To say that... behaviors have different 'meanings' is only another way of saying that they are controlled by different variables.

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.

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

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.

Behavior is determined by its consequences.

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

Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences

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.

remember you are capable of the most powerful thing in the universe.you are capable of love.

Please, God give us the grace to carefully obey all your commands, .

I'm working hard to see whether there can be basketball next year.

Courtesy demands that you, when you are a guest, shall show neither annoyance nor disappointment--no matter what happens.

I'm probably the highest paid outdoor entertainer since Cleopatra.

I've never made money from films.

If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.

I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.

When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.

For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and joyfully to do themselves