Sometimes people will hear you and be able to change their behavior, but often their behavior has more to do with their own need for approval than with your need for support. No matter what...

People now a days are in business of minding other’s business.

I’ve been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

This is not a contest with your child. The winner is not the one with more points. The winner is the one whose child still loves them when they graduate from high school.

Do you keep pace with those around you, or do you decide yourself just how you will live your life? The truth is…only you are qualified to set your standards. Only you can determine how...

In my opinion, being a Christian is a noticeable behavior. If you have to tell somebody you’re a Christian, then you’re probably not doing it right.

I’ve been a perfect lady my entire life, and somebody just tried to shoot me, anyway. Grandmother was wrong. Goodness is not its own reward.

Take care of your manners as seriously as your money.

The tobacco control movement provides a good model for how to achieve massive societal changes. In 1965, over 50 percent of men and 34 percent of women smoked. By 2010, only 23.5 percent of men...

If you’re capable of despising your own behavior, you might just love yourself.

Such tactics are frequently used in negative political campaigns, and we believe go far beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior in communicating with shareholders of public corporations.

Everything you are used to, once done long enough, starts to seem natural, even though it might not be.

This is an example in which a new behavior spread through a population, … We had the opportunity to see a tradition form and spread in exactly the way that cultures do in humans.

I think the important thing, and the lesson to be learned from England, is that cautionary, very cautionary behavior and activity is mandated in this case.

Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out...

… Genesis 18 calls fathers to direct their children to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Being a parent means working in God’s behalf to provide direction for...

Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.

I don’t want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you’re screwed.

The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will change behavior more than the study of behavior will change behavior.

A person only likes his friend to the degree he relates and connects to his character.

…moderate your desire of producing perfection, temper your eagerness to produce faultless performance…and soften your manners towards those who are subordinate to you…

Behavior precedes belief – that is, most people must engage in a behavior before they accept that it is beneficial; then they see the results, and then they believe that it is the right thing...

Remorse shows the difference between a cruel person and one that is not.

Organizations can’t change their culture unless individual employees change their behavior—and changing behavior is hard.

The fixity of a habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.

People do get sick on these days, but when this behavior repeats, that’s when it starts looking suspicious.

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.

Right or wrong. When you stand on a principle..you’re never wrong.

You want to BE happy and HAVE success? Join those words, BE+HAVE… To experience success in your life requires that you decide what you want and BEHAVE accordingly.

Will you, then, never grow weary of being unjust?

Girls,” their mother interjected, “you must both stop being strange – it is unattractive. And don’t forget your hats. It would be absolutely the end for me if you two came down with freckles at...

I thought I had made this discovery: that there are unexpected, constant repetitions in our behavior. The right combination of circumstances had enabled me to observe them. One seldom has the chance to be a...

I think the world honestly would be a much healthier place if instead of trying to find rationalizations for our bad behavior we would just say, “I was an asshole. Sure, there were reasons behind...

Practice holding labels lightly as leaders so you have greater range in your behaviors and are more adaptable and effective in a greater range of situations.

It’s easier to maintain a good character than to recover it when it’s gone bad!

Guys always think tears are a sign of weakness. They’re a sign of FRUSTRATION. She’s only crying so she won’t cut your throat in your sleep. So make nice and be grateful.

If your flirting strategy is indistinguishable from harassment, it’s not everyone else that’s the problem.

At the same time I recognize that taking away veterans’ benefits on account of post-military service behavior is probably more complicated than it seems,

There are too many stories out there about erratic behavior. You don’t want to see a meltdown or some sort of erratic behavior in front of a stern judge.

Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did.

Be mindful of your social environment. By nature, the group you hang-out with will develop a common behavior and mindset. This behavior usually gravitates towards the lowest common denominator. Choose your group wisely.

what makes you my friend if you doubt my intentions?

If you want to understand someone, figure out the narrative they tell themselves about themself. If you want to change your behavior, change your narrative. If you want to change someone else’s behavior, offer them...

Don’t behave like your heart and mind are strangers to you; they are yours, don’t depend on others to understand them, you got to understand them.

Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?

Turkey’s behavior during the conflict shows that Turkey no longer is a typical Islamic country. But that’s exactly what makes it less credible as a mediator.

I begin with the premise that behavior is an incredibly important element in medicine. People’s habits, their willingness to quit smoking, their willingness to take steps to avoid transmission of HIV, are all behavioral questions.

There’s a lot of middle school behavior in Washington, D.C. I look at that and I say, ‘I’ve seen that before,’ it was just with a 14-year-old.

What you do is so loud, I can’t hear what you say.”Anonymous

They lived like monkeys still, while their new god powers lay around them in the weeds.