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Quote by Steven Pinker
Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Mus

Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language. – Steven Pinker

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By exploring the political and moral colorings of discoveries about what makes us tick, we can have a more honest science and a less fearful intellectual milieu. – Steven Pinker

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As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones. – Steven Pinker

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Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature. – Steven Pinker

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[P]oetry often brings consolation to the heart which prose has failed to touch… – Luigi, Sweet Songs for Mourning Mothers, 1884

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If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there – not because youve done a comedy performance but because youre talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul. – Roger McGough

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I still read Donne, particularly his love poems. – Carol Ann Duffy

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Poetry, like the moon, does not advertise anything. – William Blissett

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It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover. – Henri Poincare

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Dont spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. – Coco Chanel

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