Steven Pinker Quotes

Being smarter gives you a tailwind throughout life. People who are more intelligent earn more, live longer, get divorced less, are less likely to get addicted to alcohol and tobacco, and their children live longer.

Steven Pinker

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LifeLiveChildrenPeopleAlcohol

I'm not one of those people that goes into the movies that are based off of books going, 'I know what this is really about.' I want to go and have a good time.

Megan Hilty

GoodTimePeopleKnowWantMovies

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

An Wang

LeadershipBusinessHeartYouYour

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

Truman Capote

ToneReplyMaliceHisQuietness

My music is genuine, and I'm talking about stuff that no one else - no one my age, anyway, in the game - is talking about. Nobody. I'm the only one really stating facts and speaking with real street knowledge.

Shy Glizzy

MusicAgeKnowledgeGameFactsReal

Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself.

Roger Staubach

YourselfWinningAheadOthers

I think that people who make a lot of money - and I do - should certainly give a considerable amount of it away.

Ruth Rendell

MoneyPeopleThinkAwayGiveWho

I saw that my camera gave me a sense of connection with others that I never had before. It allowed me to enter lives, satisfying a curiosity that was always there but that was never explored before.

Mary Ellen Mark

MeCuriosityCameraConnectionNever

To buy happiness is to sell soul.

Douglas Horton

HappinessSoulBuySell

If you can jump, you can jump.

Brooke Sweat

YouJump

I'll be the first to admit it: I love fluff. Whether it's watching 'America's Next Top Model' or listening to dance pop like Rihanna's 'Where Have You Been,' I like to keep it light and fun, especially during the spring and summer months.

Phoebe Robinson

LoveLightDanceFunSpringAmerica

I'm literally running up and down stairs all day long. If a constituent comes in to see me, I go downstairs. If a law client comes in, I run up to see him.

Scott Garrett

DayMeLawLongDownStairs

Slowly, over time, I learned enough that I started considering myself a musician, where I actually knew how to play instruments. But still, when I talk to my real musician friends, they're calling chords out, and I have no idea what they're talking about.

Tycho

TimeMyselfFriendsEnoughTalking

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