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.

Your behavior is the testimony of your character.

Your child’s needs are far more profound than his aberrant behavior. Remember, his behavior does not just spring forth uncaused. His behavior – the things he says and does – reflects his heart. If you...

Human behavior is incredibly pliable, plastic.

When someone is anonymous, it opens the door to all kinds of antisocial behavior, as seen by the Ku Klux Klan.

BEHAVIOR, n. Conduct, as determined, not by principle, but by breeding.

Today’s fire behavior could be similar or worse than yesterday’s.

I’m always concerned that I’m insulting the elder statesmen on the set by my crass behavior.

To change any behavior we have to slow down and act intentionally rather than from habit and impulse.

IMHO looters should be shot. Nothing allows for that sort of behavior. How would you feel if it was your property being looted. Horrible I bet.

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly

People’s behavior depends upon their current situation and past experience.

We don’t believe any evidence exists of willful and criminal behavior. We intend to defend ourselves against any criminal charges vigorously.

Today we find many children with bad character and bad behavior. The reason for this can be attributed to the bad thoughts of their mothers.

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

If they do it often, it isn’t a mistake; it’s just their behavior.

If you have feelings for someone, let them know. It doesn’t matter if they can be in your life or not. Maybe, it is just enough for both of you to release the truth, so...

You’ve probably missed out something really great but you haven’t let that drive you insane but always remember to be yourself.

We are what we adapt to.

You only had to choose which me to talk to, for, you know, we all change our manners, depending on who has come to chat. One doesn’t behave at all the same way to a...

Our ability to have patience, and our attitude toward others, define who we are at any given time.

Better spend time working hard to maintain your good habits because you may look for time to recover it but to no avail!

Trust is the residue of promises fulfilled.

It’s easy enough to get along with a loved and loving child—at least till you try to get him to do something.

The weirder you’re going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely...

Every organized religion holds that certain behaviors, rituals, personalities, places, and/or books are sacred. These organized teachings are proper in their own place, but they are mere options for the one infused with devotion. To...

If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own

You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public, and maintain a holy appearance… but it is your behavior that will reveal your true character.

I don’t like rats any more than the next bloke, but they ain’t wicked and cruel like people can be. They’re just ratty in their habits.

Hit the bottom and get back up; or hit the bottle and stay down.

A man can define many things beautifully in his life, but his character is one beautiful thing that can define him instantly and completely.

RIM must understand that there is no place in the mobile e-mail space for this sort of behavior. RIM should not be able to sell the BlackBerry system.

A good character is not only about the good person people know you to be. Your ability to tell the truth about how bad you had been is also a good character.

i know for sure,to be a leader i have to be a reader

It’s not a secret that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

Whether our caretaker was our mom, dad, uncle, aunt, grandparent, foster parent, or sibling, our blueprint of what a relationship is supposed to look like is drafted by what we observed from our caretaker’s relationship....

We are masters of our characters and in turn, slaves of their outgrowth.

They don’t have to change their behavior.

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.

Time perspective is one of the most powerful influences on all of human behavior. We’re trying to show how people become biased to being exclusively past-, present- or future-oriented.

Tintin comics evoke Bermuda, where my parents doled out comics for good behavior and my grandmother taught me how to shuffle cards.

We create in people through our actions and example. In this way people around us become reflections of our own behavioral patterns and internal energies

Everyone wants to know why customer service has gone to hell in a handbasket. I want to know why customer behavior has gone to hell in a handbasket.

If you want to save youself from problems just hold the hands of truth

Flawless and faultless outcomes are not products of lawless and careless people. No lawless person is a genuine innovator. To your skillfulness, add good manners; to your willfulness, add carefulness!

The bottom line is that if we had any idea that the teacher had any inappropriate behavior in his past, he would not have been hired here. That’s the reason for the questions ? to...

The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.