A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

Quote by B F Skinner

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I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things...

I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things...

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.

Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.

Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.

If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.

If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.

The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again.

The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again.

Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.

Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.