The great virtue of bureaucracy - indeed, perhaps its defining characteristic ~ was that it was an institutional method for applying general… — Max Weber Copy Share Image
We don't think of them as acting, but we take on certain characteristics based on where we function, and those relationships draw… — Peter Riegert Copy Share Image
God loves you as do I and no matter what physical characteristics that differ from each and every one of us, we… — Eric Anthony Copy Share Image
Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
We do not need to invent sustainable human communities. We can learn from societies that have lived sustainably for centuries. We can… — Fritjof Capra Copy Share Image
The characteristic mark of economic history under capitalism is unceasing economic progress, a steady increase in the quantity of capital goods available,… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
The devils of past religions have always, at least in part, had animal characteristics, evidence of man's constant need to deny that… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
...and was disposed too often to idealize as a virtue that habit of mean subservience to wealth and social position which, after… — R. H. Tawney Copy Share Image
Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its… — Emile Durkheim Copy Share Image
It is the worst of all superstitions to assume that the epistemological characteristics of one branch of knowledge must necessarily be applicable… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
It would be foolish to describe the logistics hub as merely ugly, for it has the horrifying, soulless, immaculate beauty characteristic of… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
The American child is a highly intelligent human being; characteristically sensitive, humorous, open-minded, eager to learn, has a strong sense of excitement,… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were preserved in our people. These included even… — Andrzej Wajda Copy Share Image
The reason we see hypocrisy and fraud and unreality in others is because they are all in our own hearts. The great… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
One of the many characteristics of the new is that, at first, it's very hard to recognize it for what it is.… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Creativity is the foundation of wealth. All progress comes from the creative minority. Under capitalism, wealth is less a stock of goods… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
Money follows mission, not the reverse. This is a shorthand way of saying that the stronger the congregation's relational characteristics, the easier… — Kennon Callahan Copy Share Image
I appreciate having been promoted for merit, on merit. And then bringing to bear whatever those extra special characteristics that all of… — Kellyanne Conway Copy Share Image
It is the characteristic of a weak and diseased mind to fear the unfamiliar. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
The characteristic of every neurosis is to represent itself as natural. — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
It is appearances, characteristics and performance that make a man love an airplane, and they, are what put emotion into one. You… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I'm a good listener. I think it's the one characteristic that's most important. I've always been that way. Not that I take… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — not only for all the gifts… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
