Quotes About Behavior

just wasn't that interested in politics. Or else, as many would say, it was easier because I was a white privileged male. Or possibly because I'm simply a grown man, no longer a child, and understood that the world didn't always behave precisely as we wanted it to and also that people weren't all the same. I was far more interested in what people were really like, not who they voted for.

Es el mal algo que uno es? ¿O es algo que uno hace?

The beauty of physics, its raison d'etre, is that it offers insight into why things in the universe behave the way they do. The ability to predict behavior is a big part of the power of physics, but the heart of physics would be lost if it didn't give us a deep understanding of the hidden reality underlying what we observe.

The human race is bound not only by common genetics but also by universal standards of behavior. Those who do not willingly follow the guidelines of civilization can no longer be considered truly human. —Bene Gesserit axiom

Every person can be manipulated—and all of us are, in one manner or another. —wisdom of the Cogitors

Humans are survivors. They do things for themselves and then attempt to conceal their motivations through elaborate subterfuges. Gift-giving is a prime example of behavior that is secretly selfish. -Erasmus

By the time they're out of preschool, most children have already seen thousands of acts of violence.

What, like you were never a vicious little asshole when you were that age?

Increasingly power functions by manipulating that affective dimension rather than dictating proper or normal behaviour from on high. So power is no longer fundamentally normative, like it was in its disciplinary forms, it's affective. The

Fear, if not accompanied by pain, turns into a habit

So much of human life is animal life: we respond to each other as animals.

Good habits are hard to develop but easy to live with; bad habits are easy to develop but hard to live with. The habits you have and the habits that have you will determine almost everything you achieve or fail to achieve.

You are where you are and what you are because of yourself. Everything you are today, or ever will be in the future, is up to you. Your life today is the sum total result of your choices, decisions and actions up to this point. You can create your own future by changing your behaviors. You can make new choices and decisions that are more consistent with the person you want to be and the things you want to accomplish with your life.

People invariably seek the fastest and easiest way to get the things they want, right now, with little or no concern for the long-term consequences of their behaviors.

Remember, bad habits are easy to form, but hard to live with; good habits are hard to form, but easy to live with. Your job is to form good habits and make them your masters.

Discipline yourself to act every minute of the day as if everyone were watching you.

As you begin to see yourself and think about yourself as more competent and confident, your behavior becomes more focused and effective

Your behavior will guide the behavior of the other members of your team or the people in your organization.

Any thought or action that you repeat over and over will eventually become a new habit.

You become what you hang around most.

Fortunately, courage can be developed by acting courageously. When you do something that you fear, you feel more courageous. In life, the courage follows the courageous behavior. You become courageous by acting courageously, even when you do not feel like it. Emerson also wrote, "Do the thing and you will have the power." Don't be afraid to make hard decisions, especially with regard to people and expenses.

if you feel a certain way, you will act in a manner consistent with that feeling.

Motivation requires motive. The greater the potential positive impact that an action or behavior of yours can have on your life, once you define it clearly, the more motivated you will be to overcome procrastination and get it done quickly.

Bad habits are easy to form, but hard to live with; good habits are hard to form, but easy to live with.