Steven Pinker Quotes

Some people worry that slang will somehow "corrupt" the language.  We should be so lucky.
— Steven Pinker The Language Instinct

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Intelligence, then, is the ability to attain goals in the face of obstacles by means of decisions based on rational (truth-obeying) rules. - Steven Pinker quote.

Intelligence, then, is the ability to attain goals in the face of obstacles by means of decisions based on rational (truth-obeying) rules.
— Steven Pinker How the Mind Works

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Language is obviously as different from other animals' communication systems as the elephant's trunk is different from other animals' nostrils.
— Steven Pinker The Language Instinct

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Challenge a person's beliefs, and you challenge his dignity, standing, and power. And when those beliefs are based on nothing but faith, they are chronically fragile. - Steven Pinker quote.

Challenge a person's beliefs, and you challenge his dignity, standing, and power. And when those beliefs are based on nothing but faith, they are chronically fragile.
— Steven Pinker The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

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