Characteristics Quotes

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People of all countries have the right to choose their own social system and road to development in the light of their national conditions and… — Li Peng
For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation frequency - their familiar characteristic spectra - and these… — Johannes Stark
Right and wrong are concepts that only have meaning in this world, so by sorting existence on those characteristics, we are defining ourselves to exist… — Frederick Lenz
Most of the characteristics which make for success in writing are precisely those which we are all taught to repress ... the firm belief that… — Robert Anton Wilson
The physical characteristics of the child Jesus will always remain a point of discussion. No artist has ever produced a type, nor ever will, that… — Henry Ossawa Tanner
Enforced by genetics, sexual reproduction, perspective, and experience, the most manifest characteristic of human beings is their diversity. The freer an economy is, the more… — George Gilder
Neumann, to a physicist seeking help with a difficult problem: Simple. This can be solved by using the method of characteristics. Physicist: I'm afraid I… — John von Neumann
For in 1900 all electromagnetic radiation of longer wavelengths was already known at least to the extent that one could not seek in it the… — Max von Laue
Joy is the characteristic by which God uses us to re-make the distressing into the desired, the discarded into the creative. Joy is prayer-Joy is… — Mother Teresa
Does it not appear to you versatility is the true and rare characteristic of that rare thing called genius-versatility and playfulness? In my mind they… — Mary Russell Mitford
Real cars were made here in America: Fords, Chevys, Plymouths. These were large chunks of Detroit iron - cars that had the size, weight, and… — Dave Barry
The Americans are extremely gadget minded people and American gadgets have a peculiar characteristic: they work. — George Mikes
Since I reached the conclusion that the essence of the creative person is being in love with what one is doing, I have had a… — Ellis Paul Torrance
May we attribute to the color of the herbage and plants, which no doubt clothe the plains of Mars, the characteristic hue of that planet,… — Camille Flammarion
Posterity will do justice to that unprincipled maniac Gladstone - extraordinary mixture of envy, vindictiveness, hypocrisy and superstition; and with one commanding characteristic - whether… — Benjamin Disraeli
But it would be absolutely mistaken to regard a wealth of theoretical knowledge as characteristic proof for the qualities and abilities of a leader. — Adolf Hitler
Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotation. — Janet Malcolm
Obesity is the result of a loss of self-control. Indeed, loss of self-control might be said to be the defining social (or anti-social) characteristic of… — Theodore Dalrymple
The term of life of a dynasty does not normally exceed three generations. For in the first generation are still preserved the characteristic features of… — Ibn Khaldun
Identity in the form of continuity of personality is an extremely important characteristic of the individual. — Kenneth Lee Pike
The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — Brennan Manning
The children are taught more of the meanest state in Europe than of the country they are born and bred in, despite the singularity of… — Henry Lawson
For poets today or in any age, the choice is not between freedom on the one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The… — James Fenton
Man alone, during his brief existence on this earth, is free to examine, to know, to criticize, and to create. In this freedom lies his… — Ruth Nanda Anshen
Reprogramming the unconscious beliefs that block fuller awareness of creative/intuitive capabilities depends upon a key characteristic of the mind, namely that it responds to what… — Willis Harman

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