The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
You seem cynical because you're always talking about that selfish behavior that's dressed up as altruism. It doesn't mean there isn't altruism.… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
They're so attached to their patterns that they've forgotten rule number one of human behavior: there are no patterns. People just do… — Sebastian Faulks Copy Share Image
You can't make Christ funny. He's self-aware, he's too flexible within the situation. It's rigidity, it's when the ego takes over and… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behaviour. Begin to act the part of the person you would… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The most rewarding thing for me has been this affirmation for me that people are basically good and smart, and if you… — Biz Stone Copy Share Image
Five hundred thousand Americans die from tobacco poisoning every year, and it's legal. I don't know, it just that's the - you… — Larry Hagman Copy Share Image
Could hell be a place where there is no self-respect? A place where people have no pride in their own existence or… — Neil Peart 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
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
In Buddhist ideology, the conventional self is that which is constructed in a way by the use of the pronoun, and when… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
“I deal with long-term behavior issues in each of my kids. But as long as they are in my home, my job… — Amber Lia Copy Share Image
The theory of economic shock therapy relies in part on the roleof expectations on feeding an inflationary process. Reining in inflation requires… — Naomi Klein 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
I think it's almost necessary for most people to have the freedom to pull back, and then re-enter at an adult level,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
In my later years I have looked in the mirror each day and found a happy person staring back. Occasionally I wonder… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I came to the conclusion is that we have a very shallow view of human nature in the policy world. We're really… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
The designer shouldn't think of a simple dichotomy between errors and correct behavior; rather, the entire interaction should be treated as a… — Donald A. Norman Copy Share Image
We are all far less rational in our decision-making than standard economic theory assumes. Our irrational behaviors are neither random nor senseless:… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
Still, they were two thorns from the same thistle. Their tactics in terrorizing innocent ladies were identical. Their behavior was downright sinful,… — Julie Garwood Copy Share Image
I can watch anybody all day long if they're really doing what they're doing. I have a fascination with human behavior, watching… — Scoot McNairy Copy Share Image
After 'Disturbing Behavior' and the pummeling I received creatively and emotionally, I did not know if I had it in me to… — David Nutter Copy Share Image
Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation. Affectation itself, beginning with the need to define some sorts of… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I think things are more confused now than in several years, and I think the reason is that the governor is vacillating… — Steven Schier Copy Share Image
The behavior of the crowd at Churchill Downs is like 100,000 vicious Hyenas going berserk all at once in a space about… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Behavior used to be reinforced by great deprivation; if people weren't hungry, they wouldn't work. Now we are committed to feeding people… — B. F. Skinner Copy Share Image
Peak performers develop powerful mental images of the behavior that will lead to the desired results. They see in their mind's eye… — Charles Garfield Copy Share Image
I just always wanted to study human behavior because every psychologist that I would talk to would tell me I was bipolar,… — Kevin Gates Copy Share Image
Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are kinds of action, for good or ill, that lie so far outside the boundaries of normal behavior that they force… — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
Since neither black animosity nor the Left's falsehood of 'racial tensions' is based on the actual behavior of the vast majority of… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
People tend to look at their businesses from the inside out - that is, they get so focused on making and selling… — Lawrence Bossidy Copy Share Image
When you buy bargains and they become better bargains, it is easy to start to question yourself, which can impair your judgement.… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
“People view their own behaviors as originating from amendable, situational constraints,but they view other people's behavior as originating from inherent, immutable personality… — John Medina Copy Share Image
Recently, there's been a trend in America that I find very disturbing... rewarding immoral and illegal behavior...For example, we now give free… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Feelings are indicators, not dictators. They can indicate where your heart is in the moment, but that doesn't mean they have the… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
One fascinating development in recent years is how large companies like Wal-Mart or the major apparel brands are dramatically influencing behavior throughout… — Chip Pitts Copy Share Image
My favorite scary movie was always 'Halloween.' I love that there's hidden emotion underneath Michael Myers' psychotic behavior. Plus, he has the… — Chris Zylka Copy Share Image
Far too often, children with developmental disorders are diagnosed solely on the basis of their observable behavior, slotted into broad diagnostic pigeonholes… — Aditi Shankardass Copy Share Image