(1130 quotes found)
“An individual's self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.”
Dr. Joyce Brothers
“Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings.”
Victor Hugo
“In hospitals there is no time off for good behavior”
Josephine Tey
“A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.”
Albert Einstein
“When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is learning to understand and control the behavior of crop plants and domestic animals, he may be justified in believing that he has become civilized.”
Ayn Rand
“No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.”
Bill Cosby
“Parents must get across the idea that "I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior."”
Amy Vanderbilt
“The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.”
Aldous Huxley
“A market is the combined behavior of thousands of people responding to information, misinformation and whim.”
Kenneth Chang
“To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.”
Maxwell Maltz
