Traits Quote by Matthew Engel Download Open image “Verbosity was an established Victorian trait.” — Matthew Engel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Traits
I kind of have a Victorian sensibility - I don't understand stuff until I can classify it and name it. — Fred Tomaselli Copy Share Image
We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often sense them judging us. — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
The core character of Victorians is one of aspiration and ambition, and Victorians have, since first settlement days... demonstrated that core character over and… — Ted Baillieu Copy Share Image
For those who reject it, the Victorian experience is something to feel embarrassed about, to apologise for, to escape from, and never to repeat.… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
“There are two main traditions of English writing: the one of perfect liberty, that of Chaucer and Shakespeare, completely outspoken, with a certain liking… — Frank Harris Copy Share Image
The big part of that Victorian era, particularly in Canada, was people being more cultured and not being in the colonies and barbaric. It… — Yannick Bisson Copy Share Image
They were simple, earnest people, those early Victorians, and had not yet learnt the trick of avoiding disturbing thoughts and sights. — Ford Madox Ford Copy Share Image
Sesquipedalian verbosity is just another notion of challenging the zenith mind. — Jasmina Siderovski Copy Share Image
The Victorian house and lots of other buildings weren't oppressive in themselves. They were often very airy and gingerbready and fancy. But they were… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
The Victorians have been immoderately praised, and immoderately blamed, and surely it is time we formed some reasonable picture of them? There was their… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
The Victorians needed parody. Without it their literature would have been a rank and weedy growth, over-watered with tears. — Stephen Leacock Copy Share Image
There are those who condemn five in midfield as a negative tactic, but when a side's centre-backs are as hapless as Chris Perry and… — Matthew Engel Copy Share Image
Is this good for English football? In the short run, Chelsea's rise has broken up what was turning into an irritating Arsenal-Manchester United duopoly.… — Matthew Engel Copy Share Image
It is customary for columnists to complain about the excesses of Premiership footballers, whenever - as happens regularly - there is an incident involving… — Matthew Engel Copy Share Image
Nothing brings out the lower traits of human nature like office-seeking. Men of good character and impulses are betrayed by it into all sorts… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
There are many more traits that the climate deniers share with the creationists and Holocaust deniers and others who distort the truth. — Donald R. Prothero Copy Share Image
My best personality trait that I think I'm very approachable. And my worst is that I can be moody. — Enrique Iglesias Copy Share Image
You must give soldiers reasons to have confidence and pride in themselves, in their leaders, and in their units. Only then will you have… — George W. Dunaway Copy Share Image
Although self-control is inheritable and does run in families and has a genetic component, it's more like height than anything else. Height is one… — Terrie Moffitt Copy Share Image
The brain, Schopenhauer says, is the 'one great tool' that has enabled a creature endowed with neither sharp teeth nor claws to survive in… — Julian Young Copy Share Image
I never left my roots. You can identify me as someone that didn't become high and mighty. Humility is a defining [trait] all of… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
The biggest thing that comes out of improv that gets built on is just character traits. You know, for me the singing was born… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I regard individuality as the most precious trait we have, because without it there is no creativity, there is no consciousness, there is no… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
