Characteristics Quotes

792 Characteristics quotes by 648 unique authors

I do not pose my sitters. I do not deliberate and then concoct... Before painting, when I talk to the person, they unconsciously assume their… — Alice Neel
Monopolies, oligarchy, the striving for domination and not for freedom, the exploitation of an increasing number of small or weak nations by a handful of… — Vladimir Lenin
I wonder if it's possible for people to fall in love with a person one characteristic at a time, or if you fall for the… — Colleen Hoover
Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking ... Institutions of learning should be… — Abraham Flexner
To be a super-trader, you'll need an edge to overcome the laws of probability and the uncertainty of the marketplace. That edge comes from information… — Ari Kiev
A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it… — Simon Bolivar
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in… — John Kenneth Galbraith
The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to… — Khalil Gibran
The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and… — Milton Glaser
There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is… — Rudy Giuliani
Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works. — Alma Gluck
War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of… — Jane Goodall
A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher. — James S. Coleman
I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic. — Francis Ford Coppola
Romeo is the most misunderstood character in literature, I think. He's hardcore to play because he's displaying the characteristics of Hamlet at the beginning, and,… — Alan Cumming
To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. — Robertson Davies
One of the many characteristics of the new is that, at first, it's very hard to recognize it for what it is. We're lucky if… — Junot Diaz
It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment. — Freeman Dyson
Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another. — Louis Farrakhan

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