Edward Thorndike Quotes

To the intelligent man with an interest in human nature it must often appear strange that so much of the energy of the scientific world has been spent on the study of the body and so little on the study of the mind.

Edward Thorndike

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NatureManMindWorldEnergyBody

Kids lead a very private life.

Maurice Sendak

LifePrivate LifeLeadKidsVery

My thing is, when you put a bunch of rules on a tour, you have to hire three more people to enforce all the rules. So, with me, I want everyone to feel comfortable. It's a lot of little moving parts out here, and little hiccups will come. At the end of the day, the show's going to go on, and I want everybody to truly enjoy it.

Luke Bryan

DayPeopleMeMovingEndEnjoy

There is something unwholesome and destructive about the entire writing process.

Joy Williams

WritingProcessSomethingDestructive

I didn't get into politics to play a character on TV.

Jason Kander

CharacterPoliticsPlayGetTV

Working with Dolly Parton was one of the coolest experiences of my life.

Diana DeGarmo

LifeMy LifeExperiencesWorking

Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?

Douglas Wilson

ExcitementGroundActOffInches

The so-called feminist writers were disgusted with me. I did my thing, and so I guess by feminist standards I'm a feminist. That suits me fine.

Chrissie Hynde

MeSuitsStandardsFineDisgusted

My mother was a full-time mom, and Dad started his own business. He was a mini-American dream story. Came from Russia at age 4, started his own pen business in Brooklyn. The company isn't around now, but he created his own healthy little world, leaving a decent legacy. My dad taught at Cooper Union but was never fully graduated himself.

Bonnie Hammer

MotherBusinessAgeMomLegacyPen

I have continuously said that, at the very minimum, the Bush tax cuts for income under $250,000 should be extended.

Brad Schneider

TaxSaidIncomeShouldVeryMinimum

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Brigham Young

SilenceThinkBetterSomeoneYou

Let there be no mistake: John W. Nordstrom was no retail expert. But throughout his life, he did what he had to do - hopefully we all have that in us.

Bruce Nordstrom

LifeMistakeExpertRetailUsHe

I've read only fiction, so I don't know anything actual.

Anna Torv

KnowFictionAnythingOnlyRead

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