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B. F. Skinner Quotes

I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.

B. F. Skinner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: psychologist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 20, 1904 - August 18, 1990

Topics

Father Mother Culture Parents Think

Almost everyone who's been to primary school in Britain has had towels put on their heads to play the shepherds in the nativity play.

Jim Crace

School Play Everyone Been Almost

To newspapers and publishing houses I urge the use of fact over fiction, freedom of the press, and responsibility at all times.

Joely Richardson

Freedom Responsibility Over Fiction

My fear was of being offered a job that would be kind of a full-time position at a veterans organization or even in the government... I'd prefer to not be that, to come up the Beltway every day.

John F. Kelly

Fear Be Kind Day Job Government Up

It's cool when the O-line gets the chance to get some notoriety.

Andrew Whitworth

Cool Chance Get Some Notoriety Gets

Dad couldn't train me. He was too high-strung, like, 'Throw your jab!' and I'd start crying.

Andre Ward

Me Start Train Throw Like Your

When my book 'Rich Dad's Prophecy' was released in 2002, most financial newspapers and magazines trashed it because I discussed a looming stock market crash.

Robert Kiyosaki

Book Rich Financial Stock Market

The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult books. Some of the teen books have become more sophisticated.

Ann Brashares

Teen Young Become More Blurred Some

I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

Jeff Healey

Business Music Connected Way Always

Some people really want to play Mozart and be just performers. I was more interested in invention.

Steve Lacy

People Play Want More Some People

It feels like a dream come true, being a Bond girl. I feel like a princess. It's hard to believe it when I say, 'I'm a Bond girl.'

Stephanie Sigman

Girl Bond Believe Feel Dream True

It probably can take me anywhere I want to be, but I have to be honest, being attorney general is a great job.

Lisa Madigan

Great Job Me Want Honest Take

Sustained exhaustion is not a rite of passage. It's a mark of stupidity.

Jason Fried

Stupidity Exhaustion Mark Passage