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Most Famous Behavior Quotes of All Time!

Behavior in these lines spans the political and the deeply personal, from constitutional limits on undoing an election to a sharp distinction between behavior guided by reason and behavior that is merely reactive.

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

Quotes by Saskya Pandita

I was a terrible student. Still, I managed to get into college, but my daydreaming threatened to sabotage me. I used behavior modification to break the cycle. I started by setting an arbitrary time limit on studying: for every 15...

Quotes by Sandra Cisneros

There's still a narrower band of acceptable behavior for women than men.

Quotes by Sandra E. Peterson

We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid.

Quotes by Sam Yagan

I think you can say a lot of evil behavior by companies is short-term optimization.

Quotes by Sam Altman

As I've seen over and over again during my career, the best way to deter individual conduct is the threat of going to jail. That's what truly changes behavior. That's what changes the calculus as employees and executives decide whether...

Quotes by Sally Yates

The administration has a disturbing pattern of behavior when it comes to budgeting not only for the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan but also for military requirements not directly related to these conflicts.

Quotes by Russ Feingold

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.

Quotes by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

You get more irrationality within the family and in consumer behavior than you get, say, in the behavior of firms in their purchases.

Quotes by Ronald Coase

I didn't take a lot of crap from people, and I didn't follow the conventional rules of behavior that we're supposed to follow - because if I had, I never would have accomplished what I did.

Quotes by Ron Stallworth

In the utopian aim of removing all power and aggression from human behavior, we run the risk of removing self-assertion, self-affirmation, and even the power to be.

Quotes by Rollo May

The skills I acquired in Southeastern Louisiana University, Thrifty Drugs, Pacific Mutual, along with knowing the history, behavior and local staff, helped make Golden Eagle a success story.

Quotes by Roger Wang

Sexual behavior was also generally considered off limits.

Quotes by Roger Mudd

I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs.

Quotes by Roger Bannister

I thin many people's deviant behavior starts with dreams because dreams are so non-linear... as if there's an assumption that everything has to be linear or has to be plotted.

Quotes by Robyn Hitchcock

My roots, in college, were in behavior in the context of evolution.

Quotes by Robert Sapolsky

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse.

Quotes by Robert Shea

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to mutual benefit is something that ought to be very congenial to people in the libertarian tradition.

Quotes by Robert Nozick

GPS's battery draining behavior is most noticeable during the initial acquisition of the satellite's navigation message: the satellite's state, ephemeris, and almanac.

Quotes by Robert Love

I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.

Quotes by Robert Ludlum

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Behavior quotes page about?
It collects observations on human and institutional behavior, from constitutional standards for elections to the complexity of human psychology and the idea that a country's real defense is ethical conduct. It leans toward thoughtful, sometimes academic reflection.
Why do people search for behavior-related quotes?
Behavior is something people constantly try to understand, whether their own, others', or a nation's, so quotes on the topic get used for discussions about ethics, psychology, or accountability. A well-put quote can simplify a complicated idea about why people act the way they do.
There's a quote calling human behavior 'meta-complex' - what's the significance of that?
It captures how behavior isn't just complicated on the surface but layered with complexity within complexity, since the underlying causes differ from person to person. That idea gives the page some intellectual depth beyond simpler statements about right and wrong.
Is there a quote here connecting behavior to national defense?
Yes, one entry argues that ethical conduct, not weapons, is what truly protects a nation, tying personal or collective conduct to security in an unusual way. It stands out among the more analytical quotes on the page.
How are behavior quotes typically used?
They work well for reflections on ethics, psychology, or accountability, whether personal or institutional. For a broader human-focused angle, the Human page pairs naturally, along with Change for readers thinking about shifting patterns of conduct.

Another argues that a nation's real defense lies in its ethical conduct rather than in weapons alone, given how complex human behavior truly is. See Human quotes, or Change quotes.