Steven Pinker Quotes

People know there is a difference between what you do and what you accept. There is a difference between me knowing that people swear, me hearing people swear and me swearing, and everyone accepting that this is something you can do as much as you like.

Steven Pinker

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PeopleMeYouKnowAcceptKnowing

I bleed Dodger blue!

Tommy Lasorda

BlueBleedDodger

I go through about two Fender mediums a night because I don't pick straight down; it's sort of sideways, and it shaves them off.

Robin Trower

NightDownGoTwoThroughOff

There's always more money to be made.

Mika Brzezinski

MoneyMoreAlwaysMade

I've always loved the English language. I just like words, you know?

Little Simz

WordsLanguageLovedYouKnowJust

Your body is like a piece of dynamite. You can tap it with a pencil all day, but you'll never make it explode. You hit it once with a hammer: Bang! Get serious. Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and half of nonsense. It's so much more rewarding.

Jason Statham

DayYouBodySeriousYour BodyHard

I've discovered new parts of my manhood, places I couldn't get to without loving someone else unconditionally and putting others before myself.

Derek Fisher

MyselfSomeoneLovingNewPlaces

People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.

Colin Firth

PeopleBibleDoingOutGoingIdea

I remember that our deportment in Primary was not always as it should be. I had a lot of energy and found it difficult to sit patiently in a class.

Thomas S. Monson

EnergyRememberClassDifficultSit

Karl Malden! A dear, dear, dear friend. I loved Karl. He was great.

Norman Lloyd

FriendGreatLovedHeDearKarl

I always told my parents, 'Just give me till I'm 27 to do comedy, to make it'.

Nikki Glaser

ParentsMeComedyAlwaysGive Me

Diplo is one of my homies.

Mustard

BusinessMoneySongLongYouStudy

The process of doing a play is an organic one, and the process of doing a film is totally inorganic.

Kevin Spacey

ProcessDoingPlayOrganicFilm

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