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Behavior Quotes

"Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value."

Peter Bart, American Editor

Behavior, Public, Stars, Study

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"Podtyagin considers whether to take offence or not -- and decides to take offence."

"Podtyagin considers whether to take offence or not -- and decides to take offence."

Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist

Behavior, Offense, Choice, Reaction, Awareness

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"I don't know how it started but someone must have noticed I was always chewing tobacco or smoking a pipe."

"I don't know how it started but someone must have noticed I was always chewing tobacco or smoking a pipe."

Hank Sauer, American Athlete

Behavior, Smoking

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"When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it."

"When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it."

Howard Barker, British Playwright

Behavior, Giving, Light, Theatre

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"At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior."

"At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior."

John Carmack, American Scientist

Behavior, Entertainment, Symbol

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"It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign. The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner's continued service in Congress is untenable."

"It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign. The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner's continued service in Congress is untenable."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American Politician

Behavior, Congress, Disappointment, Service

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"Lydia: Strange how you always remember the pain someone gave you, but seldom the hurt you caused them."

"Lydia: Strange how you always remember the pain someone gave you, but seldom the hurt you caused them."

Sherrilyn Kenyon, American Author

Behavior, Memory, Regret, Reflection, Truth

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"Any child that wants special attention is arrogant."

"Any child that wants special attention is arrogant."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Behavior, Attention, Arrogance, Personality

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"The violence of a lower-class man may indeed express rage, but it is aimed not at society but at the asshole who scraped his car and dissed him in front of a crowd."

"The violence of a lower-class man may indeed express rage, but it is aimed not at society but at the asshole who scraped his car and dissed him in front of a crowd."

Steven Pinker, Canadian Scientist

Behavior, Violence, Observation

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"To all the rest of his Absurdities, (for vice is always unreasonable,) he adds one more, who expects that Vertue from another which he won't practise himself."

"To all the rest of his Absurdities, (for vice is always unreasonable,) he adds one more, who expects that Vertue from another which he won't practise himself."

Mary Astell, English Writer

Behavior, Rest, Vice

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"When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray."

"When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray."

Laura Schlessinger, American Writer

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"Run mad as often as you choose but do not faint."

"Run mad as often as you choose but do not faint."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Behavior, Madness, Choice, Emotion, Restraint

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"Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set."

"Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

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"Still, intuitive assumptions about behavior is only the starting point of systematic analysis, for alone they do not yield many interesting implications."

"Still, intuitive assumptions about behavior is only the starting point of systematic analysis, for alone they do not yield many interesting implications."

Gary Becker, American Economist

Behavior, Yield

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"If language did not affect behavior, it could have no meaning."

"If language did not affect behavior, it could have no meaning."

Kenneth L. Pike, American Sociologist

Behavior, Language, Meaning

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"It takes just a litte attitudinal slip to show a big pride."

"It takes just a litte attitudinal slip to show a big pride."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Behavior, Attitude, Pride

5

"I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density."

"I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density."

John L. Phillips, American Astronaut

Behavior, Body, Space, Trying

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"For a woman a man will do many things that he'd turn his back on in an instant when alone; things he'd back away from, nine times out of ten, even when drunk adn with a bunch of his friends egging him on."

"For a woman a man will do many things that he'd turn his back on in an instant when alone; things he'd back away from, nine times out of ten, even when drunk adn with a bunch of his friends egging him on."

Stephen King, American Author

Behavior, Love, Truth, Power, Regret

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"As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment."

"As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment."

Myriam Miedzian, American Actress

Behavior, Judgment, Questioning

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"Almost nothing is known from hybridization studies about the inheritance of courtship behavior of females, or of their responsiveness to particular male signals."

"Almost nothing is known from hybridization studies about the inheritance of courtship behavior of females, or of their responsiveness to particular male signals."

Peter R. Grant, American Scientist

Behavior, Courtship, Inheritance, Nothing

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"Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism."

"Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism."

Stefan Molyneux, Canadian Author

Behavior, Criticism, Praise, Bigotry, Truth

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"Men are daft around women, incautious and boastful."

"Men are daft around women, incautious and boastful."

Kristin Cashore, American Author

Behavior, Gender, Vanity, Observation

5

"Nationally, overwhelmingly non-white schools receive $1,000 less per pupil than overwhelmingly white schools."

"Nationally, overwhelmingly non-white schools receive $1,000 less per pupil than overwhelmingly white schools."

Jonathan Kozol, American Writer

Behavior, Schools

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"Intoxication, like sexual euphoria, is the privilege of the human animal."

"Intoxication, like sexual euphoria, is the privilege of the human animal."

Roman Payne, American Novelist

Behavior, Desire, Humanity, Pleasure, Emotion

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"The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it."

"The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it."

George MacDonald, Scottish Novelist

Behavior, Pride, Kindness

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"I should have known that if any girl was going to disobey an order, it would be you."

"I should have known that if any girl was going to disobey an order, it would be you."

Kiera Cass, American Novelist

Behavior, Disobedience, Awareness, Prediction, Choice

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"Ender began to eat, slowly and carefully, pretending not to notice he was the center of attention."

"Ender began to eat, slowly and carefully, pretending not to notice he was the center of attention."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

Behavior, Attention, Social, Awareness

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"Goodness, I was already a dork most of the times. I didn't need to be a drunk or high dork."

"Goodness, I was already a dork most of the times. I didn't need to be a drunk or high dork."

Jennifer L. Armentrout, American Author

Behavior, Humor, Self, Observation, Awareness

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"If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, don't be surprised when it dies."

"If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, don't be surprised when it dies."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Behavior, Relationships, Poison, Consequences

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"Beware of those who are stingy, for they would rather sting you than give you anything."

"Beware of those who are stingy, for they would rather sting you than give you anything."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

Behavior, Greed, Trust, Emotion

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"No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight."

"No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight."

Madeleine Albright, American Statesman

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"You have a habit of having an 'underhand', and that is why you get a boss. Otherwise, no one is your boss and no one is your underhand; such is the world."

"You have a habit of having an 'underhand', and that is why you get a boss. Otherwise, no one is your boss and no one is your underhand; such is the world."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Behavior, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Life

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"As long as the postponement lasts he will be in a false position. He will be silent when he ought to speak and laugh when he ought to be silent."

"As long as the postponement lasts he will be in a false position. He will be silent when he ought to speak and laugh when he ought to be silent."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Behavior, Silence, Falsehood

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"Outdated ideas inevitably lead to outdated behaviors. When ignorance and hate enter the room, progress makes its exit."

"Outdated ideas inevitably lead to outdated behaviors. When ignorance and hate enter the room, progress makes its exit."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Behavior, Ideas, Ignorance, Progress

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"The pretence leads up to the real thing. When you are not feeling particularly friendly but know you ought to be, the best thing you can do, very often, is put on a friendly manner and behave as if you were a nicer person than you actually are. And in a few minutes, as we have all noticed, you will be really feeling friendlier than you were. Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already."

"The pretence leads up to the real thing. When you are not feeling particularly friendly but know you ought to be, the best thing you can do, very often, is put on a friendly manner and behave as if you were a nicer person than you actually are. And in a few minutes, as we have all noticed, you will be really feeling friendlier than you were. Very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Behavior, Friendship, Kindness, Acting

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"The thing about sport, any sport, is that swearing is very much part of it."

"The thing about sport, any sport, is that swearing is very much part of it."

Jimmy Greaves, English Athlete

Behavior, Swearing

4

"To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule."

"To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule."

Emily Post, American Author

Behavior, Neighbors

4

"Politeness is half good manners and half good lying."

"Politeness is half good manners and half good lying."

Mary Wilson Little, American Writer

Behavior, Lying, Manners, Politeness

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"People get absorbed in chitchats with whomever they meet. They simply have to meet someone. Infinite energies are wasted in such chitchatting."

"People get absorbed in chitchats with whomever they meet. They simply have to meet someone. Infinite energies are wasted in such chitchatting."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Behavior, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Inspirational

4

"Don't be intimidated and at the same time don't intimidate."

"Don't be intimidated and at the same time don't intimidate."

Archibald Marwizi, Zimbabwean Author

Behavior, Confidence, Fear, Interaction

4

"Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable."

"Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable."

Garrett Hardin, American Environmentalist

Behavior, Harm, Public

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"The head follows the feet. We act first and find reasons later."

"The head follows the feet. We act first and find reasons later."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Behavior, Action, Reason, Mind

4

"When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior."

"When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior."

Temple Grandin, American Educator

Behavior, Blood, Measure, Pressure

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"I romanticized him until he was the perfect being. A soul so beautiful, but so immensely evil too."

"I romanticized him until he was the perfect being. A soul so beautiful, but so immensely evil too."

Dominic Riccitello, American Author

Behavior, Love, Evil, Emotion, Perception

4

"Don't be too obvious about it."

"Don't be too obvious about it."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Behavior, Subtlety, Obvious, Truth

4

"Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks."

"Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Behavior, Criticism, Judgment, Insecurity, Self

4

"Men and swords. My father said that if you put any able-bodied man, no matter how peaceful, into a room with a sword and a practice dummy and leave him alone, eventually the man would pick up the sword and try to stab the dummy. It is human nature."

"Men and swords. My father said that if you put any able-bodied man, no matter how peaceful, into a room with a sword and a practice dummy and leave him alone, eventually the man would pick up the sword and try to stab the dummy. It is human nature."

Ilona Andrews, American Writer

Behavior, Violence, Instinct, Power

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"Every characteristic absence of spirituality, every piece of common vulgarity, is due to an inability to resist a stimulus - you have to react, you follow every impulse."

"Every characteristic absence of spirituality, every piece of common vulgarity, is due to an inability to resist a stimulus - you have to react, you follow every impulse."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Behavior, Spiritual, Reaction, Vulgarity

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"Man is an extremely complex creature: he usually acts in an unselfish manner for selfish reasons."

"Man is an extremely complex creature: he usually acts in an unselfish manner for selfish reasons."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Behavior, Truth, Selfishness, Wisdom

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"Our learning ought to be our lives' amendment, and the fruits of our private study ought to appear in our public behavior."

"Our learning ought to be our lives' amendment, and the fruits of our private study ought to appear in our public behavior."

Thomas Nashe, English Writer

Behavior, Learning, Public, Study

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