"As a graduate student, I wrote a long paper connecting the dots between mathematical models of learning and language development in children. It was published in a major journal."

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Steven Pinker

#Children Quotes #Long Quotes #Language Development Quotes

“One of the prime backers of land bill was a Republican Congressman, a Paul Gosar. And when he was challenged by an Apache on this bill, he said, well, you know, Indians are wards of the federal government. This happened recently.That congressperson is obviously stuck in the 19th century when he thinks about Indians. How is that person going to legislate and treat Indians fairly and respect their rights when he has this sort of infantilized image of Indians as not being, you know, up to the same level of responsibility as everybody else?”
“Everyday I see a little more of my father in me..”

Source : Song: Song For Dad, Album: Golden Road, 2002
“The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's atmosphere and how much is naturally occurring, but what we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return. And unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels and chart a new course on energy in this country, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe.”
“General Lee, I have no division.”

Source : "Fictional character: George Pickett". "Gettysburg", www.imdb.com. 1993.
“I've been treated there (Camden Yards in Baltimore) just like everywhere else: you got everyone booing for you. I take that as a compliment.”
“I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streets.”

Source : Song: Gangsta's Paradise, Album: Gangsta's Paradise, 1995
“Love is louder then the pressure to be perfect.”
“As a matter of fact, there was a period of time, especially in my first career, when that's the only one who would work out with me: my dogs. As you get better and better working out, there's no one who can keep up with you running.”

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