Keyword: Behavior

The wages of sin are unreported.

Government Taxes

There are some situations from which one can only escape by acting like a devil or a lunatic.

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 50) English author & journalist
Situations

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Murphy’s Laws

It's good to know that if I behave strangely enough, society will take full responsibility for me.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Characteristics Situations

Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept. 

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Hockey Sports

He really grates me up the wrong way.

Mixed metaphors

Perhaps we could have a translation, I could not quite follow.

(1894 – 1986) British prime minister
Communication Government

I don’t know that my behavior has improved all that much with age; they just found someone worse.

American professional tennis player
Sports

I already know I’m going to hell, I’m just paving the road.

Miscellaneous

Always do right; this will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Life Situations

There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Act like you’ve got some raisin.

Miscellaneous

You’re acting crazier than a sprayed roach!

Miscellaneous

He goes to church on Sunday, steals chickens on Monday.

Beliefs Expressions Honesty

The weirder you’re going to behave, the more normal you should look.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist
Appearance Clothing

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will sometimes produce bizarre behavior… and I’m not talking about the kids.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor
Children Family Old Parents

The best way to behave is to misbehave.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol
Miscellaneous

Be normal, and the crowd will accept you… be deranged, and they will make you their leader.

(1964 – ) American comedian & actor
Characteristics People

… if the child was misbehaving, that's one thing, but if her parents were encouraging her, that's a whole new ballpark…

Mixed metaphors

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

(1884 – 1949) American humorist & literary critic
Characteristics

Success is the result of behavior that completely contradicts the usual expectations about the behavior of a successful person.

Murphy’s Laws Success