Traits Quotes

475 Traits quotes by 410 unique authors

Identical twins are ideal lab specimens for studying the difference between learned and inherited traits since they come from the womb preloaded with matching genetic… — Jeffrey Kluger
Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle, one that can… — Jeffrey Kluger
Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on… — Lewis H. Lapham
No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance. — Giacomo Leopardi
Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. — Laura Linney
It is a beautiful trait in the lover's character, that they think no evil of the object loved. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I might have some character traits that some might see as innocence or naive. That's because I discovered peace and happiness in my soul. And… — Tobey Maguire
For the myth is the foundation of life; it is the timeless schema, the pious formula into which life flows when it reproduces its traits… — Thomas Mann
You always try to do your own thing. One of the things I wanted to do was to write a book that combines some of… — George R. R. Martin
I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we… — Peter McWilliams
And I think it's because good cons are all based on the victim's need, and the successful con artist is the one, I guess, who… — Alfred Molina
Humility is not a trait I often associate with America. — Mira Nair
Jews are known for many things, but strength, swiftness, and agility are not among them. There is one trait, as controversial as it is familiar,… — Steven Pinker
The brain is not a bag of traits. It's startlingly complex. There are few or no single genes with a consistent effect on the mind. — Steven Pinker
All people - African, European, American - worry about being different. But I've learned that the traits we'd rush to get rid of are the… — Freida Pinto
I like to comprehend more or less everything around me - apart from the creation of my music. It's an obsessive character trait that's getting… — Robert Plant
I was diagnosed a number of years ago with obsessive-compulsive disorder - which everyone has, to some degree - and I have this really annoying… — Paula Poundstone
Children who reach the age of eighteen with their entire skills set composed on Nintendo and eating Doritos have been neglected. Their parents neglected to… — Dave Ramsey
If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim… — Diego Rivera
Netanyahu is pressured easily, gets into a panic, and loses his senses... to run a country like Israel a leader needs to have reason and… — Ariel Sharon
It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of… — John Steinbeck
The traits the word 'childish' addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior… — Adora Svitak
Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it. — Charles R. Swindoll
My autism is a very mild form. It was diagnosed at the age of 25, partly because it wasn't diagnosable as a teenager (this is… — Daniel Tammet
I can't get into all that physical stuff of having to have flawless skin... Sometimes you see people and it looks like someone's got an… — Kristin Scott Thomas

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