“Learn to overrule minor interest in favor of great ones, and generously to do all the good the heart prompts; a man is never injured by acting virtuously.” MenHeartChristianInterestActingBehaviorFavorsMinorsInjuredPromptsGreat Ones Author:Luc de Clapiers
“I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the appearance is that you reward bad behavior. But if North Korea behaves for some period of time, I would pretty much favor direct talks.” IfsShouldPeriodsBehaviorDirectRewardsAppearanceFavorsBehaveKoreaNorth KoreaMissilesKoreanBad BehaviorNorth Korean Author:Richard Armitage
“We need more expensive gasoline to change consumer behavior," Mr. Jackson said. Otherwise, Americans will continue to favor big vehicles, not matter what kind of fuel-economy standards the government imposes on auto makers. Four dollars a gallon, he added, "is a good start.” NeedsKindSaidMatterBigsGovernmentEnergyEconomyFourBehaviorStandardsTradeDollarsFavorsConsumersFuelExpensiveMakersVehicleCapsGasolineGallonsFuel Economy Author:Michael J. Jackson
“Good fortune almost always makes some change in a man's behavior - in his manner of speaking and acting. It is a great weakness to want to bedeck oneself in qualities which are not his own. If he esteemed virtue above all other things, neither the favors of fortune nor the advantages of position would change a man's face or heart.” IfsMenWantHeartFacesActingQualityVirtuePositionBehaviorWeaknessAdvantageFortuneOneselfFavorsGood Fortune Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“The corporate sector per se is bottom-line oriented. It can be very corrupt and it is not very principled. That is why I don't think it is sufficient just to have voluntary codes of behavior. I am in favor of legislation which helps to ensure that there is an even playing field and rewards those who play by the rules.” ThinkingPlayHelpingLinesFieldsBehaviorRewardsBottomFavorsCorporateCodeSufficientLegislationBottom LinePlaying FieldsPrincipled Author:Mary Robinson
“To whatever degree he may have desacralized the world, the man who has made his choice in favor of a profane life never succeeds in completely doing away with religious behavior.” MenWorldMayMadeChoicesReligiousSucceedDegreesBehaviorFavorsProfane Book:The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion Source: The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
“Religious creeds encourage some of the craziest kinds of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and favor severe manifestations of neurosis, borderline personality states, and sometimes even psychosis.” KindSometimesStatesReligionReligiousEmotionPersonalityBehaviorFavorsManifestationCreedsSevereNeurosisPsychosisBorderlineCraziestHate Religion Author:Albert Ellis
“I have to say that I think maybe they did her a favor, and maybe she'll actually get help. Coffee's one thing, but coke is another. It's not something you want to really have as a problem in your life. I think we have to kind of stop rewarding bad behavior and actually start helping people.” PeopleThinkingWantKindHelpingProblemOne ThingBehaviorFavorsCoffeeHelping PeopleCokeBad Behavior Author:Jennifer Love Hewitt