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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.

~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Behavior Born Complete Indifference Perfect

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I think AIDS can be won. I think we can win this fight. It is winnable. But it means behavior change.

~Franklin Graham

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The term 'alpha female' originated in my field of animal behavior, but has acquired new meaning. It refers to women who are in charge, for example, by flirting and dating on their own terms. It is also used maliciously for a loud-mouthed, controlling woman who has no patience with deviating opinions.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Acquired Alpha Also Animal Behavior Charge Controlling Dating Example Female Field Flirting For Example Meaning New Opinions Originated Own Patience Term Terms Used Who Woman Women

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One thing bothered me as a student. In the 1960s, human behavior was totally off limits for the biologist. There was animal behavior, then there was a long time nothing, after which came human behavior as a totally separate category best left to a different group of scientists.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: After Animal Behavior Best Biologist Bothered Came Category Different Group Human Human Behavior Left Limits Long Long Time Me Nothing Off One Thing Scientists Separate Student Then Thing Time Totally Which 1960S

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It is hard to get animals which normally pay little attention to each other to do things together. One can teach dolphins to jump simultaneously out of the water precisely because they show similar behavior spontaneously, but try to make two domestic cats jump together and you will fail.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Animals Attention Because Behavior Cats Dolphins Domestic Each Fail Get Hard Jump Little Make Normally Other Out Pay Precisely Show Similar Simultaneously Spontaneously Teach Things Together Try Two Water Which Will You

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Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.

~Fred Woodworth

Topics: Accustomed Basis Behavior Beings Cooperate Evil Government Human Human Beings Mutual Own Responsibility Taking Trust Unnecessary

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The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its morality. It reveals that certain unacknowledged behavior exists and it suggests the form that such behavior takes.

~Freda Adler

Topics: Behavior Certain Cover Culture Description Each Employs Exists Fig Form Leaf Morality Offers Reveals Social Takes Type Which

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We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

~Friedrich Durrenmatt

Topics: Behavior Civilized Consider Desirable Patriotism

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The big problem that is holding back Linux is games. People don't realize how critical games are in driving consumer purchasing behavior. We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,500 games on Steam to run on Linux as well.

~Gabe Newell

Topics: Back Behavior Big Big Problem Consumer Critical Driving Easy Games Holding How Linux Make People Possible Problem Purchasing Realize Run Steam Want Well

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Parents are trying to be friends with their kids rather than draw the line and tell them what proper public behavior would be.

~Gallagher

Topics: Behavior Draw Friends Kids Line Parents Proper Public Rather Tell Than Them Trying Would

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