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

A scientist may not be sure of the answer, but he's often sure he can find one. And that's a condition which is clearly not enjoyed by philosophy.

A first principle not formally recognized by scientific methodologists: when you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.

A piece of music is an experience to be taken by itself.

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.

I may say that the only differences I expect to see revealed between the behavior of the rat and man (aside from enormous differences of complexity) lie in the field of verbal behavior.

When we say that a man controls himself, we must specify who is controlling whom.