B. F. Skinner Quotes
Death does not trouble me. I have no fear of supernatural punishments, of course, nor could I enjoy an eternal life in which there would be nothing left for me to do, the task of living having been accomplished.

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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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I've always done 20 things at once. It's my way of staying alive, not to keep one dish cooking, but several dishes going. And I'm pretty organized.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.
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I'm not stuck in Strikeforce. I'm happy to be with them. It's where I started, and they've been great to me.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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I've been approached after shows from people who said, 'I don't agree with anything you said, but I laughed the whole way through.' That's still a little strange to me. Like, nothing, really? But at the same time, that's what happens in a conversation.
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I love artists like Prince, who hold on to that element of mystery.
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I don't think secrets are a bad thing. I think there's this idea that everything needs to be transparent in order for it to be free.
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War is the ultimate tool of politics.
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For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it.
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I watch a lot of television, for better or worse, and I am particularly interested in what Michael Moore brought up in 'Bowling for Columbine,' which is the idea that they're selling a narrative of fear.
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Death does not trouble me. I have no fear of supernatural punishments, of course, nor could I enjoy an eternal life in which there would be nothing left for me to do, the task of living having been accomplished.