Characteristic Quotes

466 quotes by 393 authors

Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective mechanisms. It is these that… — Maria Montessori
Public charities and benevolent associations for the gratuitous relief of every species of distress, are peculiar to Christianity; no other system of civil or religious… — Charles Caleb Colton
There is not a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American. — Mark Twain
Here was one of the white man's most characteristic behavior patterns - where black men are concerned. He loves himself so much that he is… — Malcolm X
Humility, never me; it is a characteristic I expect to find in other people. — Elizabeth Taylor
Creativity is a characteristic given to all human beings at birth. — Abraham Maslow
Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction… — M. Scott Peck
"I believe that no characteristic is so distinctively human as the sense of indebtedness we feel, not necessarily for a favor received, but even for… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The ability to be cool, confident, and decisive in crisis is not an inherited characteristic but is the direct result of how well the individual… — Richard M. Nixon
What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity… — Warren G. Bennis
"Without faith it is impossible to please God," and without faith it is impossible for you to become great. The distinguishing characteristic of all really… — Wallace D. Wattles
It is true that the welfare-statists are not socialists, that they never advocated or intended the socialization of private property, that they want to 'preserve'… — Ayn Rand
The state is essentially an apparatus of compulsion and coercion. The characteristic feature of its activities is to compel people through the application or the… — Ludwig von Mises
For the source of any characteristic so widespread and uniform as this adaptation to environment we must go back to the very beginning of the… — Ellsworth Huntington
I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to include… — Bertrand Russell
Mr. Lyell's system of geology is just half the truth, and no more. He affirms a great deal that is true, and he denies a… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The classification of facts, the recognition of their sequence and relative significance is the function of science, and the habit of forming a judgment upon… — Karl Pearson
Every chemical substance, whether natural or artificial, falls into one of two major categories, according to the spatial characteristic of its form. The distinction is… — Louis Pasteur
If I had to define life in a single phrase, I should clearly express my thought of throwing into relief one characteristic which, in my… — Claude Bernard
But it is just this characteristic of simplicity in the laws of nature hitherto discovered which it would be fallacious to generalize, for it is… — Bertrand Russell

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