Quotes About Behavior

However the genes get the job done, it is selfish from their point of view, even if it seems altruistic at the level of the organism.

I" act differently when in different "moods

Still, at a minimum it seems fair to say that the role of our conscious selves in guiding behavior is not nearly as big as was long thought. And the reason this role was exaggerated is that the conscious mind feels so powerful; in other words, the conscious mind is naturally deluded about its own nature.

If it was true that all effort led to a vast abyss, she had two recommendations to begin with, first, not to cheat people, and, second, to treat them properly. Beyond that, there was room for discussion.

La mala palabra no nació así. La sociedad la hizo mala.

All women alive today are the genetic descendants of the more cautious of female ancestors, not their more reckless contemporaries. Men, on the other hand, are genetically programmed to be urgent and single-minded about one-off sex. In past generations, men who were not urgent and persuasive were less successful reproductively than those who were. All men alive today are the genetic descendants of the more urgent of male ancestors, not their more complacent contemporaries.

Those men In Scene 34 who decided not to rape the young girl did not live to produce more children who would inherit their compassion, whereas one of the men who raped her did produce a child to inherit his lack of compassion. It is by this process of weeding the genes that do not enhance reproductive success that evolution has saddled the majority of men with the propensity to behave as rapists in the appropriate situation.

As for female mink, if they do not experience physical trauma at the male's hands, they do not ovulate.

In some species, females are so successful as prostitutes that they never need to find food themselves.

The more men and women drink, the more they both seek intercourse — or, at least, the less they resist it.

I think the only test in life should be, are you a nice person or a mean one?

There are just too many school-age kids, mostly boys, being prescribed speed to make them easier to corral.

When people look most vicious, what you are seeing is not their animal side. It is the savagery that only humans can muster.

All cats talk however they want. To whomever they want. But only a rude human speaks out of turn. Be quiet.

Cruelty is a skill taught not only by example, but also by experience of it.

Had they been dogs they would have sniffed me over and then drawn back. But humans have no such inbred courtesies.

What would you have thought of me, when you were younger, if I'd gone out whoring at night, or brought women up to the room? How would you see women now? Or men?

Always behave as if you are the person you wish to be perceived as.

There's a difference between thinking an action is wise and doing it.

But this I do know of men, both young and old. When they are in groups, they are likelier to sink to the lowest acceptable behavior rather than rise to the highest possible standards.

The care he always took with his own appearance and behavior. "Just because you cannot see a woman does not mean she does not see you." Oh, Burrich. The extra time he still took, grooming a horse that she seldom rode anymore.

Tivessem eles sido cães, teriam me farejado, afastado-se a seguir, mas os humanos não têm dessas cortesias inatas.

IF YOU DON'T STOP KICKING THAT DESK THERE IS GOING TO BE A HOLE IN THE WINDOW PANE EXACTLY YOUR SIZE AND SHAPE IN THE NEXT THREE SECONDS!

One doesn't generally look into mirrors when one is especially angry; one has better things to do, like pace the floor or throw things.