“Up to a certain point it is good for us to know that there are people in the world who will give us love and unquestioned loyalty to the limit of their ability. I doubt, however, if it is good for us to feel assured of this without the accompanying obligation of having to justify this devotion by our behavior.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldGivingFeelsCertainAbilityDoubtLimitsBehaviorLoyaltyDevotionObligationJustifyAssured Book:Autobiography Source: Autobiography
“An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or fear of the responses from those harmed by their behavior - is an elite class that will plunder, degrade, and cheat at will, and act endlessly to fortify its own power.” LawClassLimitsBehaviorResponseElitesCheatRule Of LawDegradePlunder Author:Glenn Greenwald
“Parents learn the uses of power and its limits. They can insist on certain outward behavior but cannot change inner attitudes. They can require obedience but not goodness - and certainly not love.” UseCertainParentAttitudeLimitsGoodnessBehaviorObedienceUse Of Power Book:Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find? Source: Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?
“In some settings, however, rampant opportunistic behavior severely limits what can be done jointly without major investments in monitoring and sanctioning arrangements.” DoneLimitsBehaviorMajorsInvestmentSettingSettingsArrangementsMonitoring Book:Governing the Commons Source: Governing the Commons
“Children need both latitude of expression and firmly enforced limits on their behaviors, in a blend that results in calm, patientmanagement. The key to success is to tailor the rearing environment to the developmental level of the child--what she or he can handle--and to individual differences among children.” NeedsChildrenIndividualDifferencesLevelsResultsEnvironmentExpressionKeysLimitsBehaviorCalmHandleKey To SuccessTailorsLatitudeDevelopmentalIndividual Differences Author:Sandra Scarr
“Interesting, isn't it, that even though more than two and a half decades have passed since the sexual revolution brought women a new measure of sexual freedom, there's still no word in the language that doesn't reek with pejorative connotation to describe a woman who has sex freely. Since language frames thought and sets its limits, this is not a trivial matter. For without a word that describes without condemning, it's hard to think about it neutrally as well. When we say the words 'promiscuous woman,' therefore, it's a statement about her character, not just her sexual behavior.” ThinkingWellsStillsTwoMatterHardCharacterLanguageSexWomenInterestingHalfRevolutionLimitsBehaviorDecadesStatementsCondemningConnotationPromiscuousSexual Revolution Author:Lillian B. Rubin
“The perception of potential threats to survival may be much more important in determining behavior than the perceptions of potential profits, so that profit maximization is not really the driving force. It is fear of loss rather than hope of gain that limits our behavior.” MayImportantForceLossLimitsBehaviorPerceptionSurvivalGainsThreatProfitDrivingDriving ForceProfit Maximization Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“I think it's better to have limits. My limits are different from other people's limits. I'm all for freedom, I'm all for people doing what they want. I'm also all for people shouldering the consequences of their behaviors, and not being assholes, and not lying unless they need to, and being honest except when you shouldn't, and being faithful except when it's okay to cheat. I guess I'm just a mass of contradictions.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsDifferentLyingHonestLimitsBehaviorMassConsequenceOkayBeing HonestFaithfulContradictionCheatBeing Faithful Author:Dan Savage
“The 2 timeless drivers that underpin the behavior of every generation: the need to belong and the need to be significant. The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” WorldNeedsMeanLanguageGenerationsLimitsBehaviorSignificantDriversTimeless Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein
“Water has always been something that I care deeply about, and I'm very aware of its limits on this planet. If we don't change our behavior around water, water will become as valuable as oil. That is a given. When people don't understand that, I'm surprised.” PeopleIfsCareGivenWaterPlanetsLimitsBehaviorValuableOilI CareDon't Change Author:Alysia Reiner
“Law has at least two roles: one is to define and regulate the limits of acceptable behavior. The other is to teach principles for individuals to make individual choices.” TwoLawChoicesIndividualPrinciplesRolesTeachLimitsBehaviorAcceptableIndividual Choice Author:Dallin H. Oaks
“The Internet has become a hate-filled town square with no limits put on destructive verbal behavior.” HateInternetLimitsBehaviorTownsFilledDestructiveSquares Author:Bill O'Reilly