A permissive government is a government that leaves control to other sources.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

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.

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

The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Behavior is determined by its consequences.

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

Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.

If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.

Many people, especially women, never experience boredom because they have never learned to work properly.

He is indeed the 'Lamb.' There is nothing harsh or haughty or retaliative about Him.

Give something that wasn't expected.

As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there

I grew up in a Jewish family, and we have raised our children in a Jewish tradition. Religion gives a framework for moral enquiry in young minds and points us to questions beyond the material.

Style has become very important, the whole idea of style, what your personal style is. It's your identity.

Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender.

My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.

Miami is a melting pot in which none of the stones melt. They rattle around.