Steven Pinker Quotes

It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the left hemisphere can leave people with no articulate speech other than the ability to swear, spout cliches and song lyrics.

Steven Pinker

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We have to change the culture of mass violence we have.

Joe Manchin

ChangeCultureViolenceMass

I usually make records very quickly. I usually go in and record them and mix them, and I'm done within a couple of weeks.

Jesse Harris

GoDoneWithinMakeRecordsMix

When you hire a plumber because no hot water is coming out of the kitchen sink faucet, you need to go to the water heater, not the faucet.

Joe Wurzelbacher

WaterKitchenYouGoHotNeed

Michelle Obama. She is big on encouraging kids to eat healthy - which is great.

Jennette McCurdy

GreatHealthySheEatBigKids

I grew up walking out with no music. I wish I had the bottle to dance on but I can't dance.

John Higgins

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I stay in a lot of hotels, and the best part of travel is getting back to my own bed.

Michael Bastian

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Most people who write and publish poetry teach or do something else.

Amy Gerstler

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I see the world from the perspective of a 5'8" person, not someone who is 6'4". so naturally, I'm going to choose certain lens heights over and again... Sometimes nature makes choices for you.

Michael Mann

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Every writer secretly hopes that what he or she has written will endure.

Jonathan Coleman

WillSheEndureWriterHopesHe

There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.

Coretta Scott King

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I'm sure it's more difficult for women to make movies, especially because, in general, the kind of movies women want to make aren't necessarily going to be blockbusters. But you know, there are so few women in so many positions of power.

Nicole Holofcener

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The point is that instead of a monolithic brick of printed content - delivered more or less unchanged to all subscribers - social media offers news that is personalized and nimble.

Ryan Holmes

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