Steven Pinker (Steven Arthur Pinker) Quotes
One of the perks of being a psychologist is access to tools that allow you to carry out the injunction to know thyself.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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I'm a little bit awkward on Twitter; like, I'm never really sure what to say.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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Women dress very much according to their moods, so when you see their shoes, it really shows you the character and what they want to show to the world, and what they are feeling at that time.
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I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece.
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I wonder sometimes why the U.S. reviewers are more negative towards turn-based battle systems.
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Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances.
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Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.
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I think being directed and mentored by someone as inspirational as Paul Feig not only improves my performance but, as a whole, makes it what it is.
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I remember the Curia said, that's up to the American bishops, not up to Rome.
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Yves Saint Laurent was the first person who made me feel like a woman.
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I never really thought I was going to be a singer, honestly. I never listened to singers; I always listened to rap music.
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I've never been one to want to be the center of attention and be put up on stages every night. That's just not really my personality. I'm comfortable with it now, but my real passion is being creative.
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This world is too hard for me to leave my kids, without me supervising and being there for them.
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I think Isambard Kingdom Brunel would be a good chap to have supper with. Anyone who builds a railway and then builds a steamship when he gets to Bristol and can't go any further must be a good chap.
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I thought that Hollywood was just for geniuses and that directors come from three generations of directors. I was worried that I was not up to the challenge of making a movie. Then realized that all a director has to do is know what he wants to do.
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A lot of my fans are young and hip and enjoy my pop album and know the lyrics to those songs as well, which is a real compliment to me.
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Doing representations of real people is not my strongpoint as a visual artist, and I know that.
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The older you get, the better you get to know you body.
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One of the perks of being a psychologist is access to tools that allow you to carry out the injunction to know thyself.
