-one compliment I gave out to other women hoping it was given back to me. I heard people saying it to my best friends. It was the one I wanted to hear more than anything else.

Rupi Kaur

WomenBeautifulBestSmartPeople

Running has been great for keeping me fit throughout my acting career.

Jason Flemyng

GreatMeCareerActingBeenFit

In our home, we serve mostly healthful foods.

Dean Ornish

HomeServeOurFoodsMostly

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