You can never make someone punctual who is not, or quick who is slow, or lively who wants to plod on carefully.… — Elisabeth of Wied Copy Share Image
It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics,… — Carl Friedrich Gauss Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you feel alone because, like you, others aren't so ready to confess their shortcomings and struggles.” — Darnell Lamont Walker Copy Share Image
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have… — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
One of my major shortcomings - I'm vindictive. I don't know why that is. Even in petty things in my life I… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an… — Emily Post Copy Share Image
When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for I'll have no ego to injure. — Aaron McGruder Copy Share Image
Even as we enumerate their shortcomings, the rigor of raising children ourselves makes clear to us our mothers' incredible strength. We fear… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I really do believe that in order to overcome our environmental shortcomings, we have to act united as a people, and that… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
I do think it is harder to acknowledge our strengths, or to forgive ourselves and each other for our shortcomings, when there… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Everyone on the Commission assumes that 9/11 resulted from a lack of government action. No one in Washington has raised the question… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The third big idea is that we confess our sins to someone close to us--a friend or our spouse. I don't mean… — Ted Haggard Copy Share Image
The medical profession (is) a conspiracy to hide its own shortcomings. No doubt the same may be said of all professions. They… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, they develop a fixed mindset that they're the most talented, and they think that continued success is a right. Problems arise… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
The science of psychology has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side; it has revealed to us… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
Whenever I mentor people and help them discover their purpose, I always encourage them to start the process by discovering their strengths,… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
As an individual, you know what you are good at and what you're not good at, so over time as you are… — Alexis Maybank Copy Share Image
You're not eating anything," said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming. Anne sighed. I can't. I'm in… — Lucy Maud Montgomery Copy Share Image
I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society. — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters and actions… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Hypocrisy is a value that I think has been embraced by the Republican Party. We get lectured by people all day long… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
A brother who recognizes that we have shortcomings, we, in the struggle, have faults, and that he wanted to reconcile differences. — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
Exposing characters and their shortcomings gives me great comfort. Its always great to write about someone more mixed up than yourself. — Matthew Nable Copy Share Image
I don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their… — LZ Granderson Copy Share Image
I don't put myself above anyone, and I have as many shortcomings as any non-believer. I just choose to turn to a… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
The ego searches for shortcomings and weaknesses. Love watches for any sign of strength. It sees how far each one has come… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Remember: even the smallest drop of God's strength is more than enough to cover our frailties, our shortcomings, and the places where… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
My greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings. I'm a long way from the… — Audrey Hepburn Copy Share Image
I think there are many faces to everyone. I also have my bad sides. Also I think everyone is trying to improve… — Zhou Xun Copy Share Image
“I assume that defects are weapons in God's arsenal through which he uses to humble and draw mankind closer to himself.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Freud tells us to blame our parents for all the shortcomings of our life, Marx tells us to blame the upper class… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Man's shortcomings and sins are all due to the substance of the body and not to its form; while all his merits… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
Mostly, I make sure to stay keenly aware of my own shortcomings so that I am more patient with others. — Karen Dawn Copy Share Image
Let God talk to you and minister to you, where you get honest with Him - here's what I do well and… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I couldn't ever boil potatoes over the heat of your affection. Your love would never bridge a gap; it wouldn't even fill… — Djuna Barnes Copy Share Image
