Quotes About Attitudes

And we tend to adopt the attitudes and prejudices of the groups we're in. In short, at some point in life, perhaps as early as grade school, we find ourselves "taking a side" in the racial debate. We become aware that the differences matter.

The essence of nice people is that they hate life as manifested in tendencies to co-operation, in the boisterousness of children, and above all in sex, with the thought of which they are obsessed. In a word, nice people are those who have nasty minds.

It is held that no woman can have a good moral influence unless she is or pretends to be indifferent to the male sex.

I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.

'Pride And Prejudice' takes place in a similar period to 'Vanity Fair,' and yet there's a huge difference between Jane Austen and Thackeray.

As long as the problem of world reconstruction remains the center of interest for all nations, blocs having similar attitudes will form and operate even within the League itself.

Our attitudes toward human relationships are those of supermarket shoppers: we want what is cheap and quick and easy; we want variety; and we want novelty. But friendship requires a whole other set of mind.

The effects of conformity on beliefs and attitudes are the more injurious because people tend to associate with others who have similar beliefs to themselves. ... the only way to substantiate a belief is to try to disprove it. But because like mixes with like, people are rarely exposed to counter-arguments to their more deeply held convictions, let alone to counter-evidence. Their beliefs conform to those of their associates: hence, there is little possibility of eliminating persistent errors.

we've accepted the widespread attitudes and effects of patriarchy as givens. They are so much a part of the world, we start to think that's just the way reality is. In the play The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, a deceptively wise

It has been remarked (by a lady infinitely cleverer than the present author) how kindly disposed the world in general feels to young people who either die or marry.

Mr. Lascelles whispered to Mr. Drawlight that he had not realized before that doing kind actions would lead to his being addressed in familiar terms by so many low people - it was most unpleasant - he would take care to do no more.

For Liz, all American men were divided into two classes: those who treated you as if you were a frail old lady, and those who treated you as if you were just frail.

A lot of kids are shocked at the idea of people over thirty having sex." (Max)

Those who have easy, cheerful attitudes tend to be happier than those with less pleasant temperaments, regardless of money, making it, or success.

Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.

La discusión de mis funciones corporales por parte de una completa extraña no me incomodó. Había en Maya Fritts una naturalidad que yo nunca había visto, y que desde luego era muy distinta del puritanismo de los bogotanos, capaces de pasarse

Americans used to pity and be amused at countries where the citizens all wore drab work clothes and the leaders were belligerently under-dressed for state occasions; now those people have discovered fashion, and we wear drab work clothes and are suspicious of formality.

They don't have to all be maidens." "Well, that's very liberal of you," Caroline said with a sisterly smirk. "But since I can hardly hand out a questionnaire as regards their experiences in that regard, we'll have to leave it there.

As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.

Innovative companies have started to realize there are not enough 'green consumers' willing to pay more for something just because it's green.

Yeah, I think that social conservatives recognize that they didn't just lose the debate about same-sex marriage. They lost the debate about the institution of marriage, and those two things were sort of connected to each other. The way people thought about marriage changed.

Conservatism is about freedom, yes. But it is also about the institutions and attitudes that shape the responsible citizen, and ensure that freedom is a benefit to us all. Conservatism is therefore also about the limits to freedom.

They're very nationalistic the French - or they used to be. Very insular. Pretty arrogant.

I'm glad I wasn't seated next to Celia, because what is there to say to someone younger than you who marries for money, except "How do you like your money?