Change Behaviour Quotes

#1. This is the paradox of historical knowledge. Knowledge that does not change behaviour is useless. But knowledge that changes behaviour loses its relevance. The more data we have and the better we understand history, the faster history alters its course, and the faster our knowledge becomes outdated.

Yuval Noah Harari

#2. But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.

Thom Mayne

#3. Knowledge that does not change behaviour is useless. But

Yuval Noah Harari

#4. At times unpopular measures are needed in order to change behaviour.

Lucy Powell

#5. If a measurement matters at all, it is because it must have some conceivable effect on decisions and behaviour. If we can't identify a decision that could be affected by a proposed measurement and how it could change those decisions, then the measurement simply has no value

Douglas W. Hubbard

#6. I've made mistakes in business, but none so big I couldn't recover and learn from them. The more you try to change consumer behaviour, the riskier it gets. You have to work out your potential losses against the obvious gains.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

#7. We need to develop the new green industrial revolution that develops the new technologies that can confront and overcome the challenge of climate change; and that above all can show us not that we can avoid changing our behaviour but we can change it in a way that is environmentally sustainable

Tony Blair

#8. Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.

Gary Oldman

#9. The Millennials, a generation born digital, will have a much stronger impact on social behaviour than we currently assume. Global climate change and resource security will influence our lives in substantial ways.

Klaus Schwab

#10. Corporate terrorism is psychological warfare. Corporate terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.

Steven Magee

#11. His new life required no great change in the patterns of his behaviour. It was merely an adjustment. He had always known how to make himself invisible.

Christopher Fowler

#12. And it's absolutely true that male sexual behaviour and female responses to male demands change a lot when they start communicating - and the levels of the communication that I've seen on the ground in very, very poor areas are so high and I think why don't we have that here?

Emma Thompson

#13. The objective is to change the system and the behaviour it encourages, rather than replacing 'bad' people with 'good' people.

Owen Jones

#14. The immense diversity of imagined realities that Sapiens invented, and the resulting diversity of behaviour patterns, are the main components of what we call 'cultures'. Once cultures appeared, they never ceased to change and develop, and these unstoppable alterations are what we call 'history'.

Yuval Noah Harari

#15. Never crave to be known for someone you are not. Be who you are in the day and when the lights are off, remain true!

Israelmore Ayivor

#16. Our thoughts shape how we behave.

Bangambiki Habyarimana

#17. We ought to know that all people are not the same and so we must not expect the same attitude from all people. Different people behave differently and that is what makes different people different

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

#18. Via self-talk we give our mind instructions on what we expect of ourselves and so behave accordingly. Change the instructions and we change the outcomes.

Sam Owen

#19. Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.

David Gemmell

#20. we can influence others, and change their behaviour, if: a) they are motivated to do what we are asking them to do; and b) what we are asking them to do is relatively easy.

Adam Ferrier

#21. I arise to face my failures every morning, but I never fail to face them.

Gino Norris

#22. Overall, becoming a carbon-neutral country would involve changes in our behaviour, but these are modest compared with the changes that will be forced upon us if we do nothing.

Caroline Lucas

#23. If anyone should change their behaviour, I thought, it ought to be those doing the shaming.

Jon Ronson

#24. Social media is a powerful tool to raise awareness and create change. But we must take care not to rely upon it as a reflection of our charitable efforts.

Charlie Caruso

#25. There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things.

Neil Peart

#26. Growth is a slow process and so is change in behaviour. The therapist must be patient with the process.

Garry L. Landreth

#27. To save the planet, we do not need miraculous technical breakthroughs, or vast amounts of capital. Essentially we need a radical change in our thinking and behaviour.

Ted Trainer

#28. The commitment of marriage can frequently arouse some rather peculiar behaviour in men and women alike, but the bizarre notion that one can change the character of one's mate seems to occur more often to women than to men.

Alan Jay Lerner

#29. You can't change someone's behaviour, all you can do is remind them, and hope that Allah will change their heart.

Nouman Ali Khan

#30. Don't just be able; always make sure you are available. Be present to make a change.

Israelmore Ayivor

#31. There is no difference between the person who wishes he can change his bad character and did not and the person who never wished for it. Wishes alone don't change the world!

Israelmore Ayivor

#32. When fish experience something that would cause other animals physical pain, they behave in ways suggestive of pain, and the change in behaviour may last several hours.

Peter Singer

#33. Who you are when you have no power to say anything, and who you become when you have power to say everything will determine whether you are a leader or not.

Israelmore Ayivor

#34. Resist trying to be what other people want you to be. Anyone in your life who tries to change you is really saying: as I can't control myself I will try and control you. By the same token, don't attempt to control other people's behaviour - it's not your place.

David Stafford

#35. Life is ever changing.
We are ever transforming.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#36. Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it's only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today.

Ban Ki-moon