Behavior Quotes

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Angelina, Alicia, and Katie suddenly giggled. "What?" said Wood, frowning at this lighthearted behavior. "He's that tall, good-looking one, isn't he?" said Angelina. "Strong and… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
A bit of theory as we settle down for lunch: the waiter's treatment of Kitty is actually a kind of sandwich, with the bottom bread… — Jennifer Egan
you canâ€™t use logic on human behavior. — Jeff Lindsay
You have to remember, rights don't come in groups we shouldn't have 'gay rights'; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn't have this major debate… — Ron Paul
Obviously, as an adult I realize this girl-on-girl sabotage is the third worst kind of female behavior, right behind saying "like" all the time and… — Tina Fey
It is no exaggeration to say that every human being is hypnotized to some extent either by ideas he has uncritically accepted from others or… — Maxwell Maltz
Morals â€” all correct moral laws â€” derive from the instinct to survive. Moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level. — Robert A. Heinlein
but writers, Garp knew, were just observers - good and ruthless imitators of human behavior. — John Irving
I think each family has a funhouse logic all its own, and in that distortion,in that delusion, all behavior can seem both perfectly normal and… — Darin Strauss
Indeed, what is startling about the notion of a victimless crime is that even when the behavior in question is genuinely victimless, its criminality is… — Sam Harris
I will use big words from time to time, the meanings of which I may only vaguely perceive, in hopes such cupidity will send you… — Harlan Ellison
Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological — Arthur C. Clarke
Emphasizing the crowd means de-emphasizing individual humans in the design of society, and when you ask people not to be people, they revert to bad,… — Jaron Lanier
I had a terrible temper, after all, and though it rarely erupted, when it did it frightened me and anyone near its epicenter. It was… — Kay Redfield Jamison
That's not very attractive behavior, Bella." he said. " Forgiveness is divine. "Mind your own buisness. — Stephenie Meyer
I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your… — Tanith Lee
One of the worst things about breaking the law is that it puts one at odds with an indeterminate number of other people. This is… — Sam Harris
Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first one who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. — J D Salinger
Some people are born with a fire inside them. The will to succeed. It isnâ€™t a learned behavior. Itâ€™s just some unknown biological factor that… — J.A. Konrath
As for the concept of collective guilt, I personally think that it is totally unjustified to hold one person responsible for the behavior of another… — Viktor E. Frankl

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