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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

“A man can surely do what he wills to do, but cannot determine what he wills.”

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Arthur Schopenhauer was a prominent German philosopher born on February 22, 1788, and died on September 21, 1860. He is one of the most important figures in 19th-century German philosophy and is known for his unique pessimistic philosophical ideas. more

“To say that a man is sinful because he sins is to give an operational definition of sin. To say that he sins because he is sinful is to trace his behavior to a supposed inner trait. But whether or not a person engages in the kind of behavior called sinful depends upon circumstances which are not mentioned in either question. The sin assigned as an inner possession (the sin a person "knows") is to be found in a history of reinforcement.”

Knows Men Giving Kind Persons Found Sin Depends Circumstances Behavior Definitions Possession Free Will Traits Reinforcement

Author:B. F. Skinner

“In the mind there is no absolute or free will; but the mind is determined to wish this or that by a cause, which has also been determined by another cause, and this last by another cause, and so on to infinity.”

Mind Lasts Wish Causes Absolutes Determined Free Will Infinity

Book:Ethics

Source: Ethics

“The desire to win is born in most of us. The will to win is a matter of training. The manner of winning is a matter of honour.”

Matter Desire Winning Born Training Honour Will To Win Desire To Win

Book:As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations

Source: As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations

“I learned to produce whether I wanted to or not. It would be easy to say oh, I have writer's block, oh, I have to wait for my muse. I don't. Chain that muse to your desk and get the job done.”