Traits Quotes

475 quotes by 410 authors

Human paleontology shares a peculiar trait with such disparate subjects as theology and extraterrestrial biology: it contains more practitioners than objects for study. — David Pilbeam
Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait. — Giovanni Ruffini
In the beginning of the human race there was no genetic load which would cause undesirable traits such as appear in offspring of marriages between… — Walter Lang
When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world. In one world (the world of fixed traits)Â success is about proving youâ€™re smart or… — Carol S. Dweck
Send us people with initiative, who can carry themselves and others too; such as need to be carried hamper the work and weaken those who… — Charles Studd
If the errors of my life have profited me one great truth it is this: believe. Believe in your destiny and the star from which… — Richard Paul Evans
As you begin your tour of the United States, you may as well know that one American national trait which irritates many Americans and must… — Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Think of all the human suffering caused by the sad truth that beautiful sexy women or handsome Porsche-owning men often prove to have miserable genes… — Jared Diamond
Recognize the skills and traits you don't possess, and hire the people who have them. — Warren G. Bennis
Genius involves figuring out who you are, and owning yourself. It's about amplifying your best traits and compensating for the rest. Geniuses grab life by… — Scott Barry Kaufman
I suspect that these traits-desire, commitment, and good work habits-are important in all facets of our lives. . . — LaVell Edwards
The necessary has never been man's top priority. The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of human… — Eric Hoffer
One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected by change and… — Plato
One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected by change and… — Plato
No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being until he loves him. By his love he is enabled to… — Viktor E. Frankl
I'm tired of ignorance held up as inspiration, where vicious anti-intellectualism is considered a positive trait, and where uninformed opinion is displayed as fact. — Phil Plait
Versatility is one of the few human traits which are universally intolerable. You may be good at Greek and good at painting and be popular.… — Dorothy Dunnett
Sanctified ignorance is the belief that if we love God and have committed our lives to Him, everything will work outâ€¦Sanctified ignorance is no excuse… — Dan Miller
If a person is open to a new world view, it can often mean that he is not firmly rooted in the reality of the… — William Irwin Thompson
I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature. — David Amram

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