behavioral assessment Quotes

It is the duty of men to judge men only by their actions. Our faculties furnish us with no means of arriving at the motive, the character, the secret self. We call the tree good from its fruits, and the man, from his works.

We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.

They say: Belief is important. I say: No, actions are important. Judge by deed, not by creed.

We shall be judged by what we do, not by how we felt while we were doing it.

you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for

A man can only be judged by his actions, and not by his good intentions or his beliefs.

New situations requiring closer contact with the rabbit had been gradually introduced and the degree to which these situations were avoided, tolerated, or welcomed, at each experimental session, gave the measure of improvement.

He didn't look insane or inhuman. He did look uncooperative.

I don't think I've made a mistake. I think I have behaved in ways that I am proud of; I think I've behaved in ways I'm not.

We're clear," she said. "You're kind of a psycho. I get that

It is not the mere station of life that stamps the value on us, but the manner in which we act our part.

Is she crazy, like it says on her bracelet, or is she just looking at my sheets? I dunno!

We were required to predict a soldier's performance in officer training and in combat, but we did so by evaluating his behavior over one hour in an artificial situation. This was a perfect instance of a general rule that I call WYSIATI, "What you see is all there is." We had made up a story from the little we knew but had no way to allow for what we did not know about the individual's future, which was almost everything that would actually matter. When you know as little as we did, you should not make extreme predictions like "He will be a star."

Do you have any notion of how goddamned crazy you are?

If we don’t want to define ourselves by things as superficial as our appearances, we’re stuck with the revolting alternative of being judged by our actions.

Sometimes I'm not nice for a reason. It's a way to find out what someone's made of.

In the morning fix thy good purpose; and at night examine thyself what thou hast done, how thou hast behaved thyself in word, deed, and thought.

If Myrnin pokes his crazy head up before then, call me and try to keep him, you know, stable.' 'Is he UNstable?' 'I don't know, how can I tell? You're the crazy whisperer!' She had a point. Claire couldn't help but smile about that.

One of the most powerful forms of information is feedback on our own actions.

If we no longer judge the content of people's actions, but merely their form, then we are entering dangerous times indeed.

A perfect method for awakening is to examine the results of our daily actions. If they are harmful, we know we need more consciousness.

Directing is more like you're being a psychologist and you're kind of analyzing the situation and evaluating each person for their idiosyncrasies.

ARE YOU CRAZY?" I ASKED. He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question.