Characteristics Quotes

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Brisk and prompt to war, soft and not in the least able to resist calamity, fickle in catching at schemes, and always striving after novelties… — Frederick Rolfe
No one can do inspired work without genuine interest in his subject and understanding of its characteristics. — Andreas Feininger
As a general rule, man strives to avoid labor. Love for work is not at all an inborn characteristic: it is created by economic pressure… — Leon Trotsky
Science fiction is the characteristic literary genre of the century. It is the genre that stands in opposition to literary modernism. — David G. Hartwell
Manchester has everything but good looks..., the only place in England which escapes our characteristic vice of snobbery. — A J P Taylor
Man's respect for knowledge is one of his most peculiar characteristics. Knowledge in Latin is scientia, and science came to be the name of the… — Imre Lakatos
Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments...Permaculture uses the inherent qualities of plants and animals combined with the natural characteristics of landscapes… — Bill Mollison
In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at… — Martin Van Buren
The Dalmatian breed of dog has many primitive characteristics. — Louis Leakey
The hope for the twentieth century rests on recognition that war and depression are man-made, and needless. They can be avoided in the future by… — Carroll Quigley
Our life's journey of self-discovery is not a straight-line rise from one level of consciousness to another. Instead, it is a series of steep climbs… — Stuart Wilde
If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all truly successful individuals, Iâ€™d say itâ€™s the ability to create and nurture a network… — Harvey Mackay
Animals engage in a struggle for existence; for resources, to avoid being eaten and to breed. Environmental factors influence organisms to develop new characteristics to… — Al-Jahiz
The hope that God has provided for you is not merely a wish. Neither is it dependent on other people, possessions, or circumstances for its… — John C. Broger
Itâ€™s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people heâ€™s leading to realize whatever… — Benjamin Zander
Among the minor, yet striking characteristics of mathematics, may be mentioned the fleshless and skeletal build of its propositions; the peculiar difficulty, complication, and stress… — Charles Sanders Peirce
I am indebted to the cat for a particular kind of honorable deceit, for a greater control over myself, for a characteristic aversion to brutal… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
The level of potential physical productivity of a society depends on both the development of the intellect of its members, and a minimal standard of… — Robert Trout
It is characteristic of genius to be hopeful and aspiring. — Harriet Martineau
Sheer egoism... Writers share this characteristic with scientists, artists, politicians, lawyers, soldiers, successful businessmen - in short, with the whole top crust of humanity. — George Orwell

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