I teach classes 28 weeks of the year, but the rest of the time I do research and write books.
Steven PinkerIf you look in general at people who live in anarchy, they have quite high rates of death from either homicide or warfare or both. Anarchy is one of the main reasons for violence, and it may be the most important.
Steven PinkerThe linguistic clumsiness of tourists and students might be the price we pay for the linguistic genius we displayed as babies, just as the decrepitude of age in the price we pay for the vigor of youth.
Steven PinkerI get drawn in when I feel there is something deep and mysterious going on beneath the surface of something.
Steven Pinker