Behavior Quotations | Page 5

A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.

Because of such conjointedness, behavior that exerts no effect whatsoever on outcomes is developed and consistently performed

Problems of human behavior still continue to baffle us, but at least in the Library we have them properly filed.

The fact that two immigrants were the perpetrators of this incident should in no way influence our attitudes or behavior,

The day the rabbi came to our mosque and spoke to 500 Muslims, that was an awesome moment. That's not the sort of behavior of a radical imam. And now, all that is destroyed.

Equality is the measure of all things, and bad behavior is less bad if everyone indulges in it.

Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior.

80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems ... they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.

What is human behavior, except trying to prove that we're not animals?

I hate being on my best behavior. It brings out the absolute worst in me.

A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness.

Regulation of sexual behavior is the preferred route to wider social control.

Any story you've heard of my behavior is probably true.

I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior.

A revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new tools. It happens when society adopts new behaviors

Behavior is motivation filtered through opportunity.

Amateur production, the result of all this new capability, means that the category of ‘consumer’ is now a temporary behavior rather than a permanent identity

We learned that marketers prefer to target by context and behavior over demographics and that they are actively using both advanced targeting methods.

When J&J lowered the price and came in at $63 a share, it was probably closer to what is the real worth of Guidant. The only thing I can say is this behavior, certainly the behavior of Boston Scientific, is not rational here. I just think they are playing a very dangerous game.

We don't believe any evidence exists of willful and criminal behavior. We intend to defend ourselves against any criminal charges vigorously.

We have found no corruption by the secretary general, ... his behavior has not been exonerated by any stretch of the imagination.

We wake up at 3 and 4 in the morning to move the trains in this town. That's not the behavior of thugs and selfish people.

We run the risk of (wealthy residents) leaving the state or changing their behavior to avoid this tax.

The recommendation will not rescue patients and neither does it promote healthy behavior. Instead, they have been promoting programs that encourage riskier activities.

There has been (talk on Wall Street) that major media companies are out of favor. I have seen this chicken-little behavior before, ... I have worked in the industry for four decades. At least once a decade they fall out of favor, but each time they emerge stronger than ever. This is for cyclical economic reasons.

There has never, never been an instance found where any sort of anti-competitive behavior led to price increases in this industry,

When a child comes to school and is irritable, not performing well or having a bad day, it is likely because they didn't sleep well. Some kids are kind of misunderstood in behavior problems because they are sleep-deprived. Whatever is keeping them up, they don't get enough rest, and you can see it the next day in their behavior. They are lethargic and not involved.

We would like to see a major public education campaign about the consequences of engaging in this kind of behavior and that would include posters and notices all through the airports, including bars and restaurants that are serving alcohol.

We wouldn't interfere with infants or toddlers unless their behavior interfered with functioning, for example, if they were really aggressive. Most can do fine until ... they're around other children.

We will continue our picketing by all legal means available to us. What about the lockout? Doesn't that constitute abusive behavior by Disney/ABC?

We keep supervisors out of the behavior-based safety process so that when an employee sees a supervisor approaching him and asking about unsafe behavior, there's a very different flavor than that of a peer doing it as part of a behavior-based safety program, ... While the employee's approach as part of a behavior-based safety program might be 'I saw you do this,' the supervisor has the role of a coach, saying, 'I'm working with you until your behavior changes.'

It is more important to understand the ground of your own behavior than to understand the motives of another.

I'm very disciplined, but the one thing that I have addictive behavior about is the Internet.

I am proactive and looking to change my own behavior rather than others' - which is generally much more successful!

If you have expectations, you try to put your standards on someone else's behavior. The fact is you can't control anyone but yourself, so creating standards, as opposed to expectations, keeps the ball in your court.

My behavior is humiliating.

Your behavior is based on your beliefs, and what you do and say, over and over again, helps develop your habits.

In film, we sculpt time, we sculpt behavior and we sculpt light.

When women are relegated to moods, mannerisms, and contours that conform to a single ideal of beauty and behavior, they are captured in both body and soul, and are no longer free.

What the region is looking for - and needs - is a power that guarantees stability through predictable behavior.

We have no idea who is doing this, but we cannot tolerate this kind of behavior. Certainly, we support the free expression of ideas, but the freedom to do so must not come at the expense of the rights of others.

When he follows the court's guidelines that dictate his behavior, he will find himself able to fulfill a handful of jobs, most of which will be manual labor. The first six months of his life will be spent trying to work for near minimum wage, spending half his free time answering questions from media outlets, book writers and more. Not a life I would enjoy.

Well in the history of the See's Candy Company they always say, "I never did it before, and I'm never going to do it again." And we cashier them. It would be evil not to, because terrible behavior spreads.

Contraries are cured by contraries.

The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition.

Behavior is the theory of manners practically applied.

You can shave your head, but I've had to gain a lot of weight for movies, I've had to drop weight really fast for movies. I've had to learn accents or embody physical behaviors or twitches and things like that. And sometimes you take to some things easily and sometimes [not]. That's the challenge of the job.

I like maxims that don't encourage behavior modification. -Calvin

It was not just inappropriate behavior

We're seeing an administration that's engaging in a lot of legal hairsplitting to justify behavior that's not authorized by the law.

Men threatened by feminism either don't understand it or don't like that they now have to modify their own shitty behavior.

government has no business intervening in any consensual private behavior.

What should a brand leader advertise?Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.

We want the kids to be physically fit and learn good behavior, sportsmanship, respect for themselves and for others.

Behavior is the substance of religion. Belief is the substance of relationship.

We actually enjoy them - their behavior and how they bounce around and stuff. They've always been a pleasure. Now rats, that's a different story.

Which, the first meeting with anybody is, you know, everybody is on their best behavior. It's only after you get to know them for a while that you figure out.

The only reason why I negotiated with these guys was simply because they didn't try to avoid the issue, they got hold of us right way, ... They clearly didn't understand when they went out of bounds the risk that was involved to other people. I think in looking backward, they understand they put other people at risk with their behavior and this was a way to settle this thing.

We're going to continue working politically ... the behavior (of the Russians) is completely unacceptable,

We found that mothers showed no differential behavior toward their sons versus their daughters. They weren't being nasty to their sons or encouraging to their daughters.

We are prepared to talk directly with the North Koreans to explain what they have to do to come back into compliance with their international obligations, but we will not negotiate with them in a fashion that rewards bad behavior or that is submission to blackmail,

We strongly dispute the claim that the behavior of some store managers reflected a corporate plan devised to further the company's position during the prolonged labor negotiations.

very disappointed in her behavior and that she should go now.

Walker Digital doesn't look like much more than an idea house that comes up with ideas, then sues people who come up with similar ones. I think that kind of behavior is very similar to what happened on the high seas with pirates. It's being done under the auspices of a legitimate business practice, but in fact it's concealing behavior that is anything but fair business practice.

With the number of labor-intensive acres going up in California, their behavior does not seem to suggest that they see a labor shortage, even if that's what they tell reporters. Farmers always think there's not enough labor. It's a very unpredictable business. You can't control the weather. The one thing you can push for is a lax immigration program, or a guest-worker program.

Accept yourself. But realize your behaviors can be bad.

More often than not, the belief that you are bad contributes to the "bad" behavior. Change and learning occur most readily when you (a) recognize that an error has occurred and (b) develop a strategy for correcting the problem. An attitude of self-love and relaxation facilitates this, whereas guilt often interferes.

Guilt serves a powerful social function in terms of policing our behavior.

Couples need to let go of the notion that something's wrong if you're not enraptured with each other all the time. After the early enchantment stage, it takes proactive behavior to keep your love alive.

Crossing the 50-percent threshold on broadband usage, increasing focus of traditional media companies on Internet, and most importantly, the gradual but profound change in consumers' behavior for content consumption is pushing many more advertisers to allocate more dollars online at the expense of traditional media.

Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that is often considered perfectly respectable in legitimate business

cultural issues that manifest in the behavior of individuals and the policies of institutions because these factors make a difference and can be changed.

Early adopters of digital cameras most often printed at home, if they printed at all - there weren't many options yet available or convenient. Now the infrastructure to get digital prints at retail is in place and consumers are adopting this behavior more quickly, ... As the quality, functionality and ease-of-use of camera phones improve, we see users gravitating to the service, quality and cost-effectiveness of the retail destination.

During his lifetime, when he was insulted or encountered offensive behavior, he did not respond with rage or violence. Instead he taught his followers to respond with mercy and best behavior.

At the end of the day, the most effective way to alter people's behavior is to make them as aware as you possibly can on ways to improve.

continue to investigate with the Attorney General's office allegations of illegal behavior that prevent consumers from getting the best insurance products at the best price.

Violence is learned behavior, ... That's part of the message of the Week Without Violence. It has to do with people not properly raising their kids; not properly supervising them.

Earnings momentum now favors Europe. Given the continued divergence in unit labor cost behavior between the two regions, coupled with the recent weakness of European currencies vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, momentum should continue to favor Europe.

To improve the style of the 401(k), we should recognize the power of inertia in human behavior and enlist it to promote rather than hinder savings.

To justify the president's criminal behavior by demonizing those who seek to hold him accountable ignores the fact that President Clinton's actions and those actions alone precipitated the investigations which have brought us here today,

You imagine that it would be used by jealous boyfriends, but it may also be used inside business. However, businesses themselves already employ a number of tools to monitor end user behavior on the desktop, so it could also be something that companies potentially use themselves.

Every gang member that I have worked with is enamored by the hip-hop culture and the lifestyles of this genre's rich and famous. It is common for youths to emulate these rap artists by wearing similar gangster-type clothing. This alone is not concerning. The concern evolves when the behavior and attitude begin to go as south as the pants. Certain rap artists tout their criminal history, gang affiliation and their fortune of surviving gun battles. It becomes a concern, when dealing with a very troubled individual that is consumed by the gang mentality.

atrociously bad behavior from a company with a history of atrociously bad behavior.

I see no legitimate evidence of that behavior,

Turkey's behavior during the conflict shows that Turkey no longer is a typical Islamic country. But that's exactly what makes it less credible as a mediator.

Traffic is not an immutable force. When faced with less space to drive and more places to walk, people will alter their behavior and walk more, drive less.

You cannot stop sexual experimentation. You can only stop risky behavior based on inaccurate information. When our parents won't teach us about our bodies, we seek information elsewhere.

To diagnose and treat a brain disorder accurately, it would be necessary to look at the brain directly. Looking at behavior alone can miss a vital piece of the puzzle and provide an incomplete, or even a misleading, picture of the child's problems.

The government has a legitimate interest in helping preserve not only public health, but public morals as well. The mere fact that this behavior occurs in private doesn't mean the public doesn't have a stake in these behaviors.

We see this as an extremely serious allegation of unacceptable behavior,

I see this as the new frontier in our understanding of child development. We don't know the molecular mechanism by which a mother's behavior reaches down to inhibit or elicit the expression of a gene, but clearly that's happening.

The Supreme Court of the nation has noticed that when you're trying to protect people who have been targets of bullying and violence, it is necessary to enumerate categories. The reason is so people are given notice, concretely, of what behavior they can and cannot do.

The so-called pathological liar has learned from an early age that they get punished more often for telling the truth than they do for lying. They get so accustomed to devious behavior that they lie without much thought or emotion.

'The Talk-Funny Girl' opens with a glum picture of a desperately poor rural New England family. Poverty has so brutalized the family that the ordinary laws and rules governing humanity have eroded, turning systems of behavior upside down.

The ''self-image'' is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.

These companies have broken the law of supply and demand with their cartel-like behavior at the refining end.

We must change the function of government. We must build up a government with regulated behavior and harmonious operations -- and which is fair, transparent, clean and efficient.

We have made very clear to the government of Sudan that that kind of future behavior is just unacceptable." ()

When you got over $3, you did see behavior change. That does seem to be the magic number, $3 to $3.50.

There are absolutely no allegations by anybody, including the young lady, of any sort of inappropriate behavior.