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The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior.

Quote by M. Scott Peck about consequences, difficulties, pain

You, I, we all encounter behaviors that we might say, I wouldn't do that. But she has a huge amount of contact with how people live. She sees more hospices and sink estates than most people.

Quote by Prince Andrew about nation, people, contentment

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Quote by Orson Scott about books

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

Quote by Glenn Close about blood

We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.

Quote by Bill Gates about money

A second reason why science cannot replace judgement is the behavior of financial markets.

Quote by Martin Feldstein about science, reason

Law of Behavioral Management: nothing gets their attention like placing your nails on the chalkboard.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, attention, law, nothing

Spending enough time and money, all human behavior can be psychologically explained.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about money, human imperfections, time

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.

Quote by Camille Paglia about politics, career, sex, history, woman

And because it's such a small town, your behavior is to some extent dictated by the fact that everybody in town knows you and you know everybody else.

EQuote by Estelle Parsons about city, contentment

The mind cannot support moral chaos for long. Men are under as strong a compulsion to invent an ethical setting for their behavior as spiders are to weave themselves webs.

Quote by John Dos Passos about mind, chaos, moral, man

Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior, we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or organization or entity. But this means we then give away our power to that entity.

Quote by M. Scott Peck about power

As for me, even though I have been accused of anti-Semitism countless times, no one has ever heard me make anti-Semitic statements or engage in anti-Semitic behavior.

Quote by Jean-Marie Le Pen

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Quote by Molière about wisdom, insults, patience, man

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

Quote by George Meredith about victory, contentment

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

Quote by Sharon Stone about conduct, change, people

One whose behavior depends on public opinion is never sure of himself.

Quote by Jean Francois Marmontel about opinion, public