Behave Badly Quotes

It was an unhappy truth, he told himself, that nearly all people in the world behave badly when there is something really big at stake. — Roald Dahl

I think we love watching rich people behave badly. It has a sort of grisly fascination for us. — Laura Wade

Everyone given the right opportunity will behave badly. — Ernest Hemingway,

The question to ask about the writer isn't 'Why does he behave so badly?' but 'What does he gain by wearing this mask? — Philip Roth

There is another consequence of any belief in a single god, and that is that it is a very good excuse for people to behave very badly. — Philip Pullman

I like movies about women behaving badly, because women behave badly just like men, and we're not always adorable and cute about it. — Greta Gerwig

As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God. — Barbara Brown Taylor

I am the bookkeeper, after all, and as a rule the numbers don't behave too badly. — Lorraine Heath

I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing. — Diane Mott Davidson

As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly. — Lew Wallace

The crazy part of my mind is like a mischievous pet I have to keep watch over or it might behave badly while I'm not paying attention. — Margaret Sartor

It's brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like. — Nick Hornby

Any time there is a lot of money or ego involved, people tend to behave badly. — Brad Grey

I reserve my right to choices, too, and I choose to behave badly. — Kirsty Eagar

When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world. — C.S. Lewis

In time of war all countries behave equally badly, because the power of action is handed over to stupid and obstinate men. — Kenneth Clark

Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that. — William J. Clinton

All writers behave badly. All people behave badly. — Claire Tomalin