I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.

Quote by B F Skinner

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Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.

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 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.

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.

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.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can...

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can...

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

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

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

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

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.