From the lowest animals of which we can affirm intelligence up to man this type of intellect is found. – Edward Thorndike
Human education is concerned with certain changes in the intellects, characters and behavior of men, its problems being roughly included under these four topics: Aims, materials, means and methods. – Edward Thorndike
The real difference between a mans scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge. – Edward Thorndike
Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals. – Edward Thorndike
I do not like football, which I think of as a game in which two tractors approach each other from opposite directions and collide. Besides, I have contempt for a game in which players have to wear so much equipment. Men play basketball in their underwear, which seems just right to me. – Anna Quindlen, Living Out Loud, 1988