Trait Quotes

213 quotes by 196 authors

Self-awareness is a trait that not only makes us human but also paradoxically makes us want to be more than merely human. As I said… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Cruelty isn't a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit. — Rick Yancey
Even the most sensitive person can get used to even the most insensitive thing. Cruelty isnâ€™t a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit. — Rick Yancey
Sooner or later that which is now life shall be poetry, and every fair and manly trait shall add a richer strain to the song. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love has a particular trait: it has a task or purpose to fulfill - to abide. By its nature, love is enduring. The Holy Spirit… — Pope Benedict XVI
It is difficult to find a reputable American historian who will acknowledge the crude fact that a Franklin Roosevelt, say, wanted to be President merely… — Gore Vidal
Powerful men in particular suffer from the delusion that human beings have no memories. I would go so far as to say that the distinguishing… — Stephen Vizinczey
Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better… — Seth Godin
...perhaps the most distinguishing trait of visionary leaders is that they believe in a goal that benefits not only themselves, but others as well. It… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
I never really understood that massive collaboration involving hundreds of people is what makes movies possible, and it's also why I would agree that curiosity… — John Green
When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right.… — Pat Riley
If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would… — Richard DeVos
Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me. — Cal Ripken, Jr.
No one is born with good character; it's not a hereditary trait. And it isn't determined by a single noble act. Character is established by… — Michael Josephson
To say that a man is sinful because he sins is to give an operational definition of sin. To say that he sins because he… — B.F. Skinner
We like to put people on a pedestal, give them one character trait, and if they step outside of that shrinelike area that we blocked… — Madonna Ciccone
I studied in Britain and spent great moments of my life there as a student living in Belsize Park. I admire the British trait of… — Asif Ali Zardari
Jealousy is the worst trait in any person. — Adam DeVine
When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive success. — Robin Marantz Henig
I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen… — Douglas Hyde

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