B. F. Skinner Quotes
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.
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Last Wednesday, I stupidly dropped my iPhone in the bath, and my life has sort of spiraled almost out of control.
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You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.
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My favorite film is probably the finale - 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2'.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.
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On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks. This is nonsense. No one can guaranty 100 percent security.
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No one escapes from the past without bearing some of its burdens.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.
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Second-generation Muslims who have lived all their lives in Europe are turning up among the suicide bombers and terrorists.
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And my friends, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
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I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.
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There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk.
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Yes, I did try acting when I was in high school and I was terrible at it. So I definitely have had the experience of being bad at artistic endeavor.
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My coach keeps telling me to say I'm not going to retire. I should just go through the motions and see what I feel every year and see if I really want to do it, but personally, I want to do it, but my coach says just take your time, don't rush.
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I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.
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When I get into bed at night, I hope I don't get into it alone!
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Boys should not play with weapons more dangerous than they understand.
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I have a lot of Chinese fans who buy my movies on the street and watch them, and I'm OK with it. I'm not OK with it in other places, but if the government's going to censor me, then I want the people to see it in any way they can.
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Whatever may be thought of my art, it is my own; and I would rather possess a freehold, though but a cottage, than live in a palace belonging to another.
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I think the best people are the ones who are just as nice and fun. This is really cheesy, but you only have one life - why spend most of it pretending to be cool?
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We value men more than women... straight love more than gay love... white skin more than black skin... and adults more than adolescents.
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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.
