Behavior Quotes

“They say that animals are incapable of feelings and reasoning. This is false. No living thing on earth is void of either. They also say that man is the most intelligent — and the most superior — species on earth. This is also false. It is very arrogant to assume that we are the most intelligent species when we keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. It has been shown that both rats and monkeys learn from making errors, yet we have not. Our history proves this. All creatures on earth have the capacity to love and grieve the same way we do. No life on the planet is more deserving than another. Those who think so, are the true savages.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Cheaters often accuse you of cheating. Liars often accuse you of lying. Insecure people often crumble your security. Behavior speaks... How someone treats you may have nothing to do with you; but can be a reflection of who they are.”
― Steve Maraboli

“Bhramari Om Chanting or Humming Om chanting sends positive messages to the brain and the cells in our body and can actually reprogram our health and behavior.”
― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

“You can't just say NO," he said. "You got to do NO. You got to show it. You got to show you mean it by doing it. You got to show you're not going to do one thing by doing another. You got to make an end of it. One way or another.”
― Flannery O'Connor, The Violent Bear It Away

“You're lucky I'm drawn to things that are sick and weird. Makes it so I can actually still like you.”
― Molly Ringle, Relatively Honest

“Your behavior inside your home is the real indicator of your character. Not in the workplace, not in school. Sure, it's nice to look good when you leave your home, and make a bella figure. But in terms of your identity, the most important thing is who you are with your parents, with your children, with your cousins. Th most important thing is how you behave with he people who really matter.”
― Katherine Wilson, Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law

“Take back your power! I wish you the wisdom to realize that the problem isn't that they keep lying to you; it's that you keep believing them.”
― Steve Maraboli

“Appearances are deceptive and behaviors reflective.”
― Tasneem Hameed

“An arrogant man whose arrogance we see from his own behaviour is more tolerable than a humble man whose humility we hear of from his own mouth.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The "us versus them" mindset coupled with our social nature implies that we have an innate need to belong to clearly defined in-groups.”
― Gad Saad, The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature

“We are evolving beyond the need for instinctual survival. No longer do we need to rely on our instincts of fight or flight, because our stresses today are not life-threatening. We have the recourse to remain at peace and in tune with the Universe. No longer do we need to be blinded by our impulsive human behaviors and reactions. We are coming to a time of transcendence in which we can choose to unplug ourselves from our predictable reactions and create a new future. Right now, our futures are easily calculable by those who understand the formula for humanity. Yet, what is missing from the formula is humanity’s ability to awaken and begin to truly exercise free will.”
― Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace: Essential Teachings For Enriching Life

“Behavior speaks... I need not listen to someone's apology; I'll watch for it. I've learned not to let someone's words blind me from their behavior.”
― Steve Maraboli

“What people say about others' behavior or character is not always true, Just Proffer it to your best judgement.”
― Mohith Agadi

“Behavior has consequences, and stupid behavior often has terrible consequences.”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: A Young Adult's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“When you are angry, your blood pressure rises, you forget the basic norms of good behavior, you start shouting, you even use foul language and dig out all the past corpses of incidents afresh to ruin your future. So, choose to remain peaceful and stable --- whatever the situation.”
― Sanchita Pandey, Cancer to Cure

“In my travels, I have noticed that in some countries drinking has become a national pastime. If you don't drink, they look at you as if there is something wrong. Their motto is: "It doesn't matter how bad your English is, as long as your Scotch is good." If a banker asked them what their liquid assets are, they would bring two bottles of Scotch.”
― Shiv Khera, You Can Win : A Step by Step Tool for Top Achievers

“Regret is like a mental parasite that alters your behavior.”
― Peter Tieryas, United States of Japan

“How do you behave when you win? When your enemies are at your mercy and your power has become absolute: what then?”
― Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

“The truth of who you are and what you believe is projected in your behavior. Everything else, either positive or negative, is a mix of stories, lies, delusions, and manipulations.”
― Steve Maraboli

“God does not hold our environment accountable for our behavior; he holds us accountable. (p79)”
― Donovan L. Graham, Teaching Redemptively: Bringing Grace and Truth Into Your Classroom

“There are some people whose turbulent waves of behavior will drown you no matter how well you think you can swim.”
― Steve Maraboli

“As we go through life, we essentially grow a personality. Our personality branches out in many directions to assist us organize our thoughts, feelings, values, ideas, and coping mechanisms. Our exhibited behavior – the way we organize and deal with life – becomes an external representation of our central self.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Literature provides a person with a conceptual framework for recognizing human beings recurrent challenges in life. Reading good literature deepens a person’s understanding of the variable ways that somebody might respond to circumstances in their world, thereby adding to their own potential intellectual and spiritual depth and expands their understanding of the nuances of their own personal behavior.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“He whose speech, behavior and humility captivates people’s minds, becomes worthy of worship by people.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“There are no true monsters, only some people [...] who with regularity acted like a monster. It's still episodic. [...] It never works when you leave out even a small part of the picture.”
― Jim Harrison

“Behavior speaks… Before you even open your mouth, your actions have told me who you are and what you’re about.”
― Steve Maraboli

“Using information about animal behavior to justify social or political ideology is wrong . . . People need to be able to make decisions about their lives without having to worry about keeping up with the bonobos.”
― Marlene Zuk

“So sad "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" the series ended open and it was made in 2011 and it ended in 2011!”
― Deyth Banger

“There, an engaging tour guide told jokes and made witty quips in between sensationalized and brutal stories of inmates "getting what they deserved" because, as she put it, "if you gonna act like an animal, you gonna get treated like one." (We know, thanks to Goffman and pretty much every behavior study out there, that it often works the other way around.)”
― Margee Kerr

“It's a cycle... Religion is a source of relief for those who seek to anesthetize the pain that comes from following its beliefs.”
― Steve Maraboli