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

That's all teaching is; arranging contingencies which bring changes in behavior.

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.

Society already possesses the psychological techniques needed to obtain universal observance of a code - a code which would guarantee the success of a community or state. The difficulty is that these techniques are in the hands of the wrong people-or, rather, there aren't any right people.

The simulated approval and affection with which parents and teachers are often urged to solve behavior problems are counterfeit. So are flattery, backslap-ping, and many other ways of "winning friends.

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

I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.