“I came to the conclusion is that we have a very shallow view of human nature in the policy world. We're really good at talking about material things, really bad at talking about emotions, really good at stuff we can count, really bad at the deeper stuff that actually drives behavior.” WorldHumansStuffViewsEmotionTalkingHuman NaturePolicyMaterialsBehaviorDeeperConclusionShallowMaterial Things Author:David Brooks
“If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple.” IfsShouldPersonsStuffSimplePeriodsBehaviorObviousImprovementAutismMedication Author:Temple Grandin
“But I contend that the disgusting behavior of many of their alleged 'holy men' relieves us of any intellectual obligation to take the stuff seriously. No amount of sanctimonious rationalization can make such behavior anything but pathological.” MenReligionStuffAmountHolyBehaviorIntellectualObligationDisgustingHoly ManSanctimonious Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“I was powerless over my childhood but the coping strategies that I developed, to survive, all of which were creative and brilliant and got me through, as an adult those became my defects of character. Those became my shortcomings, control and all that kind of stuff... and that's my responsibility. I was a blameless child in what happened in the home; I take responsibility for my behaviors as an adult.” KindChildrenCharacterHomeStuffResponsibilityCreativeHappenedChildhoodBehaviorAdultsStrategyBrilliantMy ChildrenDefectsPowerlessTaking ResponsibilityCopingShortcomingsBlamelessDefects Of Character Author:Ashley Judd
“I believe, when in my behavior or in relationships or in the way I react to something, that I'm still dealing with some leftover stuff from my childhood, but the good thing is now, because I have learned so much from the Bible, I can tell when I'm behaving wrong and when I'm not, and it doesn't take me very long to realize that's out of fear, or that's because I was controlled as a child, and I can make a conscious decision to behave the way I know I should behave.” KnowsWayShouldBelieveChildrenLongStillsI CanI BelieveStuffRealizingDecisionChildhoodBehaviorConsciousGood ThingsMy ChildrenBehaveControlledTake MeI Have Learned Author:Joyce Meyer
“The teacher's prime concern should be to ingrain into the pupil that assortment of habits that shall be most useful to him throughout life. Education is for behavior, and habits are the stuff of which behavior consists.” ShouldStuffTeacherHabitBehaviorConcernPrimePupils Book:Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals Source: Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals
“[Barak] Obama's immigration behavior, executive amnesty, this DREAMer stuff - everything he's doing - is outside the law.” LawStuffBehaviorImmigrationExecutivesDreamerAmnestyBarak Obama Author:Rush Limbaugh
“There's something about music that encourages people to want to know more about the person that made it, and where it was recorded, what year it was done, what they were listening to, and all this kind of stuff. There's something that invites all this obsessive behavior.” PeopleKnowsWantYearsKindPersonsMadeDoneStuffListeningBehaviorMade ItInvitesObsessive Author:David Byrne