Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
George Lakoff
Born: May 24, 1941 (age 82)
Bio: George P. Lakoff is an American cognitive linguist, best known for his thesis that lives of individuals are significantly influenced by the central metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena.
Known for:
- Don't think of an elephant (2004)
- Metaphors we live by (1980)
- Moral Politics (1996)
- The Political Mind (2008)
- Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things (1987)