My politics were pretty anarchistic until 1969 when the Montreal police went on strike. Within hours, mayhem and rioting broke out and the Mounties had to be called in to restore order. It instilled in me that one's convictions can be subjected to empirical test.
Steven PinkerThe human capacity for compassion is not a reflex that is triggered automatically by the presence of another living thing.
Steven PinkerA successful learner, . . . must be constrained to draw some conclusions from the input and not others.
Steven PinkerI teach classes 28 weeks of the year, but the rest of the time I do research and write books.
Steven Pinker