Quotes About Behavior

I think almost every economist would agree that government gets itself in trouble when it tries to interfere with voluntary behavior.

The government cannot overcome bad parenting. What our leaders can do is publicly condemn irresponsible parental behavior in vivid terms.

When governments legalize and encourage gambling, they are creating addictions among their citizens

Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom. And if you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would.

Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

The great escape of our times is escape from personal responsibility for the consequences of one's own behavior.

We do not look in great cities for our best morality.

There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.

Small crimes always precedes great ones.

Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.

Her contempt for me was so strong, that it became infectious, and I caught it.

There are 5,000 great people for every jerk on Usenet. But that still is a lot of jerks. Proceed with caution and eyes wide open.

What the great ones do, the less will prattle of

My dad once said that in criminal law you see terrible people on their best behavior in family law you see great people on their worst behavior.

Happiness comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.

It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.

Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.

When...we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote the pursuit of happiness by our fellow human beings.

It must be admitted that the conception of virtue cannot be separated from the conception of happiness-producing conduct.

Happiness is surely the best teacher of good manners: only the unhappy are churlish in deportment.

Essentially pursuit of happiness is saying, everything's allowed until we come down on it.

If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, don't be surprised when it dies.

Tell her happiness is just practice, " he said. "If only she acted happy, she would be happy.