Characteristic Quotes

466 quotes by 393 authors

It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior — Wallace Shawn
I want to live the next chapter in my life without my lips as my defining characteristic. — Lisa Rinna
You could say that my aim is â€˜to recover the placeâ€™. The place is a result of nature and time; this is the most important… — Kengo Kuma
Contrary to popular opinion, the most important characteristic of a godly mother is not her relationship with her children. It is her love for her… — John F. MacArthur
Oppression is something that one group of people commits against another group specifically because of a threatening characteristic shared by the latter group. — Robin Morgan
Procrastination in the beginning and precipitation towards the conclusion is the characteristic of such bodies. — James Madison
It is true that 'I seem to see a table' does not entail 'I see a table'; but 'I seem to feel a pain' does… — Galen Strawson
I consider itâ€¦as subverting the fundamental and characteristic principle of the Governmentâ€¦and as bidding defiance to the sense in which the Constitution is known to… — James Madison
What is characteristic of illusions is that they are derived from human wishes. — Sigmund Freud
A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live fully in each… — Carl Rogers
It is characteristic of ideology to impose self-evident facts as self-evident facts, — Louis Althusser
Racism is very characteristic of imperialism and capitalism. Hate against me has a lot to do with racism. Because of my big mouth and curly… — Hugo Chavez
The most interesting characteristic of the cube is that it is relatively uninteresting. Compared to any other three-dimensional form, the cube lacks any aggressive force,… — Sol LeWitt
In 1972, I recorded Gumbo, an album that was both a tribute to and my interpretation of the music I had grown up with in… — Dr. John
The need for novelty is the characteristic of an alienated gorilla. — Emile M. Cioran
The withdrawal of a State from a league has no revolutionary or insurrectionary characteristic. The government of the State remains unchanged as to all internal… — Jefferson Davis
Futility is the defining characteristic of life. — Stephen R. Donaldson
Be intensely result-oriented in everything you do. This is a key characteristic of high performers. — Brian Tracy
Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk. — Austin O'Malley
From study of known normal brains we have learned that there is a certain range of variation. No two brains are exactly alike, and the… — Edward Anthony Spitzka

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