"Art works because it appeals to certain faculties……" — Steven Pinker

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• The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation… — Hannah Arendt
• I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words… — Margaret Atwood
• First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans… — John Avlon
• I love soap operas - the stories, the plots! And I love the game shows and the courtroom dramas and… — Peter Ackroyd
• I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's… — Aaliyah
• Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the… — Albert Bandura
• Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may… — Pope Benedict XVI
• I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of… — Rachel Bilson
• An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. — Otto von Bismarck
• All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of… — Sade Adu
• Socialism appeals to me. It's like imposed Christianity. You've got to share. — Lewis Black
• Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone. — Jo Brand

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