Traits Quotes - Page 18

• Modern Darwinism makes it abundantly clear that many less ruthless traits, some not always admired by robber barons and Fuhrers - altruism, general intelligence, compassion - may be the key to survival.

  Carl Sagan

  Life, Compassion, Keys

  7 Copy quote

• In just 200 tweets we can assess and identify 52 different personality traits of a customer. We ran an analysis over 500,000 people and we really nailed this. Think of providing this powerful insight to a retailer. We can see what they value, not just what they are buying. We have found a 40-45% increase in sales when you recommend upsales based on values instead of past buying behavior.

  Sandy Carter

  Powerful, Past, Thinking

  4 Copy quote

• I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, they certainly had character traits. You also know Abraham Lincoln overcame severe depression problems that he had when he was younger, which gave him the strength and the character later on.

  John McCain

  Inspirational, Strength, Strong

  "Encore Presentation: Interview With John McCain". "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. November 20, 2005.

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness.

  Derren Brown

  Kindness, Quality, Adults

  "Confessions of a Conjuror". Book by Derren Brown, October 2010.

  35 Copy quote

  Show source

• When there are miles to go before we sleep, altered traits are more important than altered states.

  Huston Smith

  Sleep, Important, States

  8 Copy quote

• The goal of spiritual life is not altered states, but altered traits

  Huston Smith

  Spiritual, Goal, Life Is

  13 Copy quote

• 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

  Holocaust, Climate, Share

  57 Copy quote

• Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for the rules and traditions of the sport and various traits of good character including integrity (abiding by the letter and spirit of the rules and concepts of honor); demonstrated respect for others including teammates, opponents, officials and spectators; accountability, self-control, and graciousness in victory and defeat.

  Michael Josephson

  Sports, Respect, Attitude

  84 Copy quote

• Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player.

  Pal Benko

  Player, Chess, Valuable

  13 Copy quote

• 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

  Encouragement, Art, People

  5 Copy quote

• Even in a jungle, lovely flowers will spring up here and there, such being the fecundity of nature, and however badly our pastors and masters run our society, however much they pull to pieces that which they claim to be keeping intact, nature remains fecund, human beings are born with human traits, sometimes human strength outweighs human weakness, and human grace shows itself amid human ugliness. ‘In the bloodiest times,’ as our play has it, ‘there are kind people.’

  Eric Bentley

  Running, Spring, Flower

  Eric Bentley (2008). “Bentley on Brecht”, p.200, Northwestern University Press

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits

  Ruth Benedict

  War, Examination, Bears

  Ruth Benedict (1973). “Patterns of Culture”, p.57, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  17 Copy quote

  Show source

• 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 the horns, and persevere amidst setbacks. They take control of their lives, instead of waiting for others to open up doors. In this very important sense, greatness is completely, utterly, made.

  Scott Barry Kaufman

  Greatness, Doors, Waiting

  "Geniuses Are Made, Not Born" by Scott Barry Kaufman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 15, 2012.

  48 Copy quote

  Show source

• Human beings never think for themselves. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told - and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion.

  Michael Crichton

  Fear, Thinking, Self

  "The Lost World". Book by Michael Crichton, 1995.

  26 Copy quote

  Show source

• I have been scientifically studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so-called,) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result profoundly humiliating to me. For it obliges me to renounce my allegiance to the Darwinian theory of the Ascent of Man from the Lower Animals; since it now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one, this new and truer one to be named the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals.

  Mark Twain

  Science, Animal, Men

  Mark Twain (1973). “What Is Man? and Other Philosophical Writings”, p.81, Univ of California Press

  10 Copy quote

  Show source

• Self-awareness is a trait that not only makes us human but also paradoxically makes us want to be more than merely human. As I said in my BBC Reith Lectures, “Science tells us we are merely beasts, but we don’t feel like that. We feel like angels trapped inside the bodies of beasts, forever craving transcendence

  Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

  Angel, Self, Forever

  9 Copy quote

• Goodness was not a trait you acquired; it was a value you practiced when you were on the verge of doing evil.

  Julius Lester

  Evil, Goodness, Verge

  Julius Lester (2005). “The Autobiography of God: A Novel”, p.219, Macmillan

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• When you're finally up on the moon, looking back at the earth, all these differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend and you're going to get a concept that maybe this is really one world and why the hell can't we learn to live together like decent people?

  Frank Borman

  Peace, Moon, Ubuntu

  79 Copy quote

• Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.

  Seth Godin

  Inspirational, Positive, Positivity

  Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.94, Penguin

  57 Copy quote

  Show source

• ...perhaps the most distinguishing trait of visionary leaders is that they believe in a goal that benefits not only themselves, but others as well. It is such vision that attracts the psychic energy of other people, and makes them willing to work beyond the call of duty for the organization.

  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  Inspirational, Business, Work

  10 Copy quote

• Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to continue to treasure the memory of that loss is one of our noblest human traits.

  Edwin S. Shneidman

  Memories, Grief, Loss

  Edwin S. Shneidman (1995). “Voices of Death”, Kodansha Globe

  36 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is harder to be a lifter than a bodybuilder...lifting is purely masculine whereas bodybuilding entails feminine traits. Bodybuilding reminds me of a woman getting ready to go somewhere. Can you tell me that greasing your body up and posing in front of a mirror is masculine? A bodybuilder puts strength secondary to his physique, whereas the lifter puts strength foremost because it is more masculine to do so.

  Doug Hepburn

  Workout, Bodybuilding, Mirrors

  27 Copy quote

• You must give soldiers reasons to have confidence and pride in themselves, in their leaders, and in their units. Only then will you have loyalty. Loyalty was the primary trait I looked for in soldiers.

  George W. Dunaway

  Loyalty, Pride, Army

  17 Copy quote

• Mental pictures offer us an opportunity to practice new traits and attitudes, which otherwise we could not do. This is possible because again - your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an actual experience and one that is vividly imagined.

  Maxwell Maltz

  Life, Motivational, Attitude

  Maxwell Maltz (2002). “New Psycho-Cybernetics”, p.55, Penguin

  15 Copy quote

  Show source

• A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Men, Squares, Expression

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, Barbara L. Packer, Joseph Slater, Douglas Emory Wilson (2003). “The Conduct of Life”, p.96, Harvard University Press

  9 Copy quote

  Show source