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"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."
"Insanity is to behave like someone that you are not."
"If I could control the behavior of fat guys I would make them ride mopeds more often."
"Many women are harassed, one in three between the ages of 18 and 34, by one poll. And we need to figure out if, in fact, we are going to enable them to come forward with their complaints, as opposed to enabling harassers and abusers to continue their behavior."
"This script was just so much smarter than usual and I'm just fascinated by human behavior."
"Good profits simply are not inconsistent with good behavior."
"Habits are changed by practicing new behaviors, and this is true for mental habits as well."
"In old persons, when thus fully expressed, we often observe a fair, plump, perennial waxen complexion, which indicates that all the ferment of earlier days has subsided into serenity of thought and behavior."
"The maxim of courts is that manner is power."
"People adjust their behavior to fit the society they live in. They integrate because they have to. But what they are on the inside doesn't change."
"A certain group of adolescents evidence clear "druggie" behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use."
"I reckon responsible behavior is something to get when you grow older. Like varicose veins."
"People are not their behaviors."
"Fine conduct is always spontaneous."
"Values determine behavior; Principles determine the consequences of behavior."
"Distinguish between the person and the behavior or performance."
"Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles!"
"While values drive behaviors, principles govern consequences."
"Once you the forces that govern behavior,it's harder to blame the behaver"
"Leadership is not a title. It's a behavior. LIVE it"
