Behavior Quotes

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Our self image and our habits tend to go together. Change one and you will automatically change the other. — Maxwell Maltz
The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of… — Earl Warren
What a person says and does in ordinary moments when when no one is looking reveals more about true character than grand actions taken while… — Michael Josephson
To be anthropocentric is to remain unaware of the limits of human nature, the significance of biological processes underlying human behavior, and the deeper meaning… — E. O. Wilson
While our behavior is still significantly controlled by our genetic inheritance, we have, through our brains, a much richer opportunity to blaze new behavioral and… — Carl Sagan
To say that a man is sinful because he sins is to give an operational definition of sin. To say that he sins because he… — B.F. Skinner
When a man acts in ways that annoy us we wish to think him wicked, and we refuse to face the fact that his annoying… — Bertrand Russell
Fatalism, whose solving word in all crises of behavior is All striving is vain, will never reign supreme, for the impulse to take life strivingly… — William James
To serve the cause of water adequately... We must get to know it in its true being. And how do we do this? Why, by… — Theodor Schwenk
Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in… — Sylvia Earle
Often I think of personal behavior and judgment errors as being superficial wounds. — Steve Tisch
Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing… — Dan Ariely
My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did, she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just… — Pink
I promise you that I did not become an addict because of anything to do with the behavior of either of my parents. Everybody has… — Steve Earle
Far too often, children with developmental disorders are diagnosed solely on the basis of their observable behavior, slotted into broad diagnostic pigeonholes and provided generalized… — Aditi Shankardass
Years of research in psychology has shown that rewards and punishments can be very effective in changing behavior. But, at the same time, they can… — Barry Schwartz
Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who live in areas… — Emily Oster
The Internet challenges traditional ways of distributing and processing information and so encourages new standards and behavior. — Ethan Zuckerman
Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle - and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to model… — Francis Collins
One thing bothered me as a student. In the 1960s, human behavior was totally off limits for the biologist. There was animal behavior, then there… — Frans de Waal

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