I am not committed in any way to the traditional concept of character - the concept of "character trait" as involving predictable… — Nomy Arpaly Copy Share Image
“A good economic system should therefore also have the property of producing “good human beings.” In this respect, capitalism is not considered… — Giacomo Corneo Copy Share Image
I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,… — John McCain Copy Share Image
The opposite of success is not failure. Unsuccessful efforts are not failures unless they so discourage you that you abandon further efforts… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Children who reach the age of eighteen with their entire skills set composed on Nintendo and eating Doritos have been neglected. Their… — Dave Ramsey Copy Share Image
What links Donald Trump, Viktor Orban, Andrej Babis, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Marine Le Pen is one simple character trait: hypocrisy. These politicians… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
“But if Nasser's gift to the Egyptians was their sense of pride, Mubarak's curse is to have created a cultural climate where… — John R. Bradley Copy Share Image
No one, and I mean no one, gets personally offended by someone saying a food that they like is just okay -… — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
“Whoa! The idea that your partner is really a composite of your parents can be a bit upsetting at first. Though we… — Harville Hendrix Copy Share Image
What I love about 'Breaking Bad' is the reflection of many people's - it's more real in terms of people have faults,… — Giancarlo Esposito Copy Share Image
“As Virno puts it ‘correctly understood, post-Fordist “professionality” does not correspond to any precise profession. It consists rather of certain character traits.’25… — Nina Power Copy Share Image
“niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“A failing grade does not denounce a child to fail in life. An IQ is what I would call an 'inadequate question',… — Davis Carlson Copy Share Image
A close friend of mine described me as a radical pragmatist. I embrace this no-nonsense distinction wholeheartedly. It is a character trait… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
As the entertainment industry became more corporate and MBA-driven, Harvey Weinstein remained an unreconstructed specimen of the worst and most compelling character… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
I think both running and science reflect certain character traits. I have endurance, patience, and ambition. I'm willing to work hard toward… — Wolfgang Ketterle Copy Share Image
Contrary to what we've been taught, genes do not determine physical and character traits on their own. Rather, they interact with the… — David Shenk Copy Share Image
Credulity as a character trait is encouraged in every child who grows up with religious training, which invariably insists on the virtue… — Barbara G. Walker Copy Share Image
It is practically an axiom in psychiatry that precocious intellect combined with physical weakness can give rise to many unpleasant character traits… — Sam Savage Copy Share Image
I think I'm a real good person off the field. I've got good character traits, I go to Church often, and I… — Jeremy Shockey Copy Share Image
Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered. I think one of the reasons that we… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
