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At this very moment enormous numbers of intelligent men and women of goodwill are trying to build a better world. But problems are born faster than they can be solved.

B. F. Skinner

We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.
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Achievement Book Education Greatness Love Reading Study Teacher
It is a surprising fact that those who object most violently to the manipulation of behaviour nevertheless make the most vigorous effort to manipulate minds.
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Change Effort Mindset Violence
We admire people to the extent that we cannot explain what they do, and the word ‘admire’ then means ‘marvel at.’
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Admire Explanation Extent People Word
The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.
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Act Chance Repeat
To say that behaviors have different ‘meanings’ is only another way of saying that they are controlled by different variables.
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Control Deep Different Way
We have not yet seen what man can make of man.
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Change Men Science See Transformation
Old age is rather like another country. You will enjoy it more if you have prepared yourself before you go.
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Age Country Enjoy
I did not direct my life. I didn’t design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That’s what life is.
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Decision Design Direction Education Life Myself Reality
It has always been the task of formal education to set up behavior which would prove useful or enjoyable later in a student’s life.
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Education Enjoyment Life
When we say that a man controls himself, we must specify who is controlling whom.
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Control Himself Men
When we say that a man controls himself, we must specify who is controlling whom.
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Control Himself Men
I’ve often said that my rats have taught me much more than I’ve taught them.
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Animal Learning Myself Teaching
A permissive government is a government that leaves control to other sources.
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Control Government Leaving Source
Teachers must learn how to teach they need only to be taught more effective ways of teaching.
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Education Learning Need Teaching
Something doing every minute’ may be a gesture of despair-or the height of a battle against boredom.
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Action Battle Boredom
When we say that a man controls himself, we must specify who is controlling whom.
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Control Himself Men

At this very moment enormous numbers of intelligent men and women of goodwill are trying to build a better world. But problems are born faster than they can be solved.

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