Quotes About Behavior

You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.

Since emotions are few and reasons are many (said the robot Giscard) the behavior of a crowd can be more easily predicted than the behavior of one person.

The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.

Character is what you do when no one is watching.

In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.

The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.

If somebody mistreats you, treat'em good. That kills'em.

I don't like the human race in general. We are the only species who hunt for sport, who kill due to emotional need.

We are going to have to do something about all this violence, or people are going to keep buying tickets.

The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.

Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, the habits you are developing now will be with you for the rest of your life.

We humans, it appears, are prone to overconfidence, herding behavior, unwarranted extrapolation of recent trends, and contagious waves of wishful thinking—all key ingredients of bubbles.

Do you know why people like violence? It is because it feels good. Humans find violence deeply satisfying. But remove the satisfaction, and the act becomes hollow.

It is not possible to produce a set of rules purporting to describe what a man should do in every conceivable set of circumstances.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.

Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.

A man's actions are determined by necessity, external and internal.

How many people are trapped in their everyday habits: part numb, part frightened, part indifferent? To have a better life we must keep choosing how we're living.

Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.

Everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity.