Steven Pinker Quotes

Violent movements attract thugs and firebrands who enjoy the mayhem. Violent tactics provide a pretext for retaliation by the enemy and alienate third parties who might otherwise support the movement.

Steven Pinker

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SupportEnjoyEnemyMovementAttract

Every now and again, you just gotta hit something. Not someone - something.

Jillian Michaels

SomeoneYouNowSomethingJustHit

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.

Joey Lauren Adams

TimeMoneyIndependentTortureFilm

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.

John Hancock

BusinessInfluenceOthersAbility

I get a lot of fan mail from girls. It's interesting because it's not just the U.S. - you get things from people all over the world. They send these postage stamps and you're like, 'Where do you live?' It's crazy. I'll get letters from the troops, too.

Jenna Ushkowitz

LivePeopleCrazyWorldInteresting

It's really important to recognize that family life in America has changed pretty dramatically.

Jeb Bush

LifeFamilyAmericaImportantPretty

When we first started, and I jumped in this band, I was like, 'I'm not a singer.' I didn't go to school to sing. I just played to have fun. But these guys teach me, and they show me stuff and give me courage to try new stuff.

Sonny Sandoval

CourageSchoolFunMeHave FunNew

I am not a creature of habit.

Tony Visconti

HabitI AmCreatureAm

I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.

Jason Statham

SportsPlayTennisUsedSquashLot

Conversations with sisters can spark extremes of anger or extremes of love. Everything said between sisters carries meaning not only from what was just said but from all the conversations that came before - and 'before' can span a lifetime. The layers of meaning combine profound connection with equally profound competition.

Deborah Tannen

LoveAngerCompetitionSparkMeaning

I would love to be bilingual. I think having a second or third language at my bidding would open up the world in amazing ways.

Deborah Raney

LoveAmazingWorldThinkLanguage

I was very small, about 3 or 4 I think, and just wanted to be the people on telly telling these wonderful stories. Obviously the idea grew and matured with me but I can't ever remember wanting to do anything else. I've just sort of taken it for granted all my life that that was what I would do.

David Tennant

LifePeopleMeSmallThinkMy Life

Looking after my health today gives me a better hope for tomorrow.

Anne Wilson Schaef

TodayHopeHealthTomorrowMeAfter

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