Behavior Quotes

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The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
The punitive use of force tends to generate hostility and to reinforce resistance to the very behavior we are seeking. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise or… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Conventional compliments often take the form of judgments however positive, and are sometimes offered to manipulate the behavior of others. NVC encourages the expression of… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
The vision of the anointed is one in which ills as poverty, irresponsible sex, and crime derive primarily from 'society,' rather than from individual choices… — Thomas Sowell
Many of the words and phrases used in the media and among academics suggest that things simply:Â happen:Â to people, rather than be being caused… — Thomas Sowell
It is difficult to imagine how any behavior in the presence of another person can avoid being a communication of one's own view of the… — Paul Watzlawick
You cannot not communicate. Every behavior is a kind of communication. Because behavior does not have a counterpart (there is no anti-behavior), it is not… — Paul Watzlawick
It is easy to make a simple machine which will run toward the light or run away from it, and if such machines also contain… — Norbert Wiener
Thereâ€™s a passage that I love in Romans 1. â€¦ [I]t talks about homosexuality and it says that they will receive in their bodies the… — David Barton
While all societies make their own imaginaries (institutions, laws, traditions, beliefs and behaviors), autonomous societies are those that their members are aware of this fact,… — Cornelius Castoriadis
I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe, itâ€™s that theyâ€™re dog, and… — Amy Hempel
Valued achievements connect to people at a deeper levelâ€”and a deeper level can change behavior that is generally very difficult to change. — John P. Kotter
Making the extra effort to say thanks in a genuine, personal manner goes a long way. It is pleasurable to do, and it encourages more… — Richard Branson
What activities, behaviors, or decisions have been most responsible for your success in life? Do more of them. — Brian Tracy
The clearer you are about the consequences of your actions and the more intensely you desire to enjoy the consequences that your behaviors may lead… — Brian Tracy
Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men. — Phil Robertson
If you have a problem and you can't find a solution, you meet again tomorrow and you keep talking until you find a solution. You… — Kofi Annan
You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all… — Martin Parr
I'm the Duke of Riverside. I build things here and pretty much keep the peace, and discourage certain behaviors. If you think all that has… — Ellen Kushner

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