Characteristics Quote by Stephen R. Donaldson

“The defining characteristic of the organism is striving.”

— Paul Kalanithi

When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic-what defines a human being-is to work with others.

— Marcus Aurelius

The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have.

— Eleanor Catton

We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its urgency, 'here and now' without any possible…

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

Beyond doubt, the most salient characteristic of life in this latter half of the 19th Century is its SPEED

— William Rathbone Greg

“To my mind the defining characteristic of our era is spin, everything tailored to vanishing point by market research, brands and bands manufactured to…

— Tana French

For a bird, especially for the more musically inventive, song is the defining characteristic, the primary way by which it knows itself and is…

— John Burnside

“The ability to focus attnetion on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence."---Irrational Exuberance”

— Robert J. Shiller

If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

— Jennifer Jones

Repentance is a characteristic of the whole life, not the action of a single moment.

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

“We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its coerciveness: it is always urgent, ‘here and…

— Jose Ortegay Y. Gasset

“Life cannot wait until the sciences may have explained the universe scientifically. We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient…

— Jose Ortegay Y. Gasset