Behavior Quotations | Page 4

I think that 9/11 is a greater loss if we do not change our behavior in some way. I think that if we don't turn it into a positive change in some way, those innocent people really died for no purpose. I would like to think they had some important purpose. What I see, that I don't like, is the product of what our land of opportunity can breed.

I think that it will assist women in that it won't change pharmacists' behavior regarding choices about prescriptions, but it will require them to assist patients in obtaining prescriptions.

It is important to prevent criminals capable of such inhuman behavior from taking advantage of this misery to justify their terrible acts.

It is ironic that these companies claim that Qualcomm's behavior has harmful effects on the mobile telecommunications sector when the facts are completely contrary.

I was always independent. I never wanted to follow the crowd, but I think that following the crow is more typical of teenage behavior today than in my day. And I do deplore it.

It is apparent that Toyobo was duped by Second Chance. We were shocked by the level of Second Chance's deception when their behavior was finally uncovered because of documents that surfaced in litigation and through investigation.

I think the reason graduated licensing works is because you're not changing behavior, but changing conditions under which they (teens) can drive.

Jeez, Louise, the subsidy value is roughly three-quarters of the investment. Aside from whether this is right or wrong, when you get right down to it, this kind of behavior can't continue for very long. . . . Taxpayers are going to go broke.

People aren't even aware of their own behavior. Maybe they'll finally realize if they see it in print.

Parents need to know this is a serious offense, and illegal behavior. Area teens participating in prom activities need to be cautious while driving late at night, and need to steer clear of places where they know underage drinking will be going on.

Parents have lost control. Children are running the show. The tougher I am, the (further) they will come in terms of behavior change.

Over most of the past several years, the behavior of unit labor costs has been quite subdued, ... But those costs have turned up of late, and whether the favorable trends of the past few years will be maintained is unclear.

overwhelmingly to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in some children.

Our goal is not to sanction teams and schools, but rather to change behavior, and we are starting to see some positive changes in behavior regarding the academic achievements of student-athletes.

Our goal is not to sanction schools but to change behavior, and we are seeing some positive results. But those schools who were helped by the squad-size adjustment are at risk.

Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. We cansubordinate feelings to values.

Our client's doctors' behavior goes against established medical ethics and violates California civil rights law.

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.

Repeated exposure increases the likelihood of aggressive behavior over time.

Remove the artificial watering holes and the elephants will resume their natural behavior of seasonal migration, giving places they have left a chance to recover.

Players have a certain feeling of invulnerability. But the bottom line is children are emulating major-league players. Is that a behavior that we want to be emulated?

Our report finds that there is a gap between policies leadership says it respects on paper, and behavior it actually tolerates in practice. That's not a way to stop torture from occurring, and it's not a winning strategy in the fight against terror.

Our objective is we want their behavior to improve, their academic skills to improve and see their attendance records improve.

Our office of inspector general is investigating inappropriate behavior at a school-sponsored event held off campus back in February.

Our latest research confirms a major change in consumers? behavior as it relates to the way they choose to interact with the brands they love and trust. For retailers with a credit card offering, this represents an enormous opportunity to craft relevant, timely e-mail communications that not only save costs but generate incremental revenue opportunities and customer satisfaction. The retailers who fail to capitalize on this opportunity will soon find themselves losing market share to those who are more actively offering and promoting this service to their most loyal of customers.

People have come to understand that they can influence the sports or the outcome of a game by the behavior that they initiate in the stands or in public. If it's done in a positive way, rooting for your team, that's well and good.

People make the great mistake with action heroes. They think that because generally the plots are simpler and their behavior is one-note that they can't act. But most of the time they can.

Stay focused on self-direction and personal growth and away from finger-pointing. The behavior of love is what counts, so be specific about your actions.

Spiritual progress is right living, good conduct, moral behavior.

Someone like Landseer, for example, painted (animals) like they were human, which is why we can relate to them. Landseer combines an acute observation of animal behavior with qualities more human in nature.

Some people are impulsive, some people are not; some people think through their decisions while others don't, and sometimes this can become pathological. Impulsive behavior can be associated with all sorts of mental disorders like addiction or problem gambling. If it could be demonstrated that we could change the way people perceive risk and ambiguity by introducing a medication that could influence brain chemistry, someday we might be able to alleviate some types of pathological decision making.

That could be something as simple as a discussion about the seriousness of it and do we or do we not want to do something about it. It's the behavior of a schoolyard bully whose behavior needs to be reined in.

testify regarding extremely sensitive and at times offensive and degrading behavior.

Thankfully, these kinds of incidents are few and far between these days and that is due to the increased vigilance of our game. It is also why behavior of this nature must be treated seriously and swiftly - sending a clear message to those involved that their actions will not be tolerated.

My mom has been real positive and my dad has been so instrumental, ... He's like a ninja -- he's popping up everywhere. He's always scoping me out and keeping an eye on me. I always try to be on my best behavior because of him.

(Nagy's) a coach that can face hard times and still model to young men and women what responsible behavior is when the circumstances give you a hard break. What more can you ask from a coach?

My work involves online dating, but I believe almost every behavior exhibited online has an offline corollary. Really, the medium doesn't change human nature.

My purpose at the hospital is to create behavior change for the better.

Looking at his file, there have been no behavior problems. All he has to do is stop at the halfway house in Newark sometime on Friday to check out, and he's free to go.

Look, Fish, ... the only criminal behavior Kyle is capable of is quarterbacking. So, he is what we would call a 'hardened criminal.'

Markets tend to temporarily wobble, and then return to their prior behavior. So don't panic or make any decisions based on your knee-jerk emotions.

Many young people will travel to Mexico in the next few weeks, and it can be a great vacation if students respect the laws of the country. Violations involving excessive alcohol consumption and unruly behavior are taken seriously by Mexican authorities. An arrest in Mexico can be a very difficult and expensive experience.

It is easier to act to prevent inflationary behavior than to intervene once this has developed,

I think this type of behavior at soccer events seems to be a problem across the state of North Carolina. Our behavior is inexcusable and we will take appropriate action and move ahead to prevent this type of thing happening again in any type of athletic events.

Male-centered cultures where sexual behavior is more oriented toward procreation tend to discount the importance of sexual pleasure for women.

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.

Does a poet create, originate, initiate the thing called a poem, or is his behavior merely the product of his genetic and environmental histories?

We have seen that in certain respects operant reinforcement resembles the natural selection of evolutionary theory. Just as genetic characteristics which arise as mutations are selected or discarded by their consequences, so novel forms of behavior are selected or discarded through reinforcement.

It has always been the task of formal education to set up behavior which would prove useful or enjoyable later in a student's life.

The strengthening of behavior which results from reinforcement is appropriately called 'conditioning'. In operant conditioning we 'strengthen' an operant in the sense of making a response more probable or, in actual fact, more frequent.

A self is a repertoire of behavior appropriate to a given set of contingencies.

We now have reason to believe our daughter had engaged in this behavior for at least a year, maybe too.

We never really found a true solution to the R1 issue. We said we're going to enforce it more, but that doesn't solve the problem that you're trying to fight bad behavior with a law that singles out students and tries to keep them from living somewhere, ... Until we start talking about solutions and not treatments, it's going to be an issue again whether we like it or not.

To understand ourself, we must understand our "selves," or the parts of us that motivate our thoughts, decisions, and behaviors.

When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.

Neurotic behavior is quite predictable. Healthy behavior is unpredictable.

The 50 percent of U.S. households with computers--a number that is growing rapidly--is large enough to examine changes in behavior and attitudes that are already occurring.

The analysis assumes that individuals maximize welfare as they conceive it, whether they be selfish, altruistic, loyal, spiteful, or masochistic. Their behavior is forward-looking, and it is also consistent over time.

The arrogance of Sikorsky has been astounding. As one of our country's major defense contractors, Sikorsky throughout this ordeal showed its disdain for workers, our elected officials and ultimately, the American taxpayers. This company is the poster child for bad behavior and corporate greed. We will continue our fight against this company and against the growing, unchecked power of all of big business in America.

The assumption, I guess, that propels this is that once you randomly test students, they'll just stop experimenting. But behavior is really complex. It doesn't always work that simply.

I would hope that whatever they end up doing with Microsoft doesn't leave them in a way that they can't continue being that way, ... Have they done some things wrong? Has their behavior been a little aggressive? I guess it has and I guess there should be some retribution for that, but I wouldn't want to bring the whole company down on its knees.

I would like to apologize for errors of judgment in personal behavior and for the embarrassment caused, firstly to my family but also to my friends, my constituents and my party.

Microsoft's behavior, in conjunction with its monopoly in the desktop market, may be viewed as an aggressive strategy to eliminate competition in the Kerberos server market.

Microsoft is repeatedly engaging in clearly illegal, anti-competitive behavior because the benefits of extinguishing competition clearly outweigh the costs.

We feel for the victims of any crash. But the emphasis really needs to be on unsafe driving behavior.

We can't do much about the weather. All we can do is ask the people to be vigilant and to keep an eye out for suspicious behavior and to report fires early so we can actually get to them early.

We'll be looking at usage behavior, how much revenue it brings in and how much it costs. We're committed to figuring out electronic behavior, though we're still figuring out in what exact form.

We propose this with great caution, ... The evidence, after all, only applies strongly to insects. Human altruism and tight-knit societies may well have evolved differently. But if it is true, it would help us understand the group aggression and warfare so widespread today. Those who study human biology and behavior should take a new look at this possibility.

We have to teach professional behavior. No one is born knowing it.

We hope the change in voice and message will get people's attention and change their behavior to make for a smoother, faster trip for everyone.

We don't encourage that kind of behavior. We don't ignore that kind of behavior. It's important to remember these students will face sanctions on campus.

We do not agree that the industry should be held solely accountable for social behavior that neither it, nor the government, can control,

We do look forward to a step-by-step process where we can see changes in North Korean behavior and where we can improve the relationship with North Korea,

We received a phone call late (Thursday) afternoon from the school district requesting our assistance to look into inappropriate behavior by a teacher from Granite Hills who has been placed on administrative leave.

We're definitely making progress. Just the reaction to that guy is progress. Ten years ago his behavior wouldn't have even been noticed.

We expect a great deal from our students. To expect that our students would obey the criminal code is just a minimal standard. We don't expect behavior or performance that's just minimal.

We are training for objective behavior characteristics. Certainly, there is some interpretation, but there has to be such an aggregate number of concerns before we do get involved, and there will be constant review and oversight and analysis of the data to be sure their folks are performing in a proper manner.

We are the children of our landscape; it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are responsive to it

We must not promise too much or raise expectations higher than are justified by the will of governments to act, but we must do whatever we can to raise the standards of international behavior and responsibility. I think we can only hope to succeed in that if we have a very clear idea of what was wrong up to now.

We must not allow Iran to bully the world or our allies or fail to show Iran that we will take their irresponsible and careless behavior seriously.

We have been very disappointed in the unprofessional and dangerous behavior that some of the local vessels have engaged in during the course of our operations. It is distressing to see the casual attitude that some local Captains take toward marine laws and safety, a matter we take very seriously. On numerous occasions during the past weeks, we have seen small local boats approach our ship in a careless manner, apparently not realizing the danger of their actions. The thrusters that are engaged during dynamic positioning operations present a serious threat to small vessels that come too close, which is why we request a safe working perimeter through the Notice to Mariners. We are seeking legal redress to prevent this from happening in the future in order to avail ourselves of every avenue available before someone is seriously hurt or worse.

We have to look at the impact of this kind of behavior on impressionable young people and if there is evidence, something should be done about it,

We have to look at the impact of this kind of behavior, and if there is evidence, something should be done about it.

We have to involve the parents because we have to change the thought process and behavior of the whole family. The family has to come along for the child to change.

Tripp's repeated efforts to encourage behavior that the independent counsel later suggests is central to his case against the president raise disturbing questions about her role in this entire affair, ... It was Linda Tripp, and only Linda Tripp, who suggested to Ms. Lewinsky that she demand a job in exchange for her affidavit.

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

No architect is held responsible for the behavior of those who inhabit the structure he designed.

The alcoholic and the drug addict harm only themselves by their behavior; the person who violates the rules of morality governing mans life in society harms not only himself, but everyone.

Human action is purposeful behavior.

Undersecretary Burns, I think, made clear to the Russians our broad concerns over Iranian behavior and this sale in particular.

The precise frequencies are determined by the mass of the black hole and also by how fast it spins. Those measurements -- mass and spin -- have been difficult to obtain. Fortunately, we already have an estimate of the mass of this black hole. By understanding the behavior of matter so close to the black hole's edge, we can now begin to determine the spin and thus, for the first time, completely describe the black hole.

Those guys are always in the spotlight wherever they go, ... People are always critical of their behavior and what they are doing.

Unfortunately, these are things that happen during a tourist season. We want to underline the fact that with fan behavior, we have had no problems.

Unfortunately, these are things that happen during a tourist season, ... We want to underline the fact that with fan behavior, we have had no problems.

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.

We are recorders and reporters of the facts-not judges of the behavior we describe.

We are recorders and reporters of the facts - not judges of the behavior we describe.

We are pleased that the court has agreed today to grant Napster the discovery schedule we proposed, allowing a reasonable amount of time for Napster to obtain and evaluate the extensive discovery material, ... The record industry's anti-competitive behavior has prevented consumers from paying for the music they want over the Internet. We look forward to exploring these issues further.

The Pentagon is looking into them. To the extent that kind of behavior is inconsistent with our policy, it will be stopped.

We are concerned solely with indoctrination, one-sided presentation of ideological controversies and unprofessional classroom behavior.