Behavior Quote by Marshall Goldsmith

After living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years (a sunk cost if ever there was one), people become invested in defending their…

— Marshall Goldsmith

Most people would rather change their circumstances to improve their lives when instead they need to change themselves to improve their circumstances. They put…

— John C. Maxwell

“I think most people are just trying to be happy, and that most of their actions, however misguided, are in line with that goal.…

— Lisa Unger

Once someone has spent enough time cultivating bad habits and biding their time, they are much diminished. Much of what they could have been…

— Jordan Peterson

So many people live daily with unhappy circumstances, and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation. They somehow believe that conforming…

— Suman Rai

I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change.…

— Catherine Ryan Hyde

After people become convinced they have what it takes to succeed, they persevere in the face of adversity and quickly rebound from setbacks. By…

— Albert Bandura

People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad.

— Bobby Knight

Any time there is a lot of money or ego involved, people tend to behave badly.

— Brad Grey

“Psychological studies have recently shown that adversity can be a more powerful motivator than support. Successful people often remember being told that they could…

— Susan Cheever

There are two reasons why people change: they have learned a lot or they've been hurt too much.

— Anonymous

By sticking it out through tough times, people emerge from adversity with a stronger sense of efficacy.

— Albert Bandura