Behaviour Quotes

399 quotes by 342 authors

It is a surprising fact that those who object most violently to the manipulation of behaviour nevertheless make the most vigorous effort to manipulate minds. — B.F. Skinner
Judge no one until you know their circumstances. No matter how awful they seemed, sometimes there was a valid reason for their behaviour. Granted, some… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Will you explain to me why people encourage delusional behaviour in children, and medicate it in adults? — Barbara Kingsolver
Research can only present data about the past. No one seriously believes that people's answers to hypothetical questions about the future accurately represent their future… — Stephen King
We tell market researchers that we don't mind paying more for green benefits but only a minority of zealots ever really will. A campaign that… — Chris Powell
Brand planning must continue to paint a vivid description of the consumer today. The challenge is that it can feel like this picture changes daily.… — James W. Moseley
Those people who have got wisdom are very lucky people, but wisdom comes from no source but your own understanding of life. When a person… — Nirmala Srivastava
High testosterone levels have been proven to make men more likely to commit crimes. The tendency in men toward risky behaviour keeps turning up even… — Rodney Stark
CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue,… — Heather Brooke
In many cases, water stress is more about politics, economics, behaviour and governance than absolute water scarcity. Better planning is needed, to allocate water where… — Ian Goldin
I honestly think that kids should not exercise: they should keep fit through play. The most important age is zero to seven, both for the… — Magnus Scheving
Gender injustice is a social impairment and therefore has to be corrected in social attitudes and behaviour. — Mohammad Hamid Ansari
I am a believer in Adam Smith, who says that if you look at something that really contributes value to society, and you can deliver… — David Cheriton
Beethoven was a deeply political man in the broadest sense of the word. He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of… — Daniel Barenboim
Pets inspire many different types of behaviour in their owners, mostly ranging from adoration to ridiculous obsessiveness, in my experience. — Sheherazade Goldsmith
Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour, for… — Zac Goldsmith
We must do everything in our power to cease the behaviour that makes children everywhere feel afraid. — Alice Walker
I deeply regret any harm, or any perceived harm, that I may have done to anyone by any behaviour of mine. — Alice Walker
Big companies are reliant on institutional investors on a punishing schedule which leads to ruthless behaviour. This form of capitalism with this structure and incentives… — Tim Jackson
Every major power always seeks to justify its action on moral grounds. Such behaviour is almost as old as the hills. The west has been… — Martin Jacques

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