Positive Reinforcement Quotes

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

  B. F. Skinner

  Reality, Important, Way

  "Meditations for Parents Who Do Too Much". Book by Jonathon Lazear and Wendy Lazear, p. 5, 1993.

  204 Copy quote

  Show source

• Positive reinforcement changes behavior for the better, while criticism stabilizes negative behaviors and blocks change.

  Virginia H. Pearce

  Block, Criticism, Negative

  20 Copy quote

• Managers help people see themselves as they are; Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are.

  Jim Rohn

  Leadership, Encouraging, People

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 29, 2014

  93 Copy quote

  Show source

• What is love except another name for the use of positive reinforcement? Or vice versa.

  B. F. Skinner

  Names, What Is Love, Vices

  B. F. Skinner (1974). “Walden Two”, p.282, Hackett Publishing

  178 Copy quote

  Show source

• Instead of yelling and spanking, which dont work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

  Patricia Richardson

  Believe, Yelling, Games

  30 Copy quote

• Positive reinforcement generates more behavior than is minimally required. We call this discretionary effort, and its presence in the workplace is the only way an organization can maximize performance.

  Aubrey Daniels

  Organization, Effort, Way

  15 Copy quote

• Some people are so special, so beautiful and have so much to offer this world. Sad thing is they just don’t see it. They need positive reinforcement. Tell them, 'If you could see only half of what I see in you, then one day you'd realize how truly amazing you really are.

  Marc Mero

  Beautiful, People, Special

  FaceBook post by Marc Mero from Nov 19, 2016

  54 Copy quote

  Show source

• People thrive on positive reinforcement. They can take only a certain amount of criticism and you may lose them altogether if you criticize them in a personal way... you can make a point without being personal. Don't insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less

  Bill Walsh

  People, Coaching, Criticism

  112 Copy quote

• One often sees a call only in retrospect. This too is God's design. God often reinforces our faith after we trust him, not before.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Trust, Faith, God

  Twitter post from Nov 06, 2015

  21 Copy quote

  Show source

• Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way.

  Bill Gates

  Teaching, Skills, Bored

  11 Copy quote

• I am worthy of attracting unlimited abundance and prosperity into my life, regardless of what life experiences have gone before me. I only reinforce and contemplate images that are in harmony with this vision.

  Wayne Dyer

  Vision, Gone, Prosperity

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Apr 20, 2015

  9 Copy quote

  Show source

• The one thing that I always got positive reinforcement for from teachers, who really changed my life, was the written word.

  Anna Quindlen

  Teacher, Reinforcement, Changed

  5 Copy quote

• Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.

  B. F. Skinner

  Society, Individual, Helpless

  B. F. Skinner (1974). “Walden Two”, p.95, Hackett Publishing

  85 Copy quote

  Show source

• Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.

  Jeannette Walls

  Children, Negative, Reinforcement

  Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• I think it's always important to give immediate positive reinforcement.

  Alfonso Cuaron

  Thinking, Giving, Important

  Source: www.indiewire.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.

  B. F. Skinner

  Inspiring, Education, Book

  "B. F. Skinner: The Man and His Ideas". Book by Richard Isadore Evans, p. 73, 1968.

  67 Copy quote

  Show source

• Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul, and that was why she ignored us kids when we cried. Fussing over children who cry only encouraged them, she told us. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.

  Jeannette Walls

  Mom, Children, Kids

  Jeannette Walls (2006). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

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

  B. F. Skinner

  Graduation, Education, Teacher

  New Scientist 21 May 1964

  266 Copy quote

  Show source

• I believe in giving rewards and positive reinforcement for a job well done, but can we raise ourselves a little higher than the dogs and give rewards that have longer-term benefits? How can a poor food choice be a true reward anyway?

  Jill Johnson

  Motivational, Dog, Jobs

  4 Copy quote

• Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement.

  Tiger Woods

  Stress, People, Negative

  17 Copy quote

• That's how I am as a director - if somebody does a really good take, I can't help it, I'm not even aware of it. Actors really, really need positive reinforcement.

  Cameron Crowe

  Directors, Doe, Needs

  Interview with Lorraine Cwelich, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 5, 2011.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Western parents try to respect their children’s individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing environment. By contrast, the Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing them for the future, letting them see what they’re capable of, and arming them with skills, work habits, and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.

  Amy Chua

  Children, Believe, Passion

  16 Copy quote

• I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.

  Tyler Perry

  Long, Want, Reinforcement

  4 Copy quote