Individual societies begin in harmonious adaptation to the environment and, like individuals, quickly get trapped into nonadaptive, artificial, repetitive sequences. When the… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
The confidentiality of the judicial process would not matter greatly to an understanding and evaluation of the legal system if the consequences… — Richard Posner Copy Share Image
“Obviously, oxytocin and vasopressin are the grooviest hormones in the universe. Pour them into the water supply, and people will be more… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
I feel that homophobia runs rampant in the music industry, and that artists are allowed to speak openly in a hateful way,… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I have observed several hundred salespeople who were taught to use deceptive practices like 'bait and switch' and encouraged to play negotiation… — Ron Willingham Copy Share Image
On a psychic level, we could be carrying energies and entities and cravings and habits and confusion and patterns of behavior from… — Robert Moss Copy Share Image
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“This person has no reservations about pushing the envelope to get what he wants, going so far as to stage meltdowns in… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
If we can stop, listen, and think about what others are seeing in us, we have a great opportunity. We can compare… — Marshall Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Our conduct has a direct influence on how people think about the gospel. The world doesn't judge us by our theology; the… — Carolyn Mahaney Copy Share Image
If you are trying to appear calm and collected on the outside when actually you are feeling upset and angry, your children… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
There is a certain kind of person who is so dominated by the desire to be loved for himself alone that he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In just 200 tweets we can assess and identify 52 different personality traits of a customer. We ran an analysis over 500,000… — Sandy Carter Copy Share Image
The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Antidepressant medications, you still have some depressive thoughts. Antipsychotic medications, you still have some psychotic symptoms for the vast majority of the… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
Obstruction, basically, is whether you corruptly influence, obstruct or impede the administration of justice. You tell a chief law enforcement officer get,… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Why have we had such a decline in moral climate? I submit to you that a major factor has been a change… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The natural inclination of man is to rely solely upon himself and to ignore the purpose of his existence as well as… — Delbert L. Stapley Copy Share Image
I'm not sure [Donald] Trump has had that distinction between private and public life in his head. And so, I think there's… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The notion of "humanity" as a form of transcendence derives, I think, from the conviction that intellectuality possesses an absolute power, from… — Talal Asad Copy Share Image
Well, Americans expect our president to be human beings, and as imperfect as all of us are. They expect us to make… — Matthew Dowd Copy Share Image
Of all the major religions, or lack thereof, the atheist's is one of the best pretenders: his foundation for all existences, as… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Just as we're always told that schoolyard bullies are actually deeply insecure, liberals rationalize their own ferocious behavior by claiming to have… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
“Though the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Parents ought, through their own behavior and the values by which they live, to provide direction for their children. But they need… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
I'm looking for a second reformation. The first reformation of the church 500 years ago was about beliefs. This one is going… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Too many people hold a very narrow view of what motivates us. They believe that the only way to get us moving… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Humans like to think of themselves as unusual. We've got big brains that make it possible for us to think, and we… — Mark Pagel Copy Share Image
The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
If you can stop using substance or stop your addictive behavior for extended periods of time without craving, you are not dependent.… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false… — Robert K. Merton Copy Share Image
You only have control over three things in your life - the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
His response is more than sensible. It reflects his understanding that evens unfold as a refelction of precise karmic order and that… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
Society has put before you the ideal of a 'perfect man'. No matter in which culture you were born, you have scriptural… — U.G. Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Without knowing it, the adults in our lives practiced a most productive kind of behavior modification. After our chores and household duties… — Mildred Armstrong Kalish Copy Share Image
Greg Kaidanov tried to get me to view his behavior as part of what makes him great - if he wouldn't get… — Irina Krush Copy Share Image
Architecture is inherently a totalitarian activity. One thing we hate about it is that when you design a space, you're probably designing… — Vito Acconci Copy Share Image
He was skinning a bear. I was terrified at first, because the corpse resembled a naked man quartered between two trees. He'd… — Dave Cook Copy Share Image
I think it's better to have limits. My limits are different from other people's limits. I'm all for freedom, I'm all for… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
Imagine, [Kriezler] said, that you enter a large, somewhat crumbling hall that echoes with the sounds of people mumbling and talking repetitively… — Caleb Carr Copy Share Image