“Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple courtesies...Rudeness, the absence of the sacrament of consideration, is but another mark that our time-is-money society is lacking in spirituality, if not also in its enjoyment of life.” IfsKindSpiritualitySimpleMoneyOur LivesExpressionBehaviorMarkExcuseAbsenceOur TimeEnjoymentConsiderationFedsLackingSacramentsCourtesyGraciousExcuse MeKind WordsRudenessTime Is Money Author:Edward M Hays
“Zoocentrism is the primary fallacy of human sociobiology, for this view of human behavior rests on the argument that if the actions of "lower" animals with simple nervous systems arise as genetic products of natural selection, then human behavior should have a similar basis.” IfsShouldHumansActionNaturalSimpleAnimalViewsProductsBehaviorArgumentShould HaveBasesAriseNervousPrimariesHuman BehaviorSelectionNatural SelectionFallacyNervous System Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“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
“Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.” KindSimpleOur LivesExpressionBehaviorExcuseMannersFedsCourtesyGraciousExcuse MeKind Words Author:Bill Vaughan
“Economists suffer from a deep psychological disorder that I call 'physics envy'. We wish that 99 percent of economic behavior could be captured by three simple laws of nature. In fact, economists have 99 laws that capture 3 percent of behavior. Economics is a uniquely human endeavor.” HumansFactsLawSufferingThreeWishSimpleEconomicBehaviorPercentEconomicsInvestingEnvyPhysicsPsychologicalEndeavorCaptureDisorderEconomistLaws Of NatureCapturedPsychological Disorders Author:Andrew Lo
“The most rewarding thing for me has been this affirmation for me that people are basically good and smart, and if you give them a simple tool that allows them to exhibit that behavior, they'll prove it to you every single day.” PeopleIfsGivingHas BeensSimpleProveBehaviorSmartToolsAffirmationExhibitsProve It Author:Biz Stone
“Business schools reward complex behavior but it's the simple behavior that makes you successful in life” SchoolSimpleSuccessfulBehaviorComplexesRewardsBusiness School Author:John C. Maxwell
“In contrast to our own social environment which brings out different aspects of human nature and often demonstrated that behavior which occurs almost invariably in individuals within our society is nevertheless due not to original nature but to social environment; and a homogeneous and simple development of the individual may be studied.” HumansMayDifferentIndividualSocialSimpleEnvironmentHuman NatureDevelopmentBehaviorAspectOriginalsDuesOur SocietyContrastNeverthelessHomogeneousSocial Environment Book:Growing Up in New Guinea: A Comparative Study of Primitive Education Source: Growing Up in New Guinea: A Comparative Study of Primitive Education
“It would be rash to conclude that, on balance, the environment of the globe as a whole is either deteriorating or improving, or that the survival of the societies we know depends upon filling a simple set of prescriptions. It is all too complex and dynamic, whether it involves managing greenhouse gases or Nile snails... The future condition of the globe's interlocking natural and social systems depends more on human behavior than on the further investigation of natural processes, however desirable that may be.” KnowsHumansMayWholeWould BeSocialProcessNaturalSimpleEnvironmentConditionsDependsBalanceBehaviorSurvivalComplexesEnvironmentalSustainabilityInvestigationGlobesImprovingHuman BehaviorDesirableFillingPrescriptionsGreenhousesSocial SystemsGreenhouse GasesSnailNileDeteriorating Author:Gilbert F. White
“Most of what has been written about me is one big blur, but I do remember being described in one simple word that I agree with. It was in a piece that tore me apart for my personal behavior, but the writer said that when the music began and I started to sing, I was "honest."” Has BeensSaidBigsRememberSimplePiecesWrittenHonestBehaviorMusic IsAgreeBlurSimple WordsPersonal Behavior Author:Frank Sinatra
“I respect the social graces enormously. How to pass the food. Don't yell from one room to another. Don't go through a closed door without a knock. Open the doors for the ladies. All these millions of simple household behaviors make for a better life. We can't live in constant rebellion against our parents - it's just silly. I'm very well mannered. It's not an abstract thing. It's a shared language of expectations.” WellsLanguageSocialParentSimpleRoomsMillionsGraceDoorsBehaviorExpectationsConstantSillyAbstractRebellionHouseholdBetter LifeClosed DoorsWell ManneredSocial Graces Author:Jack Nicholson
“Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves.” HumansHuman BeingsSimpleEnvironmentBehaviorReflectionChaosComplexity Author:Herbert Simon
“My first wish is to be simple in my actions, truthful in my speech, honest in my opinions, and natural in my behavior. In other words, I want to be clean in mind, heart, and body.” WantMindFirstsHeartBodyActionWishNaturalSimpleOpinionHonestSpeechBehaviorCleanTruthfulMind Heart Author:Ameen Rihani