Quotes About Group

All social mammals, such as wolves, dolphins, and monkeys, have ethical codes, adapted by evolution to promote group cooperation.

Tolerance is not a Sapiens trademark. In modern times, a small difference in skin colour, dialect or religion has been enough to prompt one group of Sapiens to set about exterminating another group.

want to gauge group loyalty, requiring people to believe an absurdity is a far better test than asking them to believe the truth.

Sociological research has shown that the maximum 'natural' size of a group bonded by gossip is about 150 individuals.

Here's what the moment of inspiration did. It assembled these cultural meanings in this particular package for this particular group at this particular cultural moment.

with prejudice, but that's another conversation.) Second, even if one were to posit that there is such a cultural or ethnic entity as Semites, this argument assumes that members of a group cannot be prejudiced against their own. In fact, one of prejudice's most debilitating legacies is how the people targeted come to believe that the negative stereotypes thrown at them are true.

To understand the dilemma faced by people of color in race talk we must first become aware of (a) the situational context of oppression that they live under, (b) the ensuing psychological costs associated with racism, and (c) the negative personal and group consequences for breaking their silence.

Becoming aware of the customs and contradictions of the dominant group is a coping mechanism that maximizes survival.

Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully.

Leadership is a group project, and all of us are necessary to fill it. Wise leaders will realize this and encourage their groups to develop their own evolving leadership potential.

Endless drama in a group clouds consciousness. Too much noise overwhelms the senses. Continual input obscures genuine insight. Do not substitute sensationalism for learning.

Any group of persons – prisoners, primitives, pilots, or patients – develop a life of their own that becomes meaningful, reasonable and normal once you get close to it.

There had even been an informal group – the Séance & Science Brigade – dedicated to applying 'empirical reality to paranormal phenomenon.' … It was the S&SB that had in effect named Area X, identifying that coast as 'of particular interest' and calling it 'Active Site X' – a name prominent on their science-inspired tarot cards.

Next, in order to make sure that you are not leaving out any important topics, ask each member of the group to bring in two or three bullet points that they think require your attention. This way, you develop a two-way mode of communication with this group.

In the Scriptures, a comrnu- nity is a group of people, living under God's rule, who are learning how to love God and love one another.

people with higher narcissism scores were more likely to emerge as leaders during four-person initially leaderless group discussions.

Instead, each bird is interacting with up to seven close neighbors, making individual movement decisions based on maintaining velocity and distance from fellow flock members and copying how sharply a neighbor turns, so that a group of, say, four hundred birds can veer in another direction in a little over half a second. What emerges is almost instantaneous ripples of movement in what appears to be one living curtain of bird.

I was born ready!" Xander brandished his shield. He smiled a very Xander Hawthorne smile, then let his bravado falter. "But before we go, group hug?

Surely he knows we are all watching. That I am watching. It is always that way when you are in a group and someone decides to go for a swim or walk to the water. The ocean is a giant stage. It is natural that the others watch, if only for a moment.

I feel as if they are putting on a show... It is always that way when you are in a group and someone decides to go for a swim or walk to the water. The ocean is like a giant stage. It is natural that the others watch, if only for a moment.

It is like walking in a crowd. A foolish crowd of oddities in a corridor under an enemy city, without an idea of where they are going.

They're her book club but I don't know why because they're not reading books.

Artemis believed that with today's technology the Book could be translated. And with this translation you could begin to exploit a whole new group of creatures.

There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its least worthy members. Though manifestly unfair, this tendency has some justification. For the character and destiny of a group are often determined by its inferior elements.