B. F. Skinner Quotes

I have to tell people that they are not responsible for their behavior. They're not creating it; they're not initiating anything. It's all found somewhere else. That's an awful lot to relinquish.

B. F. Skinner

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PeopleBehaviorCreatingResponsible

As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.

Jodie Foster

LifeAloneHumorBeing AloneStory

It's important to have an examined life - but it's a fine line between having an examined life and being hypercritical of oneself. There has to be balance in there somewhere.

Jennifer Nettles

LifeBalanceImportantLineFine

There's something about the West Coast. The air is lighter. The vibe is chill.

Matthew Ramsey

ChillAirWestWest CoastSomething

That's usually what happens with AC/DC: you make an album, and then you're on the road flat out. And the only time you ever get near a studio is generally after you've done a year of touring.

Angus Young

TimeRoadYearYouDoneOut

Is it possible to run a big industrial corporation in a benevolent fashion? We see these days that even the hippest companies hide some rotten practices to make their profit margins work.

Ann Nocenti

WorkFashionHideProfitRunSee

When I act, I try to understand the character, why she's behaving like that.

Sibel Kekilli

CharacterWhyUnderstandTryShe

Reagan's approach will achieve one of the basic goals of the conservative: Things remain basically the same. The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor, or even a little poorer.

Mike Royko

GoalsRichAchievePoorConservative

I say most of my music is very trial-and-error.

Julia Holter

MusicSayMostVery

Flint is to the lead issue what Three Mile Island was to nuclear power. People are stepping back and thinking, 'There still is lead in my home?'

Dick Durbin

HomePowerPeopleThinkingBack

The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about things that are entertaining to myself.

Chuck Klosterman

MyselfFunMeWritingBookWrite

Literature is my life of course, but from an ontological point of view. From an existential point of view, I like being a teacher.

Antonio Tabucchi

LifeTeacherViewMy LifeLiterature

I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government.

Paul Wolfowitz

GovernmentDirectionThinkPowerful

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