Characteristics Quotes

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Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its own characteristics... The… — Emile Durkheim
Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see… — Hu Jintao
However, if we consider that all the characteristics which have been cited are only differences in degree of structure, may we not suppose that this… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of those who have made progress… — John Climacus
Religion divides us, while it is our human characteristics that bind us to each other. — Hermann Bondi
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens… — James Madison
Wherein lies a poet's claim to originality? That he invents his incidents? No. That he was present when his episodes had their birth? No. That… — Edith Wharton
Nothing is more characteristically juvenile than contempt for juvenility. . . youth's characteristic chronological snobbery. — C.S. Lewis
No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental characteristics. — Franz Boas
Equality and justice, the two great distinguishing characteristics of democracy, follow inevitably from the conception of men, all men, as rational and spiritual beings. — Robert M. Hutchins
Coffee in Brazil is always made fresh and, except at breakfast time, drunk jet black from demitasses first filled almost to the brim with the… — Bob Brown
If there is any characteristic that is distinctly human, it is the capability for reflective self-consciousness. — Albert Bandura
Asperger's syndrome has probably been an important and valuable characteristic of our species throughout evolution. — Tony Attwood
Man's characteristic privilege is that the bond he accepts is not physical but moral; that is, social. He is governed not by a material environment… — Emile Durkheim
The devil's characteristic has been to originate sin and tempt others to sin — Wayne Grudem
One of the characteristics of love relationships that flower is a relatively high degree of mutual self-disclosure - a willingness to let our partner enter… — Nathaniel Branden
Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose,… — Arleigh Burke
There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and… — George S. Patton
You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them — Zig Ziglar
The teens are emotionally unstable and pathic. It is a natural impulse to experience hot and perfervid psychic states, and it is characterized by emotionalism.… — G. Stanley Hall

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