Behavior Quotes

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I had a wonderful teacher about animal behavior - my dog Rusty. He taught me that animals have personalities, minds, and feelings. — Jane Goodall
Love is worthless unless it acts out, unless it's expressed in deed and behavior. — David Jeremiah
Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others. — Ken Blanchard
It's no use growing older if you only learn new ways of misbehaving yourself. — Hector Hugh Munro
Suppose that humans happen to be so constructed that they desire the opportunity for freely undertaken productive work. Suppose that they want to be free… — Noam Chomsky
Since emotions are few and reasons are many (said the robot Giscard) the behavior of a crowd can be more easily predicted than the behavior… — Isaac Asimov
I feel that as long as you're honest, you have the opportunity to grow. It's when you shut down, go into denial, and try to… — Tracy McMillan
It has always been the task of formal education to set up behavior which would prove useful or enjoyable later in a student's life. — B.F. Skinner
Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences — B.F. Skinner
I've had only one idea in my life - a true idee fixe. To put it as bluntly as possible - the idea of having… — B.F. Skinner
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others. — Moliere
Real knowing comes up when we stand in the appropriate place. But usually we donâ€™t. First we want to understand something according to individual knowledge,… — Dainin Katagiri
Ethnography literally means 'a portrait of a people.' An ethnography is a written description of a particular culture - the customs, beliefs, and behavior -… — Marvin Harris
Dominance is one of the most pervasive and important behaviors among wolves in a pack. — L. David Mech
Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions. — Sheryl Sandberg
They're so attached to their patterns that they've forgotten rule number one of human behavior: there are no patterns. People just do things. There's no… — Sebastian Faulks
Byrnes... was concerned about Russia's postwar behavior. Russian troops had moved into Hungary and Rumania, and Byrnes thought it would be very difficult to persuade… — Leo Szilard
Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles! — Stephen Covey
Your behavior is a choice; it isnâ€™t who you are. — Vanessa Diffenbaugh
A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide… — Robert Cialdini

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