Evolutionary biologists often appeal to parsimony when they seek to explain why organisms "match" with respect to a given trait. For example,… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
To say that a man is sinful because he sins is to give an operational definition of sin. To say that he… — B. F. Skinner Copy Share Image
What would you love to achieve and accomplish? What would you feel great about doing in your life? What meaningful goals would… — Zelig Pliskin Copy Share Image
When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait… — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for… — Dalia Mogahed Copy Share Image
You're never going to be able to delve into the character traits of a Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton. — Robin Wright Copy Share Image
I would say that it is a trait by which Americans, searching for things which are different or new, seem to recognize… — Emilio Pucci Copy Share Image
One admirable trait in women is their lack of illusions about themselves. They never reason about their most blameworthy actions; their feelings… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
It's nothing to be ashamed of and that there are even beneficial traits associated with the condition. Most importantly, acknowledge yourself for… — Christopher Knight Copy Share Image
In civilized life, where the happiness, and indeed almost the existence, of man depends so much upon the opinion of his fellow-men,… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
I sometimes use some personality traits to fashion part of a character. Most of my characters are composites of either people I… — Nelson DeMille Copy Share Image
I think the brain is a dynamic system in which some parts control or suppress other parts. And if perhaps one has… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
Doubt is a very important trait. Out of doubt comes thinking, decisions, choices. We learn stuff. We learn to make mistakes. Or… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
“Introversion—along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness—is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. Introverts living… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
It's great to see that celebrities can be just like us - that they too have their highs and lows, that they… — Shirley Jones Copy Share Image
The problem is to extract the desirable traits of forms of community life which actually exist, and employ them to criticize undesirable… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Homosexuality is not 'normal' On the contrary it is a challenge to the norm...Nature exists whether academics like it or not. And… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do… — James Heckman Copy Share Image
Appliances have idiosyncracies, just like us. Unfortunately they have picked up our less attractive traits - they are proud, spiteful, and unforgiving. — Mary McGrory Copy Share Image
College professors have two bad traits. They are logical and they are easily flattered. — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
I can't get into all that physical stuff of having to have flawless skin... Sometimes you see people and it looks like… — Kristin Scott Thomas Copy Share Image
Well, you know, I don't think anyone who writes a television series has a master plan from the beginning, and knows all… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
