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Edward Thorndike Quotes

On the whole, the psychological work of the last quarter of the nineteenth century emphasized the study of consciousness to the neglect of the total life of intellect and character.

Edward Thorndike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: psychologist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 31, 1874 - August 9, 1949

Topics

Life Work Character Study Intellect

Our government is deeply disordered; its credit is impaired; its debt increasing; its expenditures extravagant and wasteful; its disbursements without efficient accountability; and its taxes (for duties are but taxes) enormous, unequal, and oppressive to the great producing classes of the country.

John C. Calhoun

Great Government Accountability Debt

I've always been fascinated and stared at maps for hours as a kid. I've especially been most intrigued by the uninhabited or lonelier places on the planet. Like Greenland, for instance, or just recently flying over Alaska and a chain of icy, mountainous islands, uninhabited.

Andrew Bird

Flying Places Alaska Kid Over Maps

My impression was, he's walking as though he's made of glass, and if you should touch him he would just shatter apart. I don't know if it was an act or what, but it sure was effective.

Robert Ripley

Walking You Know Glass Touch Him

Since I couldn't actuate the things that I wanted to do, the only weapon I had was to say no.

Sidney Poitier

Say Things Weapon Only Wanted Since

What I didn't know was that if I didn't stand with my back to the wall, Hollywood people would unscrew my ass and sell it down the river.

Joseph Wambaugh

River People Stand Back Down Wall

Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Kindness Women Men Greatness Essence

Listen with grace, with no judgment, without imposing the law.

Joseph Prince

Grace Law Listen Judgment Without

A lot of my book, 'The Price of Inequality,' is about why there has been an increase in rent-seeking.

Joseph Stiglitz

Book Inequality Price Why Been Lot

It is matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.

Clare Boothe Luce

Good Jealous Suicide You Reason

I want to try to help shift perceptions people may have of me as an actor.

Bradley Walsh

People Me Help Want Actor Try

I always hated when the studios just kind of said that anybody can act. You look at people like Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda - and I'm just talking about the male actors - there aren't a lot who can act. It's a very special talent, and I wish it were recognized as a very special talent.

Bob Newhart

Talent People Wish Talking You Look

I've brought my daughters all over the world-they travel with me. I drag them out of school just to keep the relationship. When I'm home I'm a big-time daddy.

Armand Assante

Home Relationship Travel School Me