The traits in career politicians the public detests most are produced when ego triumphs over principle. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I don't really have any traits that I deplore. I get annoyed with myself sometimes, but that's about it. — George Michael Copy Share Image
Recognize the skills and traits you don't possess, and hire the people who have them. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
There is only one trait that makes the writer. He is always watching. — Morley Callaghan Copy Share Image
I think the negative traits are what makes us love other human beings, the foibles and the flaws. — Denise Mina Copy Share Image
Johnny Storm is such an iconic character. There's a lot of personality traits and things to him that people are really going… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
Every social trait labelled masculine or feminine is in truth a human trait. It is our human right to develop and contribute… — Wilma Scott Heide Copy Share Image
In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
Thus the genetic basis to the origin of bird species is to be sought in the inheritance of adult traits that are… — Peter R. Grant Copy Share Image
People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. — Marvin Bower Copy Share Image
The ability to bounce back after a setback is the single most important trait an entrepreneurial venture can possess. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us. — Van Wyck Brooks 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 native Jewish families in Jerusalem, as well as those in other parts of Palestine, present a marked difference to the Jews… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If I were, to pick out the most valuable personal traits of a fighter pilot, aggressiveness would rate high on the list.… — Charles H. MacDonald Copy Share Image
As you begin your tour of the United States, you may as well know that one American national trait which irritates many… — Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr Copy Share Image
I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they're good talkers, but they don't have good… — Susan Cain 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
There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it's a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews.… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Even in a jungle, lovely flowers will spring up here and there, such being the fecundity of nature, and however badly our… — Eric Bentley Copy Share Image
“People who create successful strategic relationships demonstrate 10 essential character traits: 1. Authentic. They are genuine, honest, and transparent. They are cognizant… — Judy Robinett Copy Share Image
Those who become hyperpolyglots are those who meet two criteria. One, they are exposed to language material. Two, they undertake learning languages… — Michael Erard Copy Share Image
Darwin and his successors have railed against the fallacy of confusing the current utility of a trait with the reason the trait… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
What matters most in a child’s development, they say, is not how much information we can stuff into her brain in the… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
The Woman had once been supreme; in France she still seemed potent, not merely as a sentiment but as a force; why… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
One of the most unattractive human traits, and so easy to fall into, is resentment at the sudden shared popularity of a… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Another way to test hypotheses about adaptation is to consider trait variation across a group of species instead of focusing on the… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
