Quotes About Behavior

Every man is the son of his actions.

Do not be wise in words — be wise in deeds.

Very often we claim to know something. We get an idea about what to do or not do, yet, for some reason our behavior doesn't change. At times, we just can't seem to do what we know. This is known as mental healing. Something has shifted in your thinking, but it has not reach the other levels of your being—the heart and the spirit.

Comparison is an act of violence against the self. It also leads to judgments and jealousy of those we deem "better off" than we are. If we aren't the ones doing the comparing, then we're the ones against whom other women measure themselves. In either case, the comparison, judgments, and jealousy can lead to ugly behavior.

I had watched my father, my uncles, my brother, and even my son—only on occasion—treat the women in their lives less than honorably.

He watched, somewhat fascinated as she swished a slice of bacon through the pool of syrup. His steely-minded cop had the appetite of a five-year-old.

People often do the incomprehensible. It's what makes them so fascinating.

Eve – Where's my ice-cream? Roarke – You didn't behave so there'll be none for you. Eve – That's just mean.

People, she thought, could be unbelievably stupid.

People who act like assholes get treated like assholes

She slid off the table, but didn't object to having his hand support her. Where's my ice cream? You didn't behave, so there'll be no treat for you. That's just mean.

And we don't hit people when they say stupid things. Because they're allowed to, it's not against the law. People can be as stupid as they want, and we just ignore them. We can say, 'You're wrong,' or maybe, 'You're an idiot,' but that's it. We don't hit 'em, we just ignore 'em. Right?

If being a f*ckhead was a crime, I'd have to lock up half of New York. And occasionally arrest myself.

Members of one family of the fruit fly are called peacocks because they strut on the fruit.

But old habits die hard.

People who at like assholes get treated like assholes.

I rarely do business with wankers.

Now, the two of you remember: People who act like assholes get treated like assholes.

You continue to not be and asshole, Kyung. I do my best to maintain that benchmark.

Dog accepts punish as something fair... No other animal will accept the punish just because it follows it's instinct.

La culpa y la salvación son abstracciones. Yo no actúo de acuerdo con meras abstracciones.

Most people can be relied on to humour the upper class in social situations but it is not always easy, especially when they start discussing their value system.

You cannot understand a man's actions unless you understand his beliefs.

They never held hands. Never kissed in front of anyone. And there were no covert hot glances, either. But then again, Blay was a gentleman. And Saxton the Classy Slut put on a good show. His cousin was a straight-up whore—