The juvenile delinquent does not feel his disturbed personality. The intelligent man does not feel his intelligence or the introvert his introversion.

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 self is a repertoire of behavior appropriate to a given set of contingencies.

An important fact about verbal behavior is that speaker and listener may reside within the same skin.

We admire people to the extent that we cannot explain what they do, and the word 'admire' then means 'marvel at.'

Any single historical event is too complex to be adequately known by anyone. It transcends all the intellectual capacities of men. Our practice is to wait until a sufficient number of details have been forgotten. Of course things seem simpler then! Our memories work that way; we retain the facts which are easiest to think about.

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