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SAMUEL MORSE What God hath wrought?
SAMUEL MORSE If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why i...
SAMUEL MORSE The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it...
SAMUEL MORSE What God Hath Wrought.
SAMUEL MORSE My creed on the subject of slavery is short. Slavery per se is not sin. It is a social condition ord...
SAMUEL MORSE [It would not be long] ere the whole surface of this country would be channelled for those nerves wh...
SAMUEL MORSE I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and ...
B. F. SKINNER I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or no...
B. F. SKINNER No theory changes what it is a theory about; man remains what he has always been.
B. F. SKINNER Reinforcement is being right.
B. F. SKINNER The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful a...
B. F. SKINNER I have to tell people that they are not responsible for their behavior. They're not creating it;...
B. F. SKINNER If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.
B. F. SKINNER The environment shapes people's actions.
B. F. SKINNER Great scientific contributions have been techniques.
B. F. SKINNER I don't know whether I want to improve religion or not. I prefer to get rid of it.
B. F. SKINNER Religions work for their own aggrandizement - strengthen the church and so on - and they use reinfor...
B. F. SKINNER If you insist that individual rights are the summum bonum, then the whole structure of society falls...
B. F. SKINNER Properly used, positive reinforcement is extremely powerful.
B. F. SKINNER The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
B. F. SKINNER When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
B. F. SKINNER Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.
B. F. SKINNER We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.
B. F. SKINNER Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.
B. F. SKINNER Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.
B. F. SKINNER Physics does not change the nature of the world it studies, and no science of behavior can change th...
B. F. SKINNER Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that he pro...
B. F. HARRIS The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do.
B. F. SKINNER When we want to know God's will, there are three things which always concur: the inward impulse, the...
F. B. MEYER God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that He is in the midst... will be qui...
F. B. MEYER We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.
B. F. SKINNER Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.
B. F. SKINNER The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.
B. F. SKINNER I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't ...
B. F. SKINNER A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The...
B. F. SKINNER The environment will continue to deteriorate until pollution practices are abandoned.
B. F. SKINNER Must we wait for selection to solve the problems of overpopulation, exhaustion of resources, polluti...
B. F. SKINNER Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century Faith is indeed the energy of our whole uni...
B. F. WESTCOTT The idea of "conviction" is complex. It involves the conceptions of authoritative examination, of un...
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B. F. SKINNER Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.
B. F. SKINNER Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that "he pr...
B. F. HARRIS Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service, by the idea that "he pr...
B. F. HARRIS Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.
B F SKINNER Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalist...
B. F. SKINNER A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how...
B. F. SKINNER I won't say that I'm an agnostic, since agnosticism maintains that one cannot know... but I&...
B. F. SKINNER The ideal of behaviorism is to eliminate coercion: to apply controls by changing the environment in ...
B. F. SKINNER Even the mundane task of washing dishes by hand is an example of the small tasks and personal activi...
B. F. SKINNER Behavior used to be reinforced by great deprivation; if people weren't hungry, they wouldn't...
B. F. SKINNER The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.
B. F. SKINNER The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
B. F. SKINNER Does a poet create, originate, initiate the thing called a poem, or is his behavior merely the produ...
B. F. SKINNER Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
B. F. SKINNER I remember when I was a freshman in college, I was still somewhat bothered by... worried... about re...
B. F. SKINNER The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a th...
B. F. SKINNER The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again.
B. F. SKINNER If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.
B. F. SKINNER I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made...
B. F. SKINNER I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In o...
B. F. SKINNER I'm very pessimistic.
B. F. SKINNER I would be opposed to any kind of totalitarian control.
B. F. SKINNER I never really expected to be controversial.
B. F. SKINNER I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
B. F. SKINNER I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inher...
B. F. SKINNER You can get along very well in this world by simply coming up with a quantity of reasonably valid st...
B. F. SKINNER The people who control the condition in which we live have no reason to think beyond more than the n...
B. F. SKINNER What is sought can never produce the seeking.
B. F. SKINNER We have not yet seen what man can make of man.
B. F. SKINNER How do the day’s event(s) compare with the famous quote you’ve picked to write about in So This ...
SAMUEL B. JONATHAN Mathematics are the result of mysterious powers which no one understands, and which the unconscious ...
MARSTON MORSE I was stuck as a Boomer type in a lot of people's minds.
DAVID MORSE I lead a simple life. I get residuals. I have a family; we're doing alright.
ROBERT MORSE I'm not sure I always feel like I'm in the seat. Sometimes I'm only holding on by one ha...
DAVID MORSE There is a sense that states are trying to be responsive to the public and its frustration with the ...
ANN MORSE They're out of the gate first.
ANN MORSE This is quite innovative I haven't seen a whole lot of governor's-level activity addressing this.
ANN MORSE There's a sense we've lost control of the borders. States are caught in the crossfire between Congre...
ANN MORSE We put in extra bleachers behind the baskets and we still had a lot of people standing. It was a gre...
BRIAN MORSE The great thing is our kids never quit. They were scrappy and fought to the end and that?s all you c...
BRIAN MORSE The big difference, obviously was our shooting percentage, they?re a great defensive team. Having to...
BRIAN MORSE It's going to be a long wait.
BRIAN MORSE I thought Chris Buck had an outstanding game. What a way for these seniors to go out against St. Mar...
BRIAN MORSE He really stepped it up when he had to.
BRIAN MORSE It was highly unlikely for us to make that many free throws down the stretch.
BRIAN MORSE We came out on fire in the first 10 minutes of the game. We hit 15 of our first 19 shots and were up...
BRIAN MORSE The key thing for (Shipley) is he?s starting to knock down his open shots.
BRIAN MORSE I was very concerned when Josh fouled out. I was afraid we?d lose our momentum that we?d gained.
BRIAN MORSE As Noble continues to expand its resort and lodging portfolio, it becomes increasingly important to ...
BOB MORSE The list is based on our own survey research. We start the data collection in October and publish th...
BOB MORSE The primary reason for the list is to supply prospective students with information to help them deci...
BOB MORSE When I think of robin migration, I think of the concept of waves.
BOB MORSE Let Christmas not become a thing Merely of merchant's trafficking, Of tinsel, bell and holly wreath ...
MADELINE MORSE There's always a salad. I've never eaten so much salad. And strawberries. I bet I eat a half-pound o...
MIKE MORSE One guy, his whole livelihood is rolling back odometers for dealers. He's figured out how to do it. ...
DICK MORSE In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller chara...
DAVID MORSE When it (the crane) moves, the whole platform moves. It's kind of scary,
MICHAEL MORSE Paul broke the Waldport dry spell of state placers last year when he placed fifth, and now we've mad...
EZRA MORSE There's a stigma. In Tulare County, it's presented like it's an illegal drug used by druggies. It's ...
RICK MORSE This stage can be defined as a place where Shakespeare murdered Hamlet, and a great many Hamlets hav...
ROBERT MORSE I knew the odds were against us ... but I knew I had to do something else.
ANNMARIE MORSE I have a lot of energy. I knew the odds were against us but I knew I had to do something else becaus...
ANNMARIE MORSE A pure heart is superlatively rare and even more attractive.
J.S.B. MORSE We have editors who spend a part of each day reading magazines and newspapers, looking for evidence ...
JOHN MORSE We had some pitchers that needed to get some work in. Rich was treating this as a bullpen day for hi...
PAUL MORSE I find it unfair that I am being punished three different times for making the mistake of taking ste...
MICHAEL MORSE We're holding an open forum. If there's a comment, even a negative one, we'd like to hear it.
RICK MORSE [Morse, in a prepared statement released through the Mariners, said the test results this year showe...
MICHAEL MORSE A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the rea...
J.S.B. MORSE It's an amazing new tool for people who have a need to connect with people who have answers.
BILL MORSE That's the fulcrum in terms of a lot of things coming together.
BILL MORSE Our challenge is to get out the message that health care can be affordable but it has to by its very...
BILL MORSE The problem with showers and thunderstorms is that you can drop quite a bit of precipitation in a sh...
ELIZABETH MORSE See how easy it is?, ... They just wait and prey.
ROBERT MORSE Another American Revolution has begun. It began here in Boston, and we'll see more of these American...
GUY MORSE I just want to ease somebody's burden.
ANNMARIE MORSE I thought it'd be a 4-3 game. They dominated in the first five minuets, and we dominated the rest. W...
DAVE MORSE Two things I've learned: 1) you simply cannot change someone's mind on certain issues and 2) some is...
J.S.B. MORSE Whether she knows it or not, people watch.
DOUG MORSE It's a great thing to do in the fall, winter and spring when the weather doesn't let you get out.
DOUG MORSE It's eight minutes of fast heart rate.
DOUG MORSE If you've got an inkling that something's not right with a car you're looking at, it's time to walk ...
DICK MORSE You've got a couple million cars coming into the market with 70,000 to 80,000 miles, and they're rol...
DICK MORSE This behavior was rational, and during this period of volatility and uncertainty, was not unexpected...
ED MORSE The market is becoming very volatile. It will move upward or downward with any other news -- includi...
ED MORSE The Russians keep changing their laws. My judgment is the Russians are not going to permit in practi...
ED MORSE In recent years, whenever there has been a crisis in the oil market, it has worked itself out pretty...
ED MORSE We are finally starting to see changes in what's happening.
ELIZABETH MORSE This will be mostly a Southern California event. It is still a very wet storm. It is still a very da...
ELIZABETH MORSE Mother Nature has backed off. We are looking at slightly better conditions in the forecast.
ELIZABETH MORSE This is some of the most moist air we have seen in a long time.
ELIZABETH MORSE There's system coming in next week that looks quite potent.
ELIZABETH MORSE Overall, this is a much more gentle system. Unfortunately, it's coming right on the heels of a prett...
ELIZABETH MORSE The good news, of course, is that we are in a break right now. The bad news is that it ends tomorrow...
ELIZABETH MORSE We just can't seem to get rid of it, this weather pattern. It will stop, this is California after al...
ELIZABETH MORSE This is such a slow moving storm -- means a lot of rain in many areas -- basically anywhere that has...
ELIZABETH MORSE The Casey brothers are our leading scorers, but we have seven guys that are all within three or four...
DAVE MORSE I think that might be the best we can play. We moved the puck and limited them to three shots. We di...
DAVE MORSE We've had three shutouts in the last four games, so Dan's (Morse, Harwood goalkeeper) been playing g...
DAVE MORSE We played real well. We are just trying to get ready for the playoffs and working on a few things.
DAVE MORSE We counted our blessings. They're making a late season surge, and playing good hockey, they're going...
DAVE MORSE Each team got a goal in the first and each got a goal in the second. We got quite a few shots in the...
DAVE MORSE It was up and down all night. We kind of dominated, but didn't connect until the second and third pe...
DAVE MORSE I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good thin...
DAVID MORSE The real future of the Hispanic targeted media and advertising is in English.
DAVID MORSE For me, I'm doing my job, just like we were doing our job all along. He's got to change his mind.
DAVID MORSE As we continue to explore the universe, we are proud that NASA's pioneering efforts keep fueling Ame...
DAVID MORSE Implicitly when they make that request there's an expectation that it will be paid back,
DAVID MORSE Given the proximity of our Long Beach branch to increasing truck traffic in and around the ports of ...
DAVID MORSE There's something wrong there, because if he was supposed to put 1,000 miles on it, I don't know whe...
DAVID MORSE He didn't hardly ever wear a hat around here,
DAVID MORSE We?re not making any compromises to go faster. It?s a frame of mind. You can?t think about the clock...
DAVID MORSE For a full examination of the truth, you ought to be able to take in the context of a person's past ...
DAVID MORSE Juries will put the evidence in the context that is deserved, ... As a rule, I have confidence in th...
DAVID MORSE Although we may not have finished as high as we wanted, we were also going into the tournament with ...
EZRA MORSE It's been years since Waldport has had a district finalist, and even more since Waldport has had a d...
EZRA MORSE We are pleased, but not content. This type of finish is only going to make us hungrier.
EZRA MORSE Once again, considering we are wrestling with half a team and down a varsity wrestler, our performan...
EZRA MORSE You're going to see it play out and grow in interest.
GUY MORSE Everything is influenced by the fact that the athletes can't - and we don't want to encourage them t...
GUY MORSE We feel like we're at a different level, and we felt we have an obligation to bring the sport into t...
GUY MORSE Boston has been at the beginning of so many revolutions and this is another one for the sport.
GUY MORSE There is a fair amount of self-policing among the runners.
GUY MORSE The world marathon majors marks the first time in the sport's history that the world's top five race...
GUY MORSE The World Marathon Majors marks the first time in the sport's history that the world's top five race...
GUY MORSE This is the most exciting innovation that long distance running has ever witnessed.
GUY MORSE I would not have one as a pet. The only things they think about are food, reproduction and survival....
GARY MORSE Commercial fishing is hard work, and the last thing you need is someone robbing your trap.
GARY MORSE There are significant penalties for this.
GARY MORSE Hitting the moored boat provided a launch ramp for it into the house. It was pretty spectacular. And...
GARY MORSE The state budget hasn't included that item now for two years.
GARY MORSE They should call us immediately.
GARY MORSE Occasionally, you'll find them in your flower bed, on your doorstep or in your garage. When they get...
GARY MORSE The case sizes are proper for a traveling cage, and there were no violations. Animals were cared for...
GARY MORSE This is an issue that every high school in the country deals with. Kids will be kids, and they make ...
JAMES MORSE I think the lesson learned for the adults was to be better at communicating. Make sure your intentio...
JAMES MORSE I think there were a lot of lessons learned for the adults. And I think so for the kids, too.
JAMES MORSE If you live life so cautiously as to never fail, you end up failing at life itself.
J.S.B. MORSE With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, alt...
DAVID MORSE I don't care about the money. I just need, as an actor, to do as many different things that I ca...
DAVID MORSE I will be always grateful to NBC.
DAVID MORSE I've always tried to not let movie, television or theatre be all that my life is about. I've...
DAVID MORSE I try to do things I haven't been able to before.
DAVID MORSE I've tried to let the work I do speak.
DAVID MORSE No matter how many people tell you, Save your money, when you've got a series, you never do. Som...
DAVID MORSE I'm acting for the pleasure of it.
DAVID MORSE By the time I could have played football, I was already into acting and that's what I wanted to ...
DAVID MORSE Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up.
DAVID MORSE I'm a very private person.
DAVID MORSE I don't even know what TV star means. I know there's a difference in how people approach you...
DAVID MORSE It's great to be able to have your feet in both worlds. I wouldn't want to be just stuck in ...
DAVID MORSE I've done scenes in films that I felt like the performance was better in certain takes, but they...
DAVID MORSE You get to the middle of a take that's going really well and the camera will run out of film. Th...
DAVID MORSE In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I c...
DAVID MORSE His personality spanned generations in both directions. His gifts seemed to flow naturally and effor...
JEFF MORSE Brett was the kind of person that one sought to emulate. His redeeming characteristics were numerous...
JEFF MORSE The primary concern is the impact on the employees and their families.
JEFF MORSE There should be car tracks here, but there's not one, ... I'm sure [the state police] are vigilant i...
ROBERT MORSE I'll be fine when she finally gets me the assurance of her self to me (Trust) That will be my Happy ...
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