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.

Except when physically restrained, a person is least free or dignified when he is under threat of punishment, and unfortunately most people often are.

In the world at large we seldom vote for a principle or a given state of affairs. We vote for a man who pretends to believe in that principle or promises to achieve that state. We don't want a man, we want a condition of peace and plenty-- or, it may be, war and want-- but we must vote for a man.

The extent to which human aggression exemplifies innate tendencies is not clear.

Your liberals and radicals all want to govern. They want to try it their way- to show that people will be happier if the power is wielded in a different way or for different purposes. But how do they know? Have they ever tried it? No, it's merely their guess.

What is love except another name for the use of positive reinforcement? Or vice versa.

The evolution of cultures appears to follow the pattern of the evolution of species. The many different forms of culture which arise correspond to the "mutations" of genetic theory. Some forms prove to be effective under prevailing circumstances and others not, and the perpetuation of the culture is determined accordingly.