We have not yet seen what man can make of man. B. F. Skinner makeman Change image and share on social
The environment shapes people's actions. B. F. Skinner actionenvironmentpeople Change image and share on social
You can get along very well in this world by simply coming up with a quantity of reasonably valid statements. B. F. Skinner comequantitysimply Change image and share on social
Religions work for their own aggrandizement - strengthen the church and so on - and they use reinforcers of one kind or another to get obedience and so on from their communicants. B. F. Skinner aggrandizementchurchcommunicant Change image and share on social
I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture. B. F. Skinner culturedefinedoubt Change image and share on social
Properly used, positive reinforcement is extremely powerful. B. F. Skinner extremelypositivepowerful Change image and share on social
I don't know whether I want to improve religion or not. I prefer to get rid of it. B. F. Skinner improvepreferreligion Change image and share on social
I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me. B. F. Skinner altruismaltruisticchild share on social
I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inherited and wonder if it is the last word or whether it can be changed. B. F. Skinner changecultureinherit Change image and share on social
Must we wait for selection to solve the problems of overpopulation, exhaustion of resources, pollution of the environment and a nuclear holocaust, or can we take explicit steps to make our future more secure? In the latter case, must we not transcend selection? B. F. Skinner caseenvironmentexhaustion share on social
