Traits Quotes

475 Traits quotes by 410 unique authors

One could mention many lovable traits in Smee. For instance, after killing, it was his spectacles he wiped instead of his weapon. — James M. Barrie
I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I… — Mark Twain
Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify… — Stephen Kendrick
When you see a small change in your life it means its a huge change in personality and your trait — Natasha Friend
Not at all. I'm saying there's a fire in you that drives everything you do, that makes you need to better the world and those… — Richelle Mead
Sadly, at a time when so much sophisticated cultural criticism by hip intellectuals from diverse locations extols a vision of cultural hybridity, border crossing, subjectivity… — Bell Hooks
Americans worship technology. It's an inherent trait in the national zeitgeist. — Max Brooks
It's a very American trait, this wanting people to think well of us. It's a young want, and I am ashamed of it in myself.… — Madeleine L'Engle
By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them. — Jodi Picoult
But love wasn't about sacrifice, and it wasn't about falling short of someone's expectations. By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined… — Jodi Picoult
It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us. — Laurell K. Hamilton
Character isn't what we think it is or, rather, what we want it to be. It isn't a stable, easily identifiable set of closely related… — Malcolm Gladwell
Within the universe of the extraordinary, those qualities we designate to human concepts of gender are often shared, exchanged, or even completely obliterated. Because of… — Aberjhani
I didn't bother to explain about the glitter in my hair. I figured they could think it was a family trait. We all glittered, just… — Janette Rallison
The special trait making me an anarch is that I live in a world which I ‘ultimately’ do not take seriously. This increases my freedom;… — Ernst Junger
Another thing is, people lose perspective. It is a cultural trait in America to think in terms of very short time periods. My advice is:… — Winona LaDuke
I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out my life more… — Anais Nin
As history shows us, when colonization is voluntary, people will self-select better than any testing system. It’s like those foolish attempts to control immigration to… — Orson Scott Card
The younger and healthier a woman is and the more her new and glossy body seems destined for eternal freshness, the less useful is artifice;… — Simone de Beauvoir
Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions… — Jim Butcher
....You should keep dental floss on you at all times; when your eyesight goes, quit driving; don't keep too many secrets, eventually they'll eat away… — Lisa Lutz
I have a hundred times heard him say, that all ages and nations have represented their gods as wicked, in a constantly increasing progression; that… — John Stuart Mill
Growing old is unavoidable, but never growing up is possible. I believe you can retain certain things from your childhood if you protect them -… — Johnny Depp
...you find your genius by looking in the mirror of your life. Your visible image shows your inner truth, so when you're estimating others, what… — James Hillman
Have you heard that modesty is an attractive traits? Only to ugly people — Cassandra Clare

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