Behavior

(197 votes)   Of course, behaviorism works. So does torture. Give me a no-nonsense, down-to-earth behaviorist, a few drugs, and simple electrical appliances, and in six months I will have him reciting the Athanasian Creed in public.

W. H. Auden
1907-1973, Anglo-American Poet

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(108 votes)   Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

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(108 votes)   If I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior.

Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist

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(94 votes)   Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.

Cesare Pavese
1908-1950, Italian Poet, Novelist, Translator

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(93 votes)   Still people are dangerous.

Jean De La Fontaine
1621-1695, French Poet

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(82 votes)   Suppose that humans happen to be so constructed that they desire the opportunity for freely undertaken productive work. Suppose that they want to be free from the meddling of technocrats and commissars, bankers and tycoons, mad bombers who engage in psychological tests of will with peasants defending their homes, behavioral scientists who can't tell a pigeon from a poet, or anyone else who tries to wish freedom and dignity out of existence or beat them into oblivion.

Noam Chomsky
1928-, American Linguist, Political Activist

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(82 votes)   We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld
1613-1680, French Classical Writer

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(81 votes)   It's no use growing older if you only learn new ways of misbehaving yourself.

Hector Hugh Munro
1870-1916, British Novelist, Writer

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(75 votes)   What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

Leonard Cohen
1934-, Canadian-born American Musician, Songwriter, Singer

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(74 votes)   People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.

Fran Tarkenton
American Football Player, Businessman, Corporate Consultant, Author

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(72 votes)   A mission could be defined as an image of a desired state that you want to get to. Once fully seen, it will inspire you to act, fuel your imagination and determine your behavior.

Charles A. Garfield
American Peak Performance Expert, Researcher, Trainer

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(70 votes)   Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist

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(68 votes)   Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.

Benzel Sternan

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(64 votes)   Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.

Francis Beaumont
1584-1616, British Dramatist

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(58 votes)   What ever is the natural propensity of a person is hard to overcome. If a dog were made a king, he would still gnaw at his shoes laces.

Hitopadesa
600?-1100? AD, Sanskrit Fable From Panchatantra

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