"The world would be a better place if we gave up the notion of individual responsibility."

"The study of human behavior is not an attempt to explain away human dignity, but to clarify the conditions under which human beings can achieve their greatest potential."

"The fact that people are happy, that they feel free, that they do what they want to do, is not a guarantee that they are behaving effectively or that they are doing what is best for them."

"The ideal of behaviorism is to eliminate coercion: to apply controls by changing the environment in such a way as to reinforce the kind of behavior that benefits everyone."

"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."