Quotes About Behavior

He who is honest in his dealings simply because of the social prestige and position it secures will never develop his higher nature, but will always live along the lower lines.

You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.

The old injunction 'Don't talk with your mouth full' is based on the presumption that, however multifunctional a mouth may be, it should only perform one job at a time. Humans have found a way around this limitation in the form of food writing.

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

Suspensions convey the critical message to students and parents that certain behavior is inconsistent with being a member of the school community. Pretend suspensions, in which a student is allowed to remain in the school community, do not convey that message.

Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs.

Routines, or lack thereof, are a pretty good way to get to know someone.

I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.

There's bad apples in every type of job, whether it's sports or normal day-to-day jobs.

No other mammal is as deceitful as the human being.

Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons.

I think it's extremely difficult consistently being a decent human being.

I'm really interested in people's decisions.

Everybody has to make their own decisions about how they choose to behave.

Don't take the will for the deed; get the deed.

You don't want to have a character say what's bothering him; you want to define characters by action.

You're defined by how you play the game, not by the game itself.

One of the things I've learned in playing a character like Becca from 'You're the Worst' is that there really is such a joy and freedom in behaving badly and in being a character that you do roll your eyes at. She's just so delicious to loathe.

Just in terms of the demeanor and the approach and just making sure that I'm consistent in the way I do things - that is the biggest thing for me.

I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.

In my experience, most players act the way they do in their own self-interest, in getting their emotions out and basically working with their own demons on court.

I can wake up crazy or normal; it depends.

Artists have nothing to do with the deranged, vaguely connected actions of a few celebrated nutcases.

I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.