B. F. Skinner Quotes
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My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
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Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
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I made sacrifices willingly; it was what I did best.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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I've often said that there's no one thing that I do or have done that is particularly unique. There have been a lot of other authors who were in the military. There have been a few others who were pilots. There have certainly been a lot of other people who were in politics or served congressional staffs.
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I can paint in jail.
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After all those years in Asia, I don't have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and - Boom! - people go.
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The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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In my next life, I want to be a housecat. Naps all the time!
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I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara, Coppola, Neil Jordan.
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.
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I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.
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How does one measure the success of a museum?
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The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
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The strange anthropological lesson of social media is that human beings, if given a choice, often prefer to socialize alone.
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Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.
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I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.
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I don't look for people who have achieved great things; I look for people who will achieve great things.
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I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano.
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I just want to create my own history.
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I don't know whether I want to improve religion or not. I prefer to get rid of it.
