Characteristic Quotes

466 quotes by 391 authors

The ability to see yourself as a temporary expression of intention and to see yourself in all of humanity is a characteristic of the holy… — Wayne Dyer
If the art of gardening is at last to turn back from her extravagances and rest with her other sisters, it is, above everything, necessary… — Friedrich Schiller
It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible… — John Desmond Bernal
I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining… — Eva Mendes
We all yearn to fly. We are creatures of longing. We do not need to [physically fly] to be airborne. What I call the aerial… — Sam Keen
Freedom only for supporters of the government, only for the members of one party - however numerous they may be - is no freedom at… — Rosa Luxemburg
Every effective drug provokes in the human body a sort of disease of its own, and the stronger the drug, the more characteristic, and the… — Samuel Hahnemann
And by anarchist spirit I mean that deeply human sentiment, which aims at the good of all, freedom and justice for all, solidarity and love… — Errico Malatesta
The basic function of the government everywhere in all times, whatever title it adopts and whatever its origin and organisation may be, is always that… — Errico Malatesta
Perhaps the most extraordinary characteristic of current America is the attempt to reduce life to buying and selling. Life is not love unless love is… — W. E. B. Du Bois
It may be said that the basic characteristic of human behavior in general is that humans personally influence their relations with the environment and through… — Lev S. Vygotsky
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and… — Martin Seligman
It was the Faith which gradually and indirectly transformed the slave into the serf, and the serf into the free peasant. . . . You… — Hilaire Belloc
People who work on the user interface side need to have empathy as a key characteristic. But if you are writing device drivers you don't… — Andy Hertzfeld
I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I've come close to defining it: a lack of empathy.… — G. M Gilbert
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath… — James F. Cooper
Diversity is its most consistent characteristic....The characteristics of freely improvised music are established only by the sonic-musical identity of the person or persons playing it. — Derek Bailey
The characteristic feature of militarism is not the fact that a nation has a powerful army or navy. It is the paramount role assigned to… — Ludwig von Mises
The essential characteristic of Western civilization that distinguishes it from the arrested and petrified civilizations of the East was and is its concern for freedom… — Ludwig von Mises
You do not characterize by telling the reader about the character. You do it by showing the character thinking, speaking and acting in a characteristic… — Gene Wolfe

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