“What the [Clinton/Lewinsky scandal] showed was that a matter of personal behavior could crowd out of the public's attention far more serious… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was a little self-conscious because I was so much taller than everyone. A bad habit of mine used… — John Isner Copy Share Image
“The cities of the eastern American fall line are well known today—Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Fredericksburg, Philadelphia—even though the part that the very… — Simon Winchester Copy Share Image
The love of liberty that is not a real principle of dutiful behavior to authority is as hypocritical as the religion that… — Joseph Butler Copy Share Image
If you accept learning as a dominant determination of your behavior, then all of a sudden you're open to the idea that,… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
You can't avoid being an egotistical person and ultimately somewhat narcissistic. You can try to curb it by recognizing that behavior. But… — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
The O. J. Simpson trial was the launching-off point for a lot of our pop culture and news culture habits and touchstones. — Rich Eisen Copy Share Image
It was behaviour that I thought not far from racism, sexism or any other kind of prejudice or snobbery. 'Because you are… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
The habit of expression leads to the search for something to express. Something remains as a residuum of the commonplace itself, if… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
Writers should be able to fully deduct from their taxes all writing-related expenses, including alcohol, parking tickets, court judgments, fines for lewd… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
If you're truly depicting human behavior in an honest way, it is a lot of miscommunication, non-communication, paranoia, passive aggressiveness. People don't… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
We must always bear in mind that the primary purpose of our work, is not to get persons to join the church… — R. A. Torrey Copy Share Image
Change your routine regularly because your body gets used it, and it won't benefit you after a while. Mix it up -… — Stella Maxwell Copy Share Image
The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral. Economic freedom creates habits of liberty. And habits of liberty create expectations… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“That whole bit was something John had come up with, the man having a terrible habit of carrying out his drunken 3:00… — David Wong Copy Share Image
Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists. — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
“Sorry, Will, bad habit of mine. You have to stress hot in the city these days. Some places have absolutely no idea… — Jenn J McLeod Copy Share Image
“What we are doing to strangers in other communities right now is, therefore, far more serious and far more widespread than the… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
People in general know not what wickedness there is in this pretended word of God. Brought up in habits of superstition, they… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The painter has to unlearn the habit of thinking that things seem to have the color which common sense says they 'really'… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking. — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
The usual bad poem in somebody's Collected Works is a learned, mannered, valued habit, a habit a little more careful than, and… — Randall Jarrell Copy Share Image
“One habit: choosing a book and starting each day with a dedicated time of reading and gazing, becoming an apprentice to a… — Frances Mayes Copy Share Image
Most affections are habits or duties we lack the courage to end. — Henry de Montherlant Copy Share Image
What's great is that the picture is already taken before it goes public. It's in secret. The trust that develops from such… — Emmet Gowin Copy Share Image
“Lydea found Mag's knowledge astonishing, and had gotten into the habit of taking lessons with the prince. They helped each other study,… — Patricia A. McKillip Copy Share Image
“Security was now a thing of the past though it took a conscious effort to remember it; with no enemy in all… — Nevil Shute Copy Share Image
A love story is not about those who lost their heart but about those who find that sullen inhabitant who, when it… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
“If my story means anything, it is that people are very often too quick to judge a person by the way they… — Susan Boyle Copy Share Image
But does that mean that war and violence are inevitable? I would argue not because we have also evolved this amazingly sophisticated… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
“Her life, she knew, was becoming simplified into an unbreakable chain of habits, a series of orderly actions at regular hours. Vaguely,… — Ellen Glasgow Copy Share Image
Recognizing and replacing the unhealthy thoughts, behaviors, and feelings that may be sabotaging your best efforts is the key to building mental… — Amy Morin Copy Share Image
It's hard to resist the magical thinking that the work habits of great writers are the key to their greatness. — Zoë Heller Copy Share Image
Past behavior is the most reliable predictor of future behavior. — Gordon Livingston Copy Share Image
“Many theories of behavior pivot around a particular human tendency: We’re keen responders to positive and negative reinforcements, or zippy calculators of… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
everyone - you included - is on her best behavior in the beginning of a relationship. Sometimes little quirks turn out to… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I'm always a great student of writers' work habits. Balzac sat at his desk dressed in a monk's robe, and he always… — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
“The habits of Franciscan nuns still shrouded all but their faces, and so each of the new nun's features were emphasized, read… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image