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Steven Pinker Quotes

The European wars of religion were more deadly than the First World War, proportionally speaking, and in the range of the Second World War in Europe. The Inquisition, the persecution of heretics and infidels and witches, they racked up pretty high death tolls.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Death Religion War World First High

Life is a balance of fear and overcoming it.

Life Fear Balance Overcoming

Family is everything to me. Family and health are the two most important things to me.

Family Health Me Important Two Most

I enjoy spending my spare time with my wife, our cat, and our bird.

Time Bird Wife Enjoy Cat Our

Oh, it was so hard to leave Paris, just about my favorite city in the world.

City World Paris Hard Leave Just

I am not as crazy as people think.

I Am People Crazy Think Am

I'm only a stupid filmmaker.

Roland Emmerich

Stupid Filmmaker Only

My mistake in my relationships has been to feel that I can do it all on my own: 'I don't need a man.' That is definitely a mistake. Women generally want to feel loved and appreciated. It's something that I am working on every day, trust me! It's a challenge for me to do that.

Women Challenge Trust Day Man I Am

Now, the people that helped get Obama elected, who think Israel is a good idea, need to wake up and tell him they're our friends, let's preserve them. And then it would happen. Because that's the only kind of thing he responds to. But he throws our friends under the bus and rewards our enemies.

Good People Wake Up Think Friends

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that is trying to bring democracy to its people.

Condoleezza Rice

Government People Democracy Trying

There are things that are only palatable until they become uncomfortable for us, so it's very easy to complain about some problem the minute it becomes a problem for you. But you're okay with certain aspects of gentrification if they're the aspects you like.

Problem Uncomfortable Easy You Okay

So I won't say I'm lucky. I'm fortunate enough to find or attract very talented people. For some reason I found them, and they found me.

People Me Enough Find Say Lucky

I just think age is meaningless. It's a system we've all agreed to that supposedly signals when we should develop, reach our peak and go downhill, as they say. It interferes with our natural growth.

Growth Age Think Reach Go Say

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