“Photography is a kind of virtual reality, and it helps if you can crea...” — Steven Pinker Quote

“Photography is a kind of virtual reality, and it helps if you can create the illusion of being in an interesting world.”

“There is no society ever discovered in the remotest corner of the world that has not had something that we would consider the arts. Visual arts - decoration of surfaces and bodies - appears to be a human universal.”

“Technology, ideology, and social and cultural changes periodically throw out new forms of violence for humanity to contend with.”

“A decent government with an effective, but not gratuitously violent, police force and a fair court system are essential. This deters and incapacitates psychopaths, bullies and hotheads - and if it earns the confidence of the people, they don't have to become violent in self-defence.”

“Plants can't very well defend themselves by their behavior, so they resort to chemical warfare, and plants are saturated with toxins and irritants to deter creatures like us who want to eat them.”

“If you're feeling a little bit down, a bit of kneading helps.”

“I make music... and it helps me figure out life.”

“In my opinion, faith helps in many contexts.”

“My purpose has broadened. My purpose now is to help as many people rise as possible, and it doesn't matter whether they're women or men. But that sense of value that we have as individuals, I think informs us and helps us to treat each other better.”

“Shirley Temple doesn't hurt Shirley Temple Black. Shirley Temple helps Shirley Temple Black. She is thought of as a friend - which I am!”

“Violence is used to portray what happens in a film. It only helps portray the actors and what they do. I think it is more about the story, when you have something to play off of.”