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B. F. Skinner

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1948 until his retirement in 1974.

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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.
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.
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.

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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.