Steven Pinker Quotes

The more people see that they are being understood, they become more motivated to understand your point of view.

Not many people care what you do. They care about what you do as much as you care about what they do. Think about it. Just exactly that much. You are not the center of the universe.

I'm not comfortable with just me, me, me. That's boring.

In any business, the more you learn, the more sympathetic you can be to other people's positions.

I love experiencing other people's realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of time.

Luckily the whole world is not like me, or else, there would be no world.

The name 'Reflect It Back' comes from the idea of not only giving back but also seeing yourself in someone else.

The more you think about and interact with other people, the more you realize that it is untenable to privilege your interests over theirs.

I assume that people react to things as I would react. For example, if you are nice to people, they should be nice to you.

People are starting to understand the other side's perspective and that's where empathy can sort of begin - once you quit judging other people but just understand where they're coming from.

The best way of fulfilling your own interest is to take care of others.

Think as little as possible about yourself and as much as possible about other people.

No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.

Every man should esteem his neighbor as himself.

Think in terms of what's good for the other person and success will seek you out.

I think that if we don't learn to inhabit other people's perspectives, then we're never going to understand why people do what they do.

You have to treat people the way you want to be treated, because ultimately, you're not gonna get anywhere if you're just mean to people.

So you should remember that, when you're thinking about what other people can deal with. Maybe it's not so bad.

Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

Remember that the people you are talking to are a hundred times more interested in themselves and their wants and problems than they are in you and your problems.

It is easy to be lenient at other people's expense, and call it generosity of mind.

I like to be nice to people, but sometimes people aren't nice to me.

I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

The world is not there to please you. It's up to you to please the world.

For me, storytelling is all about how we learn about each other. I'm so curious about people, what makes them tick, why they are who they are, and how we all relate to each other, despite the fact that we may not think that we do.