Quotes by category:Behavior

Synergy is the only word in our language that means behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the separately observed behaviors of any of the system's separate parts or any subassembly of

R. Buckminster Fuller

language behavior mean

The synergetic integral of the totality of all principles is God, whose sum-total behavior in pure principle is beyond our comprehension and is utterly mysterious to us, because as humans--in pure principle--we do not and never will know all the principles

R. Buckminster Fuller

mysterious behavior principles

I don't like too much by-standing, on-looking, and spectator-beha... by Ralph Nader

I don't like too much by-standing, on-looking, and spectator-behavior in people's lives.

too-much behavior people

True Christianity is to manifest genuinely Christ-like behavior by dependence on the working of the Spirit of God within.

behavior spirit christianity

The biggest fear that I have is settling into too many set behavior patterns, where I feel like I'm no longer exploring possibilities anymore.

settling patterns behavior

Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collec... by Reinhold Niebuhr

Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collective behavior of humanity.

Reinhold Niebuhr

behavior humanity evil

A lot of bad behavior in singers is caused by nerves. by Renee Fleming

A lot of bad behavior in singers is caused by nerves.

nerves singers behavior

I think the Russians have played now for some time the role of providing cover for Bashar al-Assad's behavior. The alternative explanation that the Russians put forth is simply not plausible.

Rex W. Tillerson

explanation behavior thinking

Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior... by Ric Keller

Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it.

common-sense behavior encouragement

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.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

serenity behavior age

I'm intrigued by how ordinary behavior exists so close beside its... by Richard Ford

I'm intrigued by how ordinary behavior exists so close beside its opposite.

behavior opposites ordinary

The maxim of courts is that manner is power. by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The maxim of courts is that manner is power.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

maxims court behavior

If you're looking for like, a pure base for your behavior on stage, maybe it's better to say, "Yeah, you're not obliged to pretend. But, you're also obliged to not pretend." So you have access to both sides, if you will. It's never a pure binary thing, but you can pretend. If you have total agency as a performer, then both are at your disposal.

Richard Maxwell

binary behavior

If the president Donald Trump had connected the Jerusalem question to some other positions, linking it to Israeli and Palestinian behavior or putting the Jerusalem statement in a larger context of U.S. policy, it could have potentially advanced the peace process. But I don't see how singling it out might help.

Richard N. Haass

behavior president helping

And so, surpassing my own records for dangerous, reckless behavior, I ripped off Sonya's bracelet. "I'm Rose Hathaway.

records behavior rose

Behaviors and feelings rarely line up by Richelle Mead

Behaviors and feelings rarely line up

lines behavior feelings

And now, Anubis, I find you in this den of iniquity, this morass of questionable behavior, this...this--' 'School?

anubis behavior school

One of the things that's very troubling to voters about Donald Trump is his erratic behavior, his lack of good temperament to serve as commander in chief.

erratic voters behavior

Can't you ever get off for good behavior?" "Sure, if I was ever g... by Richelle Mead

Can't you ever get off for good behavior?" "Sure, if I was ever good.

good-behavior behavior ifs

What truly leads the evolutionary procession, in other words, is behavior.

procession behavior