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Edward Thorndike Quotes

The intellectual evolution of the race consists in an increase in the number, delicacy, complexity, permanence and speed of formation of such associations.

Edward Thorndike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Speed Evolution Intellectual Race

Whether we vote to leave or remain, there are risks to our future; there are challenges in the global economy.

Michael Gove

Future Risks Challenges Vote Economy

Afghan human rights campaigners worry that U.S. forces may be using secret detention sites like the one allegedly at Rish-Khor to carry out interrogations away from prying eyes. The U.S. military, however, denies even having knowledge of the facility.

Anand Gopal

Knowledge Eyes Worry Military Human

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.

Stuart Symington

War Win Believe I Believe Military

I always loved watching films. I've always been active, pretending I was a Power Ranger or a Ninja Turtle. I remember watching 'Toy Story.' I think that was one of my first movies.

Trevante Rhodes

Power Story Think Loved Remember

I found that the more I'd done Shakespeare, and the more I trusted my instincts and applied the same rules you would apply to any scene, the closer I got to how it's meant to be acted.

Tom Sturridge

You Rules Meant To Be Done More Got

It was a wonderful experience to work with Sylvia. She pushed me to be more powerful with my acting, and she told me scores of the most incredible stories I've ever heard. She is amazing.

Lukas Haas

Work Experience Amazing Me Powerful

I am very happily employed as a full-time software engineer; I travel a lot, and I write books along with this here weekly TechCrunch column; and I still find the time to work on my own software side projects.

Jon Evans

Work Time Travel I Am Find My Own

I believe that a cook in a kitchen isn't producing an entree: he's producing a reaction. The product is the reaction; the entree is just the vehicle.

Jon Taffer

Kitchen Believe I Believe Reaction

It's lamented that the youth get their news from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. It's lamentable that they get more from them than from the news.

Dick Cavett

Youth News More Get Than Them

I graduated with about 23 people, so if you were the least bit athletic, you kind of had to play everything. So I played baseball, basketball, football, ran track, and played golf.

Cole Swindell

Football Baseball People Basketball

What they can expect always is that they're going to be made to think.

Peter Maxwell Davies

Think Always Expect Going Made

You feel a lot more in your hands if the pitch gets in on you and busts you in the handle. It stings. But when you catch it square, it doesn't seem like you feel it as much.

Ryan Howard

Feel Hands You More Seem Catch