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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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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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've had some interesting stuff happen to me - so why doesn't anyone ask me?
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There are lots of really interesting little planets out there in the Kuiper Belt, but Pluto's the only one that's got all the cool attributes.
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Once you find love, you find it. There isn't an age on love.
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Tunisia is extremely dependent on economic conditions in Europe, which is why it also experienced shockwaves from the euro crisis.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
