I've often said that my rats have taught me much more than I've taught them.

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.

Proverbs 16:3 'Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.' A great reminder when planning out the school year.

The bravest thing I ever did was leave there. The next bravest thing I did was come back, to make myself heard.

Travel is an urge best cultivated from within.

Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still, it is never complete.

Life does not forgive weakness.

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents.

I feel great physically. I feel really good.

After doing this, going away, trying other things and working on other shows, this character, and working within Days of Our Lives, has been one of the most enjoyable experiences in my career.

Your village may be different from other people's villages but we are all prisoners.

Love was not something that people married for generally in those days. They married for security. They married for economic reasons, you know, companionship - but not love.