Steven Pinker Quotes

Though knowledge itself increasingly ignores boundaries between fields, professors are apt to organize their pedagogy around the methods and history of their academic subculture rather than some coherent topic in the world.

Steven Pinker

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KnowledgeHistoryWorldBoundaries

First responders are a resilient lot. They deal with many types of situations and are very good at improvisation in their work.

Jesse Spencer

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You know what else I've learnt? That it's all right not to ride the crest of the wave. Every time a wave comes along I retreat, and I haven't come to any harm yet.

Jennifer Ehle

TimeRideWaveYouKnowRight

I have lots of different interests. Any of my friends will know I'm interested both in science and in art.

Ann Makosinski

ScienceArtFriendsKnowWillBoth

Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.

John Portman

ArchitecturePastPeopleBuilding

I get offered: 'Here's a girl who's mad at another girl for having a wedding on the same day.' That'll be a big hit, but I don't want to do that.

Amy Heckerling

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I didn't think rap was me. But I was shy to sing in front of people. It'd be so off because I was shy.

Stefflon Don

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Working is a bonus; working on something you love is a bonus, and getting to do it for a long time is the ultimate.

Simon Helberg

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I make fractals. They're like mathematical pictures. My stepdad is actually a rocket scientist, so in his free time, he gave me a fractal program for fun. He showed me how to use it when I was about nine or 10, and I made thousands of fractals.

Ronda Rousey

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Doing drag in a male-dominant culture is an act of treason. It's the most punk-rock thing you can do.

RuPaul

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My Daddy liked physical fitness and wanted me to be a prizefighter.

Judy Johnson

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I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint.

Little Richard

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My district is centered around the progressive college town of Boulder, Colorado, and the high-tech U.S. 36 corridor. It goes from the well-established suburbs of northwest Denver in Adams County to the beautiful mountain towns of Vail and Breckenridge and the majestic Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains.

Jared Polis

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