Quotes About Characteristic

He had a good face to him, something chunky in his nose that I could get behind.

Era una costumbre que te pertenecía, un detalle curioso, una anécdota que te caracterizaba. Sí. Junto a tu nombre se alzaba a modo de una pequeña leyenda tu afición por el té. Ni el vino, ni la cerveza, ni siquiera el pisco. Pero el té no consiguió disminuirte o ridiculizarte, sencillamente se inscribió como un hábito si no respetable, posible, una costumbre que todos aceptaban y que no obstaculizaba.

America, . . . a place of free expression of everything with everyone, which is made possible through the civil courage characteristic of the American and through the lack of all inhibiting officiousness in personal conversation" (Bonhoeffer, cf. report from 1931).

The most characteristic English statement about belief is 'Well, I'm not particularly religious', faintly embarrassed by the suggestion that there might be something more to life. It sometimes seems the Church of England thinks God is just the ultimate 'good chap'.

What matters is that new forms of propertylessness will do away with the sexual greed that is characteristic of all having societies.

Madame Boulle, in spite of her experiences among the highest English families, was amazed at the coolness shown by Lady Emily. A grandchild in danger of drowning, a young man in danger of a pneumonia and a bronchitis, and she was entirely calm, not even impressed by Pierre's bravery. Bravery in the face of danger, Madame Boulle explained, was the characteristic of her family.

The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will.

The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice.

I have a mole in my eye, which is a very specific thing.

The hand is, in the highest degree, a human characteristic. It is man's organ of grasp and of the sense of touch, while in animals these two functions are relegated to the mouth.

The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim.

Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble.

My claim has always been that defeatism pervaded the conservative parties in the 1930s and that it was the defining characteristic of Menzies and his first period as prime minister.

My face is distinct. It's hard to confuse me with anyone else.

My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.

Clarity is not a characteristic of the human spirit.

The painting also pinpointed an important quirk of Washington's face: the lazy right eye that slid off into the corner while the left eye stared straight ahead. To prepare for the equestrian

The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.

One of the wonderful things about building sexual friendships is that, while past relationships and smaller affairs may come and go over the years, each pairing has its own characteristic and unique intimacy.

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.

And age was just a trait, like the color of your hair, or the amount of freckles on your skin.

The learning context exerts very strong effects on whether a particular individual characteristic becomes an impediment to learning.

Fiction operates through the senses, and I think one reason that people find it so difficult to write stories is that they forget how much time and patience is required to convince through the senses. No reader who doesn't actually experience, who isn't made to feel, the story is going to believe anything the fiction writer merely tells him. The first and most obvious characteristic of fiction is that it deals with reality through what can be seen, heard, smelt, tasted, and touched.

My blue eyes are my best feature.