B.F. Skinner

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"We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading."

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"Positive reinforcement is more effective than punishment."

B.F. Skinner

Science and Human Behavior·Buy on Amazon

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

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"Freedom is a problem unsolved and, because of inexorable circumstances, perhaps insoluble."

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Beyond Freedom and Dignity·Buy on Amazon

"Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man is not overwhelmed by it."

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"The average American family would be priced out of the middle class if health care costs continue to rise."

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"Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences."

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Walden Two·Buy on Amazon

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

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Science and Human Behavior·Buy on Amazon

"We are not going to change the external world until we change ourselves."

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"The environment is the source of all behavior."

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