Characteristically Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

Nothing is more characteristically juvenile than contempt for juvenility. . . youth's characteristic chronological snobbery. — C.S. Lewis
It is because we don't know who we are, because we are unaware that the Kingdom of Heaven is within us, that we behave in… — Aldous Huxley
Characteristically skeptical of the idea that living things would faithfully follow mathematical formulas, [Robert Harper] seized upon factors in corn which seemed to blend in… — Charles Thom
The American press is, and always has been, a booster press, its editorial pages characteristically advancing the same arguments as the paid advertising copy. — Lewis H. Lapham
Characteristically, however, the overthrow of the dictator simply means that there will be another dictator. ... the policies they follow will probably not be radically… — Gordon Tullock
I believe I have demonstrated that the voters are characteristically ill-informed when voting on reducing social costs. Furthermore, their primary concern is with wealth transferred… — Gordon Tullock
Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state… — Brian Aldiss
Planes and Trains and Boats and Busses Characteristically Evolve a common attitude of blue Unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport… — Tom Waits
Vulgarized knowledge characteristically gives birth to a feeling that everything is understandable and explained. It is like a system of bridges built over chasms. One… — Czeslaw Milosz
The American child is a highly intelligent human being; characteristically sensitive, humorous, open-minded, eager to learn, has a strong sense of excitement, energy, and healthy… — Walt Disney
Coherence and closure are deep human desires that are presently unfashionable. But they are always both frightening and enchantingly desirable. "Falling in love," characteristically, combs… — A. S. Byatt
The wish to travel seems to me characteristically human: the desire to move, to satisfy your curiosity or ease your fears, to change the circumstances… — Paul Theroux
Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Industrial agriculture characteristically proceeds by single solutions to single problems: If you want the most money from your land this year, grow the crops for… — Wendell Berry
For better or worse, we live in possible worlds as much as actual ones. We are cursed by that characteristically human guilt and regret about… — Alison Gopnik
Humanists are not characteristically strong in faith, hope and love. — Arthur E. Morgan
What I am against is false optimism: the notion either that things have to go well, or else that they tend to, or else that… — Tony Judt
Social democrats are characteristically modest - a political quality whose virtues are overestimated. We need to apologise a little less for our shortcomings and speak… — Tony Judt

Who Wrote These Characteristically Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 18 Characteristically Quotes as follows: