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Quotes About Behavior

the United States, allowed conditions to be gradually built up which led to the very climax they dreaded most. They have only to repeat the same well-meaning, short-sighted behaviour towards the new problems which in singular resemblance confront us to-day to bring about a third convulsion from which none may live to tell the tale.
~ Winston S. Churchill
The worst result of an habitual use of strong language is that when a special occasion really does arise, there is no way of marking it.
~ Winston S. Churchill
Istnieje gatunek zjawisk, których d?entelmen nie mo?e zna? z tej przyczyny, ?e gdyby je poznaÅ', przestaÅ'by by? d?entelmenem.
~ Witold Gombrowicz
Masum olmama arzular?nda masumdular. Kollar?nda bir kad?n varken masumdular. Kavga ve dövüÅŸte masumdular. Ezberden ÅŸiirler okurken masumdular. Masumca davran?rlarken masumdular. Hatta kan dökerlerken, iÅŸkence yaparlarken, tecavüz ederlerken ya da söverlerken bile, bir mübarek masumiyetin tehdidindeydiler – ve bunlar?n hepsi, masumluÄŸun içine düÅŸmemek içindi.
~ Witold Gombrowicz
Fryderyk, asymiluj?c z niezwyk?? skwapliwo?ci? tego ducha arystokratycznego, zacz?? tak?e wysoko si? nosi? — udziela? si? od czasu do czasu rozmowie, ale jak kto?, czyje milczenie by?oby dla wszystkich niezas?u?on? katastrof?. I oto naraz jego l?k przed niepoprawno?ci? sta? si? w nim wy?szo?ci? i dum?!
~ Witold Gombrowicz
Las cosas no se dicen, se hacen, porque al hacerse se dicen solas!.
~ Woody Allen
There are two kinds of people in this world, good and bad. The good people sleep better, but the bad people tend to have more fun during the waking hours.
~ Woody Allen
I have since, at my wife's insistence, given up nail biting, replacing that disgusting habit with the more socially acceptable coprolalia.
~ Woody Allen
Each person reveals himself by what he says and does, by the way he dresses, by the way he responds to events, by what he reads and watches, and generally by the way he lives life. By observing anyone, you can see what that person is like.
~ Wu Wei
Learn to see yourself as a pleasant person, courteous and respectful, and learn to do those things that a courteous and respectful person would do.
~ Wu Wei
Decían demasiadas cortesías ridículas. Pase usted, a sus órdenes, en casa de usted, con su permiso, es propio, puta madre: todos los que según la clase media son los modales de la clase alta.
~ Xavier Velasco
To recognize this situation is not to call for a less calculated kind of leadership: It is always the cunning, not the naïve, who rise to power, and leaders must use artfulness to make any organization whatsoever work well. Yet they must never be guided by cynical and self-serving counsels. If they don't call upon their higher selves, they will descend further into petty egotism and tyrannical behavior.
~ Xenophon
Shamelessness, they hold, treads close on the heels of ingratitude, and thus ingratitude is the ringleader and chief instigator to every kind of baseness.
~ Xenophon
Do you think there is anything worse for a man than that which makes him choose what is bad for him instead what is good, and persuades him to cultivate the former and disregard the latter, and compels him to behave in the opposite way to that which is adopted by disciplined people?
~ Xenophon
Although Darwin's theory of evolution discusses how the fitter offspring tend to survive, the reality is that whether or not an offspring will survive is mostly a function of chance due to the many possible wrong choices that exist for each right choice. Higher complexity organisms have more behavioral options, which in turn enables them to make more right choices.
~ Unknown
All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways.
~ Yann Martel
Repetition is important in the training not only of animals but also of humans. Yann Martel in Life of Pi, Page 25
~ Yann Martel
Don't you bully me with your politeness!
~ Yann Martel
All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. - The Life of Pi
~ Yann Martel
Much hostile and aggressive behaviour among animals is the expression of social insecurity.
~ Yann Martel
I'm afraid the popularity of the domestic cat would drop very quickly if little kitty could roar its displeasure.
~ Yann Martel
Change becomes a habit and habits are hard to change .
~ Yann Martel
All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in a strange, sometimes inexplicable ways.
~ Yann Martel
Repetition is important in the training not only of animals but also of humans.
~ Yann Martel