"You can't understand Twenty-first-Century Politics with an Eighteenth-Century Brain."

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Source : George Lakoff (2008). “The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics”, p.10, Penguin

George Lakoff

#Brain Quotes #Twenties Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”
“Combining valuable insights from his experience in China, his time as the World Bank's chief economist, and the 2008 financial crisis, Justin Yifu Lin's recommendations for development policy reflect an impressive and unique personal journey.”
“I think it was hiding a princess.”
“I wondered how long it took for a baby to become yours, for familiarity to set in. Maybe as long as it took a new car to lose that scent, or a brand-new house to gather dust. Maybe that was the process more commonly described as bonding: the act of learning your child as well as you know yourself.”
“We shot 'High School Musical' in eight weeks. I spent longer rehearsing for 'Hairspray' than filming 'High School Musical'.”
“We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I could probably give you a list of a dozen pet peeves I have about my own physicality and why I couldn't get a second date.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Habit is everything, even in love.”

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