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Quotes About Behavior

Children speak in the field what they hear in the house.
~ Scottish Proverb
Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult. (Prov. 12:16 NIV)
~ Scotty Smith
I don't believe he was ever dhrunk in his life - sure he's not like a Christian at all!
~ Sean O'Casey
Everything we want to think about human beings has to be compatible with the nature and behavior of the pieces of which we are made, even if those pieces don't tell the whole story. Understanding what those particles and fields are and how they interact with one another is a crucial part of comprehending what it means to be human.
~ Sean Carroll
Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
~ Moliere
I used to kiss things all the time. I would have to kiss everything, just about everything. The headboard on my bed, the steering wheel in my car. I think it was an OCD thing.
~ Rich Fulcher
The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
~ Baron de Montesquieu
Any time there is a lot of money or ego involved, people tend to behave badly.
~ Brad Grey
At times our children may not be in possession of a good spirit; but if the parent continues to possess the good Spirit, the children will have the bad spirit but a short time.
~ Brigham Young
It was time to pull my moral socks up and behave myself.
~ Charlaine Harris
"It's an old habit of mine, Wal'r," said the Captain, "any time these fifty year. When you see Ned Cuttle bite his nails, Wal'r, then you may know that Ned Cuttle's aground."
~ Charles Dickens
One thing the passage of time has shown me is that you never know how you'll behave in a situation until you're in that situation yourself.
~ Christine Sneed
This is serious, if Martha gets the maximum sentence on all counts, she could serve 20 years in prison. Of course, you have to take off time off for good behavior, which means 20 years in prison.
~ Conan O'Brien
Drinking your milk and talking at the same time may result in your having to be patted on the back and dried for quite a long time afterwords.
~ A. A. Milne
When I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That's a sure sign. It's been a long time since the last time I did that. Probably a year.
~ Michael Stipe
My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.
~ Rose Byrne
There's a negative connotation to internet trolls, but at the same time this is becoming mainstream. This kind of speech pattern, the way people speak, this is common on the internet.
~ Rush Limbaugh
When I'm depressed, I definitely comfort eat, but I also eat when I'm happy. The only time I don't eat is if I am terribly nervous.
~ Sally Phillips
You can act as nice as you can 100% of the time, and it will still not make everybody say nice things about you.
~ Sean Young
How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don't know how many times I have seen that happen.
~ Serena Williams
In junior high in Germany I fought kids all the time. I had such a bad temper, I almost got thrown out of school. A few lickings from my dad got me out of that scene. He wore me out with a paddle.
~ Shaquille O'Neal
Humans are capable of so much creativity and goodness and at the same time they are destructive and cruel. (Leta)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Here's a habit I never thought I'd develop: I gravitate to anything online that's marked 'most popular' or 'most e-mailed.' And I hate myself a little bit every time I do.
~ Susan Orlean
Youth is the seed time of good habits, as well in nations as in individuals.
~ Thomas Paine