B. F. Skinner Quotes
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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And it's one thing to give people freedom and something else to deny the rights of Christians to assert their faith in order to keep Hindus from feeling upset.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
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He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.
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I don't mind what the role is at all; I just want to play cool characters.
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Sometimes God presents opportunities that look insignificant or rather ordinary. Perhaps you don't see how they fit into the big picture for your life. But if God is asking you to do something, He has a purpose for it.
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It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
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We expect 'Narcos' will be an enormous success throughout everywhere in the world and maybe out-index in Latin America, given the Brazilian star and Brazilian director and heavy Latin American cast and that we shot the show entirely on location in Colombia.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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What is important for a central banker is that you have to convey that you know what you are doing.
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Dialect was my biggest fear. So, I spent a long time working with dialect coaches just trying to get American down. I think it's very important and very easy to misinterpret.
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Secrecy fuels erotic intensity because it makes you feel like you're doing something that is entirely yours. It gives you the sense of autonomy, the sense of freedom, and the sense of sovereignty. And then you add to that the sexual energy. In many affairs, people will tell you they slept with the person three or four times, but the story went on for months. That's an important thing because many people who have affairs often have very good sexual relationships at home. It's not necessarily a compensation story. But affairs offer a different sexuality with a different context.
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Everyone has a family, even if they're at war or fallen apart. It's the closest initial bond, and there's a sort of primal element to that. Your primary relationships are formed out of family.
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I will certainly not join politics. I would like to be remembered as a clean businessman who has not partaken in any twists and turns beneath the surface, and one who has been reasonably successful.
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The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
