B. F. Skinner Quotes

To say that... behaviors have different 'meanings' is only another way of saying that they are controlled by different variables.

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I was an outsider, never quite part of what was going on, always looking in. It turned out to be great preparation for writing fiction.
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Even if you live in a big city, everybody lives in a small town. We identify ourselves by our neighborhoods - 'I live in the Village, or in Chelsea.'
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.
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I couldn't follow nobody's rules.
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Prostitution presents a moral, economic and social problem that cannot be resolved juridically.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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I've already lived one full life, and so now I'm about to endeavor to see what else the good Lord has in store for me, and I'm wide open.
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I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood.
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Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.
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I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
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Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas.
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The effect of dominance is not always the result of an intention to dominate.
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Rascality has limits; stupidity has not.
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You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.
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To say that... behaviors have different 'meanings' is only another way of saying that they are controlled by different variables.