Knowing about the neurobiological and evolutionary basis for social behavior can soften the arrogance and self-righteousness that often attends discussions of morality.… — Patricia Churchland Copy Share Image
On the question of whether a behavioral science can in principle be constructed, we shall take no sides. That some kinds of… — Anatol Rapoport Copy Share Image
“advance in consecration is conformity to the likeness of Jesus, which affects our dispositions and our habits. The reason I mention disposition… — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
Sexual behavior is not, as is too often assumed, a superimposition of, on the one hand, desires which derive from natural instincts,… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
There is nothing in the education of the average non-scientific human being to discourage him from the habit of generalizing from little… — Gwethalyn Graham Copy Share Image
“Prisons are about addictions. Most prisoners are casualties of their own habits. They have all created victims, some in cruel and callous… — Stephen Reid Copy Share Image
If you see a child with autistic-like behaviors at age two and three, the worst thing you can do is just let… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for… — Zach Helm Copy Share Image
“They call this love, she said to herself. I know what it is now. I never thought I would know, but I… — Cornell Woolrich Copy Share Image
“There are only two whom we are commanded to love with all our hearts-the Lord our God, and our wives! "What does… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Objectively good spaces to work rarely end up being so; in their faultlessness, quiet and well-equipped studios have a habit of rendering… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I think a current understanding about urban behavior tells us that it's important that people get out and be able to get… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
“Masturbation is not only an expression of self-regard: it is also the natural emotional outlet of those who, before anything has reared… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
When herding behaviour among investors ramps up, a stock's or index's growth rate can increase faster than exponentially, leading to more herding.… — Didier Sornette Copy Share Image
“Dismissing addictions as “bad habits” or “self-destructive behaviour” comfortably hides their functionality in the life of the addict. It is impossible to… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
It's always the girl comedy and the guy comedy. It bums me out. You'd think there'd be a progression, from James L.… — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
Centres, or centre-pieces of wood, are put by builders under an arch of stone while it is in the process of construction… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
So I was drawing in a lot of the habit district in Brazil, put that together with an Asian influence, so there… — Len Wiseman Copy Share Image
I suddenly saw how sad and artificial my life had been during this period, for the loves, friends, habits and pleasures of… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Most parents would not hesitate to assume responsibility for their child's behavior on a playground, at school, or in someone else's home.… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
“Higher-Order Thinking is one of the defining abilities of people that are able to make really great things happen. It applies to everything… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share Image
Hetero - normative behavior and herd mentality is dangerous. It's okay to be different. It's okay to stand out for whatever reason.… — Rose McGowan Copy Share Image
We have a new lower class that's large and growing that has fallen away from a lot of the basic core behaviors… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
I'm not afraid to express the different elements of my personality, and I think there's a bad habit in America now to,… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
Oh, yeah. I think it's very serious that if you don't take care of yourself, and you know, try to live and… — Da Brat Copy Share Image
“You’re allowed to vegetate in front of the TV, but first you need to put your running shoes on and walk outside… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share Image
Reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is when it is actually just reckless,… — Jeff Flake Copy Share Image
Man doesn't change. He keeps his habits. Instinctively, all those people found the same corner for their kitchen. To build a city,… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
“I do most sincerely believe that ethical behavior as we best construe it ought to be followed by us throughout our lives,… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Reading Don Quixote can be compared to an indefinite visit from your most impossible senior relative, with all his pranks, dirty habits,… — Martin Amis (Author Copy Share Image
“Perceptions trained in another climate and another landscape have had to be modified. That means we have had to learn to quit… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
“Call me cynical, call me cold-hearted, but I don't believe in just knowing and love at first sight. I just don't believe… — Emily May Copy Share Image
Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people.… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“identify what the user is missing. What is making it difficult for the user to accomplish the desired action? Is the user… — Nir Eyal Copy Share Image
Even after the age of 50 it was impossible for me to see my mother as a human being. I felt she… — David Small Copy Share Image
I have been working with people on an individual basis for years to help them break habits and deal with anxiety. I've… — Keith Barry Copy Share Image
It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of animals as the fixed… — Alfred Russel Wallace Copy Share Image
I was really stressed out making 'Bad Habits.' I felt like if I didn't do well on that album, my career would… — Nav Copy Share Image
In our behavior, in the words we write and speak, we can become ambassadors of God's inspiration. Whenever we strive to lift… — Wilferd Peterson Copy Share Image