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Quotes About Behavior

William James defined psychology as the science of mental life, but it could equally be defined as the science of human nature.
~ Tom Butler-Bowdon
Freud believed human beings to be wholly driven by the stirrings of the unconscious mind, but Adler saw us as social beings who create a style of life in response to the environment and to what we feel we lack.
~ Tom Butler-Bowdon
Cats hate doors for the opportun ities doors deny them to do exactly what they please, but they love them in equal measure, due to the opportunities they present to make humans their snivelling slaves.
~ Tom Cox
One of the good things about cats is that, unlike dogs, they don't come up to you in the street and try to have sex with your leg.
~ Tom Cox
I find it odd that people will go to a nice restaurant or to the theater in jeans and T-shirts.
~ Victoria Beckham
The pressure of TV can force people to do odd things.
~ Marco Pierre White
The show Larry is much more aggressive. The real Larry is very gentle and very sweet and doesn't like to offend people.
~ Laurie David
If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling.
~ Alan Thicke
Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.
~ Hugh Blair
Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us.
~ Ralph Peters
Sometimes people can be offensive and not even realize it.
~ Matt Besser
We are moving into a world where companies will be able to offer us products and services based on our last two hours of activity. This is both exciting and frightening at the same time.
~ Robert Scoble
I was brought up in a way that when you're at a dinner party, you don't grab a chip unless it's been offered to everyone else. It's the manners of being brought up by English parents.
~ Hugh Jackman
Removed from 'Gmail' doesn't necessarily mean removed from all Google servers. In fact, your old emails are the data set from which Google models our behaviors - the real product it is offering its advertisers.
~ Douglas Rushkoff
The American people should not be footing the bill for federal employees who stonewall Congress or rewarding government officials' bad behavior.
~ Blake Farenthold
I used to be a mean guy once I got in the league - to officials. And then I've gotten a little nicer. It has helped.
~ Mike Evans
Men often act knowingly against their interest.
~ David Hume
I am all for cracking down on inappropriate digital behaviour. Too often the connected world is an excuse for some coward hiding behind a keyboard to bully someone else.
~ Tony Parsons
When I came out of Big Brother' and saw it all back, I was like: Oh my god, my mouth! My nan's going to kill me.' I just can't behave like that.
~ Megan McKenna
Just because it's been around for centuries, doesn't mean it's cool to be a creepy old man.
~ Hannah Gadsby
There are fads in life and old people indulge things to excess sometimes.
~ Dennis Skinner
When people get older, they get bitter or get cute.
~ Kim Shattuck
Gift giving is one of the oldest forms of human interaction. It is a behaviour all cultures and all classes share.
~ A. A. Gill
You need passion and commitment in your sport or else you will never survive that long. Of course you also have to give it your best shot and be responsible for your own behaviour both on and off the field before you can fully enjoy the game for such a long period of time.
~ Javier Zanetti