English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Steven Pinker Quotes

The foundation of individual rights is the assumption that people have wants and needs and are authorities on what those wants and needs are. If people's stated desires were just some kind of erasable inscription or reprogrammable brainwashing, any atrocity could be justified.

Steven Pinker

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Helen Keller quote: "What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, For..."
What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, For all that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller
J. G. Holland quote: "Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature."
Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature. J. G. Holland
I've been with this young lady for about two years now, and my life changed. I don't even think that way no more. I feel good, too, that I'm changed. Now I feel regular. I feel like I'm supposed to. Mike Epps
Ray Stannard Baker quote: "Adventure is not outside; it is within."
Adventure is not outside; it is within. Ray Stannard Baker
Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take risks and that we know that we have the support of the government and we have the support of the American people in what we're doing. Leon Panetta
Well, for me, really, I think it was I wanted to try and clear up some of the misperceptions that were out there and fill in some of the historical gaps. Monica Lewinsky
Billy Strayhorn quote: "I'll live a lush life in some small dive."
I'll live a lush life in some small dive. Billy Strayhorn
The thoughts that occur to me while I’m running are like clouds in the sky. Clouds of all different sizes. They come and they go, while the sky remains the same sky always. The clouds are mere guests in the sky that pass away and vanish, leaving behind the sky. Haruki Murakami
I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I don't think people give her enough credit for how well she's doing. Martina Hingis
Thomas Mann quote: "And then he'd rub his cheeks with cold cream because he'd just..."
And then he'd rub his cheeks with cold cream because he'd just shaved and the tears stung. Thomas Mann
It's a hard call, but I've no desire to live my children's lives. I think my job as a father is to protect them, to allow them a safe place to grow up and to teach them what I've learned. Ernie Hudson
Orson Welles quote: "Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck."
Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck. Orson Welles
We lived in a flat that you could pretty much fit in my current kitchen. No wonder people drink! I can't understand why they don't throw themselves off the balconies. Gary Oldman
Fay Vincent quote: "This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's..."
This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is. Fay Vincent
New rumors that Saddam Hussein is planning to flee to a castle in Libya with 10 billion dollars. Now President Bush doesn't know whether to nuke him or give him a tax cut. Craig Kilborn