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The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.


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A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.



A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.

A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.



Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.

Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.



The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.

The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.



Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.



Behavior is determined by its consequences.

Behavior is determined by its consequences.



That's all teaching is; arranging contingencies which bring changes in behavior.

That's all teaching is; arranging contingencies which bring changes in behavior.



Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences

Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences



The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.



It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.

It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.





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Jesus Christ. This is what sin feels like, " he rasped. "Wrong and right, at the same time. Life and death. Blond, long-legged, and tight.

Jesus Christ. This is what sin feels like, " he rasped. "Wrong and right, at the same time. Life and death. Blond, long-legged, and tight.



Flowers are the music of the earth.

Flowers are the music of the earth.



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I like to work when I'm not working - do something that may not be considered work, but to me it's work. Getting exercise by going to the grocery store.

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life is limited so people will appreciate it because there’s a limit, we would try our best to live.

life is limited so people will appreciate it because there’s a limit, we would try our best to live.




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