Steven Pinker Quotes

Plants can't very well defend themselves by their behavior, so they resort to chemical warfare, and plants are saturated with toxins and irritants to deter creatures like us who want to eat them.

Steven Pinker

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PlantsBehaviorWantDefendEatUs

We're not handed situations based on our established likes and dislikes; we get what's available.

Meghan Daum

AvailableGetLikesOurSituations

When I was 11, I saw this ad for dish soap powder that said, 'Women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans.' I was so angry. I couldn't understand why it didn't say men as well.

Meghan Markle

WomenMenAngryFightingAmerica

I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause.

Angelina Jolie

RebelWithoutRecklessBeenCause

Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic.

Michael Berryman

EyesFlatteryClassicImitation

The exit polls suggest that after a relatively disappointing first term, Obama managed to reassemble almost all of his 2008 electorate.

John Podhoretz

FirstExitPollsAlmostHisAfter

On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head, they'd let me know right away.

John Ratzenberger

HomeMeBackKnowRightHead

You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too.

Sugar Ray Leonard

LiveHopeMomentsYouRingForever

I'll cough up the bitter truth right now, at the risk of losing my Feminism Club Decoder Ring: I didn't go see 'Inside Out' for Amy Poehler, though she's terrific. I went to see my dark prince, Lewis Black.

MaryJanice Davidson

TruthLosingBlackDarkGoRing

I eat an egg every morning, and when I'm done, I almost always have the thought: 'There. Now even if I'm captured and starved, I'll be able to live off the protein of that egg for a while.'

Miranda July

LiveMorningThoughtEggDoneNow

The intolerance of people against other people is growing and growing. And the thing is, this is not anything that's changed. This has been going on for years.

Dennis Haysbert

PeopleGrowingYearsAnythingGoing

I see real opportunities for us to have stronger, closer collaboration between the three North American partners and seize on opportunities to achieve objectives of more jobs and growth.

Chrystia Freeland

GrowthCollaborationOpportunities

Blue cheese and dates are really good if you wrap it in prosciutto. Roast it at about 400 degrees. I love having it with Fullman's mustard.

Antoni Porowski

LoveGoodBlueYouCheeseRoast

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