Characterised Quotes

18 quotes by 17 authors

• The intellect of most persons is harnessed by innumerable wants. Such a life is, from the spiritual point of view the lowest type of human… — Meher Baba
• Although cyber attacks have caused billions of dollars in damage and affected the lives of millions, few if any can be characterised as acts of… — Dorothy E. Denning
• A global human society, characterised by islands of wealth, surrounded by a sea of poverty, is unsustainable — Thabo Mbeki
• Contemporary industrial society is now characterised more than ever by the need for stupefying work where it is no longer a real necessity. — Herbert Marcuse
• All action of Sattva, a modification of Prakriti characterised by light and happiness, is for the soul. When Sattva is free from egoism and illuminated… — Swami Vivekananda
• It is not too fantastic to say that he desired them with some of the absolute passion that characterised the exposed and flaming heart of… — Thomas Keneally
• High-consequence risks form one particular segment of the generalised 'climate of risk' characteristic of late modernity - one characterised by regular shifts in knowledge-claims as… — Anthony Giddens
• The Luxembourg financial centre is based on several pillars, we are characterised by the breadth of our product range, we are an active participant in… — Jean-Claude Juncker
• Philosophy is tested and characterised by the way in which it appropriates its history. — Karl Jaspers
• The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole. — Arnold J. Toynbee
• The highest reach of science is, one may say, an inventive power, a faculty of divination, akin to the highest power exercised in poetry; therefore,… — Matthew Arnold
• I am very impressed by The Carrivick Sisters, one of the best young duos I’ve heard. The girls sing and play as one and their… — Ralph McTell
• When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour. — Lars von Trier
• In the animal world, on the other hand, the process of evolution is characterised by the progressive discrimination of the animal and vegetative functions, and… — Wilhelm Wundt
• I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill,… — Norman Foster
• I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill,… — Norman Foster
• You all know how powerful and varied are the effects of which steam engines are capable; with them has really begun the great development of… — Hermann von Helmholtz
• For a healthy society, those laws and conventions should always support marriage as an institution characterised by an openness to children and the responsibility of… — Vincent Nichols

Who Wrote These Characterised Quotes

17 authors contributed a total of 18 Characterised Quotes as follows:

• 2 Characterised Quotes by Norman Foster
• 1 Characterised Quote by Meher Baba
• 1 Characterised Quote by Dorothy E. Denning
• 1 Characterised Quote by Thabo Mbeki
• 1 Characterised Quote by Herbert Marcuse
• 1 Characterised Quote by Swami Vivekananda
• 1 Characterised Quote by Thomas Keneally
• 1 Characterised Quote by Anthony Giddens
• 1 Characterised Quote by Jean-Claude Juncker
• 1 Characterised Quote by Karl Jaspers
• 1 Characterised Quote by Arnold J. Toynbee
• 1 Characterised Quote by Matthew Arnold
• 1 Characterised Quote by Ralph McTell
• 1 Characterised Quote by Lars von Trier
• 1 Characterised Quote by Wilhelm Wundt
• 1 Characterised Quote by Hermann von Helmholtz
• 1 Characterised Quote by Vincent Nichols