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Steven Pinker Quotes

As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Commitment Equality People Political

I don't think religious groups should be allowed to apply for federal funds to start new ministries they have not been doing before the funding was available.

Start Think Doing New Been Apply

I think that I cannot immediately see the route by which we should really understand memory and the workings of the brain.

Memory Brain Think Understand See

I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation.

Great Time Voting Down Street Over

If you're still wondering about details - how am I going to get these two to meet, or whatever - when you're writing, you can't pay proper attention to the sentences themselves.

Writing Details Attention You Meet

I think the implications for the rise of China are huge in terms of the political landscape, economic balance, de-velopment thinking, and the environment.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Balance Think Thinking Political

I never have such luxury of leisure time. But whenever I get some time, I catch up on watching movies, keep going to theatre to watch plays, gigs of my actor friends.

Rithvik Dhanjani

Time Keep Going Theatre Luxury Actor

I have no one at my side except God and His angels. I pray to God that He will turn my enemies into pillars of salt.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

God Salt Will Angels Enemies Turn

The way is long if one follows precepts, but short... if one follows patterns.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Short Long Way Patterns Precepts

We've forgotten how to remember, and just as importantly, we've forgotten how to pay attention. So, instead of using your smartphone to jot down crucial notes, or Googling an elusive fact, use every opportunity to practice your memory skills. Memory is a muscle, to be exercised and improved.

Opportunity Practice Memory Remember

I remember myself, age five, sitting on a porch overlooking a very muddy road. The day was rainy. I was wearing rubber boots, yellow - no, not yellow, green - and for all I know, I'm still there.

Age Myself Day Yellow Green Road

When we were presented with the opportunity to start this group, we were just like, 'Why don't we?' The name stuck. You can also apply it to tons of different things. Why don't we spread positivity? Why don't we love each other?

Love Opportunity Start Name You Why

An excessive amount of my time is taken with political involvement. It's unavoidable; that's my temperament.

Time Political Involvement My Time

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