Tendency Quotes

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After a lifetime of swimming upstream, I am convinced that one of the real secrets to Wal-mart's phenomenal success has been that very tendency. — Sam Walton
All dancers have a cumulative tendency, because each beat of the tom-tom has an almost irresistible appeal. Soon, those who were just spectators would dance… — Camara Laye
The embryological record is almost always abbreviated in accordance with the tendency of nature (to be explained on the principle of survival of the fittest)… — Francis Maitland Balfour
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will… — Baron de Montesquieu
When anything goes digital, let alone something as immaterial as a book, there is a tendency to see it as just in the air to… — Graham Swift
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men. — Demosthenes
When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay… — Jacques Audiard
The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human development.… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
There is the tendency to place ourselves and our ambitions at the center of our lives. This is very human, but it is not Christian. — Pope Francis
In the West we have a tendency to be profit-oriented, where everything is measured according to the results and we get caught up in being… — Mother Teresa
Experience has taught me to believe that, these human beans are the most insidious enemies man, with a tendency to corpulence in advanced life, can… — William Banting
Like it or not, males have a tendency to wander a little bit. What you want to do is make a home so wonderful that… — Pat Robertson
Less really is more. It's a tendency of beginning writers to want to prove what they're talking about by going too far with description. I… — Brad Thor
The tendency in the media is to portray everyone in the film industry as sex-starved creatures. Please spare us. — Madhuri Dixit
Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our own belief and value systems, in ways in which we are not even aware. — Robert Greene
There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members. — Eric Hoffer
I pursue no objectives, no systems, no tendency; I have no program, no style, no direction. I have no time for specialized concerns, working themes,… — Gerhard Richter
To my mind, nothing is as important as good writing, because in literature, the walls between people and cultures are broken down, and the things… — Richard Bausch
From the clayey soil of northern Wyoming is mined bentonite, which is used as filler in candy, gum, and lipstick. We Americans are great on… — Gretel Ehrlich
Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively… — Christopher Dawson

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