B. F. Skinner Quotes
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A common mistake people make regarding dining rooms is to buy a matching set of table and chairs, which can be monotonous. I like to mix guest chairs in one style and head chairs in another for a more interesting, dynamic look.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.
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I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.
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The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
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What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
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Any trend that is developed too fast and is disposed right away is not going to have a lasting impression on the culture, you know?
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
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Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older.
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Our dream as actors is to tell interesting stories about interesting people.
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The larger truth, the universal truth that you can give in a novel, is far greater than what you can give through journalism.
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I'm attracted to playing things that I find difficult, just because it's a journey that is much more interesting.
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At the end of the '90s, I was very bored with the usual models, so I discovered a new generation that impressed me with their fresh look. I still keep working with models like Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss, and I am still looking for new, interesting faces. Life is about discovery, and you should never stop searching.
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The public has a right to know what kind of monitoring the government is doing, and there should be a public discussion of the appropriate trade-offs between law enforcement and privacy rights.
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... true faith never comes without anguish.
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I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great an absurdity as it is sometimes imagined to be. We generally make up our minds beforehand to the sort of person we should like, grave or gay, black, brown, or fair; with golden tresses or raven locks; - and when we meet with a complete example of the qualities we admire, the bargain is soon struck.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
