Steven Pinker Quotes

People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much thought to the connections.

Steven Pinker

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TodayPeopleThoughtConnectionsGet

I was never a joiner. I tried - I had people I admired and liked and wanted to hang with, but I ended up starting a theatre company and that took me back to Chicago... I guess I wasn't a scenester in the end. Something must have worked out right, as I'm still here - but I'm only a binge socialite.

John Cusack

PeopleMeTheatreEndBackChicago

My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.

Melvyn Bragg

TrainingMemoryYouWhyHolding On

The world is under siege, in conflict, but it is enthusiastic about Argentina.

Mauricio Macri

ConflictWorldArgentinaEnthusiastic

In 'Taxi,' I kept doing the same scene for three years. I was underused.

Jeff Conaway

DoingThreeSameYearsTaxiScene

But I love how people who are musical, they know how to dress.

Amy Sedaris

LoveDressPeopleKnowWhoHow

First of all, just because the Tea Party people appear to be generally uneducated, ignorant about the political process, ignorant about economics, confused about their own platform from the beginning, and indelicate when it comes to the craft of diplomacy, doesn't mean they're wrong.

Steven Van Zandt

BeginningTeaPeopleEconomicsParty

I've always been pessimistic about China. I can't see China going on without economic or social issues.

Ronnie Chan

AlwaysSeeWithoutChinaGoingBeen

All of the directors I've worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites.

Judd Nelson

WorkLovedWouldAgainFavorites

I love musicals, but I find it's just so deadening. You know, 30 takes, you do a little piece here and a little piece there. There's hours and hours of waiting. And to me, that's as far away from real performance as you can get.

Dick Van Dyke

LoveWaitingMePerformanceYou

My father taught me respect for quality as well as a sense of dignity - great values as we face a world going in a different direction. I try to teach my children to stay close to the real things.

Diego Della Valle

FatherChildrenRespectGreatWorld

My mother was a woman who was very frustrated. She had a great deal of ability, and all this energy went into me and my brother.

Doris Lessing

MotherGreatWomanBrotherMeShe

I do not believe you have to be an elected official to help 'change the world.' In fact, maybe it is easier from the outside.

Chris Gabrieli

ChangeChange The WorldWorldBelieve

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