Steven Pinker Quotes

One of the things that people complain about is loneliness, disconnectedness. If you live in a society where your life is rarely threatened and most of your relationships are more on an economic exchange basis, then this could leave people feeling less connected.

Steven Pinker

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LifeLiveLonelinessPeopleSociety

You find out what you think by talking to yourself.

Robert Harris

YourselfThinkTalkingYouFindOut

What matters to me is my own estimation, and I'm very tough on myself. I need to be proud of what I've done and I work hard for it. I had a very Christian upbringing... lots of guilt. A good thing, It keeps you sane.

Jean Dujardin

WorkGoodMyselfMeWork HardProud

If I were a child of Tibet or of Arabia, I suspect the path I'd walk would be the Buddhist path or the Muslim path. And I don't mind saying that I don't invalidate any of those paths.

John Shelby Spong

PathWalkChildMindSayingPaths

I am fairly certain that my abortion position hurt me, because in a Democratic primary, where turnout is relatively low, liberal voters turn out in disproportionately large numbers and thus exercise a disproportionate influence on the outcome.

Robert Casey

I AmMeInfluenceHurtExerciseOut

I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi.

Michael Pena

PeopleMeNameKnowWantOut

Maybe Asians are switching from studying to sports.

Mirai Nagasu

SportsStudyingAsiansMaybe

I never want to be one of those artists who feels untouchable and extraordinary. I have to be genuine.

Clairo

WantGenuineNeverExtraordinaryWho

If the people dig it, then I dig it. If the people wanna hear it, then I wanna play it.

Bobby Keys

PeoplePlayDigHearThenWanna

A lot of people think the orchestra is playing and the conductor doesn't do very much, but the conductor's the person that gives shape to the music, gets the phrasing, and if he has really fine musicians in solo spots, the question is does he try to help them phrase, or does he let them go?

William Lipscomb

MusicPeopleThinkMusiciansHelp

President Bush says he is concerned about the Iraqi people, but if Iraqi people are dying in numbers, then American policy will be challenged very strongly.

Peter Arnett

PeopleAmericanNumbersWillDying

Growth hacking is a mindset, and those who have it will reap incredible gains.

Ryan Holiday

GrowthMindsetWillHackingReap

Dominicans, Nicaraguans, and even the already highly skilled Cubans greatly improved their baseball skills when occupied by U.S. troops. The only acceptable resistance to a hated American presence was to try to beat them in baseball games.

Mark Kurlansky

BaseballAmericanSkillsGamesTry

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