Ireland sober is Ireland stiff. Read Summary
My manners, abominable at times, can be sweet. Read Summary
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. Read Summary
Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes. Read Summary
Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply understood as externally defined norms of behavior but are lived as the spontaneous manifestation of internalized values. Read Summary
Well, I'll put it this way: you can certainly say belief in God makes people behave worse. That can be proved beyond a doubt. Read Summary
A man's true character comes out when he's drunk. Read Summary
Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. For example, I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church. Read Summary
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood? Read Summary
The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image. Read Summary
To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true. Read Summary
The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again. Read Summary
The ideal of behaviorism is to eliminate coercion: to apply controls by changing the environment in such a way as to reinforce the kind of behavior that benefits everyone. Read Summary
A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment. Read Summary
Behavior used to be reinforced by great deprivation; if people weren't hungry, they wouldn't work. Now we are committed to feeding people whether they work or not. Nor is money as great a reinforcer as it once was. People no longer work for punitive reasons, yet our culture offers no new satisfactions. Read Summary
The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount. Read Summary
The environment shapes people's actions. Read Summary
I have to tell people that they are not responsible for their behavior. They're not creating it; they're not initiating anything. It's all found somewhere else. That's an awful lot to relinquish. Read Summary
Reinforcement is being right. Read Summary
I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills. Read Summary