Steven Pinker Quotes

Probably Hobbes got it right when he said that a leviathan, a third party with a monopoly on the use of legitimate use of force in a territory, might be among the biggest violence reduction techniques ever invented.

Steven Pinker

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ViolencePartySaidRightMonopoly

I've got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it's what children bring into school with them.

Johann Lamont

EducationPassionChildrenSchool

Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.

Joel Osteen

GodFaithQuestionsYouUnanswered

My mom had this romantic notion of her children playing classical music. The idea is you learn it when you're still learning language. It's using the same part of the brain.

Andrew Bird

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I live a very real life.

Anastacia

LifeLiveRealReal LifeVery

These censorship people think something is going to promote behavior in people.

Max Cannon

PeopleThinkBehaviorCensorship

I was in a lot of school plays, and it became the thing I did.

Stephen Mangan

SchoolDidThingSchool PlaysPlays

I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up.

Mo Yan

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I suppose if I did get into a situation with a friend where we both liked the same girl, I like to think we'd sit down maturely and decide who was going to get in there, and then the other would stand aside.

Luke Pasqualino

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It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it.

Judd Nelson

BusinessControlYouWantOutGet

And if people come up and say they like the movies you're in, it's a great compliment.

Jason Statham

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I've found that there's a lot to invigorate in any country or destination - it's all about how you look at it. I've never really had any difficulties anywhere I've been. As an athlete, I used to enjoy being on the road and meeting people.

Bob Beamon

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Children and teens need to explore the dark side as a healthy part of growing. If a child is protected from everything dreadful, he will have no coping mechanisms in place when finally confronted with disaster.

Annette Curtis Klause

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