Quotes About Behavior

There is another consequence of any belief in a single god, and that is that it is a very good excuse for people to behave very badly.

Can't you ever get off for good behavior?" "Sure, if I was ever good.

Can you ever get off for good behavior?" he joked. I gave him what I hoped was a seductive smile as I found my seat. "Sure," I called over my shoulder. "If I was ever good.

Good nature is the cheapest commodity in the world.

A person of "good character" was one who acted in accordance with the expectations of his community

Good people can do bad things, make bad decisions. It doesn't make them bad people.

The human race does not have a very good record of intelligent behavior.

I always think that, even when people behave badly, if you like something deep inside them, then there is a tiny bit of nobility - they wish they could be good.

Knowing how bad you could be is a great encouragement to being good.

Be good or don't get caught.

An investor will succeed by coupling good business judgment with an ability to insulate his thoughts and behavior from the super-contagious emotions that swirl about the marketplace.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Good words alone does not make a person good, but good deeds makes a person great.

Others are not born bad or good... and neither are people, by the way.

No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

Our morbidly obese federal government needs not just behavior modification but bariatric surgery.

The people of Zimbabwe have a responsibility to ensure that the government that they elected behaves properly.

People get the government their behavior deserves. People deserve better than that.

The government are behaving like a bevy of maiden aunts who have fallen among buccaneers.

Tyrants always condemn and seek to replace the market process with government coercion because tyrants do not trust that people behaving voluntarily will do what the tyrants think they should do.

People can also change the timing of when they earn and receive their income in response to government policies.

Protocol is etiquette with a government expense account.

My father was a teacher, and there were teachers all around, his friends, they were working for the Government and their behaviour was within strictly limited areas.