Steven Pinker Quotes

All of the violence that doesn't occur doesn't get reported on the news.

Steven Pinker

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ViolenceNewsGetOccurReported

We want Angolans who have fortunes abroad to be the first to invest in the country, thus demonstrating that they are true patriots.

Joao Lourenco

CountryWantTrueFirstBe The First

There is a long list of psychology research demonstrating that appearances matter more than most us would care to admit. As shallow as it may be, better-looking people have been shown in various studies to have higher self-esteem and more charisma, are considered more trustworthy and are better negotiators.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

PeopleResearchCareBetterLong

I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable.

Robert Smith

TimeWalkHappyThoughtDoneMore

I had a mother I could only seem to please with verbal accomplishments of some sort or another. She read constantly, so I read constantly. If I used words that might have seemed surprising at a young age, she would recognize that and it would please her.

Amy Hempel

MotherAgeWordsYoungSheSeem

I'm not overly greedy.

Slash

GreedyOverly

Congress did the right thing with Ebola. They funded us to protect Americans and keep us safer.

Tom Frieden

CongressProtectRightKeepUsDid

Woody Allen - legally, ethically, personally - was absolutely a father in our family.

Ronan Farrow

FamilyFatherAbsolutelyPersonally

Id like to do an action film or a dark sort of independent piece.

Devon Sawa

ActionDarkIndependentFilmLike

It's so hard to listen to an album you created and without remembering where you were when you wrote it or referencing the the recording experience.

Coy Bowles

ExperienceYouListenHardWithout

In a relationship you want to treat people the way you want to be treated.

Bradley Cooper

RelationshipPeopleTreatYouWant

We were fortunate to be there a day or two before 'the big bang' and then we got the heck out of town.

Scotty Moore

DayTwoOutBig BangBigFortunate

I don't want to take myself too seriously, thinking that I'm always having to be this cathartic, intense and deep person, because I certainly enjoy silliness.

Tig Notaro

MyselfDeepThinkingEnjoyPerson

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