The iambic line, with its characteristic forward movement…

A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live fully in…

— Carl Rogers

“Facebook also has a fundamental characteristic that has proven key to its appeal in country after country—you only see friends there.”

— David Kirkpatrick

I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to…

— Bertrand Russell

Pride is tough. You go to high school, and its 'pride,' 'courage;' it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us.…

— Troy Polamalu

But it would be absolutely mistaken to regard a wealth of theoretical knowledge as characteristic proof for the qualities and abilities of a leader.

— Adolf Hitler

On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life…

— Arthur Henderson

“But they will not be, primarily because the most salient characteristic of the victim-prone person is the conviction that he or she is watched…

— Margaret Cheney

One characteristic that I hope I never relinquish is an intense curiosity about the world around me.

— Valerie Plame

Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.

— Confucius

“Insanity is my dominant characteristic. - Christina McCall”

— William Bernhardt

“Mr. Harrison was certainly different from other people…and that is the essential characteristic of a crank, as everybody knows.”

— L.M. Montgomery

The ability to make love frivolously is the chief characteristic which distinguishes human beings from the beasts

— Heywood Broun

“D is for depth of processing. Our fundamental characteristic is that we observe and reflect before we act. We process everything more, whether we…

— Elaine N. Aron

I'm a typically lazy person. It is sort of characteristic of actors.

— Liev Schreiber

The most obvious characteristic of science is its application: the fact that, as a consequence of science, one has a power to do things.…

— Richard P. Feynman