Quotes About Temperament

Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep.

I can be a gentleman off and on. When the urge hits me. - Tran

You've got a big ego, Fuentes.""That's not all I've got.

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.

Impatience leading swiftly to boredom is my vice, not panic.

Introverted children may not be as demonstrative as extroverted children. They love and value you, but they may not talk about it as much. Accept your temperament and your child's. They can't be changed. Both of you have wonderful qualities to contribute to your family and to the world.

It almost seems un-American, at times, to have kids who are slow to warm up. Other people tell us to push them—to force them to jump in—and they reprimand us for babying them. When your child adapts slowly, remind yourself that you will appreciate it when he is an adolescent. While all the other kids are running off on some ridiculous impulsive venture, yours will be thinking, moving slowly and cautiously. There are strengths to every temperamental characteristic.

Just as one would never attempt to turn a sports car into a utility truck, it is also critical to avoid the mistake of telling a child who is temperamentally intense, energetic, and sensitive not to be any of those things.

Your friend has quite the temper." "Don't I know it.

The first word...translates an affective state.

Ova žena je ?udljiva, vje?iti april, vesela je pa tmurna, pri?ljiva pa malorjeka, svakog jutra ustaje i na lijevu i na desnu nogu pa je ne odre?uje dan ve? trenutak, slu?ajno je ovdje, kivna kad se sjeti da je mogla biti na drugom mjestu, razdragana kad pomisli da ?e biti. Obi?na je samo kad zaboravi.

Those driven by emotion (children, the mentally ill, hormonal men and women alike) don't freak out when they get their way; they freak out when they're not getting their way.

The evidence from behavior genetics and twin studies indicating that 40 to 50 percent of the variance among people in temperament, personality, and many political, economic, and social preferences are accounted for by genetics.

This was his fundamental innovation in governing: regular, uncontrolled bursts of anger and spleen.

Every man is as Heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse.

There's nothing wrong with a person's temperament. But there could be a lot wrong with their behaviors, attitudes, and choices. They've been making those choices for a long time, so it's not something we can easily change. We can't guarantee that they'll make good choices, but we can choose how we respond to those choices.

Anthony Durnford was a fish out of water, both in terms of experience and, even more importantly, in the closely interlinked fields of judgement and temperament.

After losing four of his children and his wife to cholera five years ago, Shin found that he could not speak much about loss. Everything a person said sounded glib and foolish...His faith had not wavered, but his temperament had altered seemingly forever. It was as if a warm room had gotten cooler, but it was still the same room.

Depending on your point of view, Ashley (or Leslie Howard) was sensitive, poetic, and enigmatic-- or wan and a wimp. Rhett/Clark Gable was sexy, virile, and funny or just crude and unmannerly. The outcome was a crucial barometer of taste that would reveal a great deal, possibly too much, about a girl's temperament and predilections.

People possessing tremendous strength have a very difficult time controlling themselves and easily make enemies.)

Brak je samo za temperamentne stare djevice, iscije?ene prostituke i kraljevske parove.

In fact I am quite snappy and irritable, and I don't know if I'd like to make myself worse in that respect.

The four elements: earth, water, fire and air; the qualities recognized by touch: cold, heat, dryness, and moisture; the temperaments: sanguineous, phlegmatic, choleric, and saturnine; the faculties: natural, animal, and vital.

The control center of your life is your attitude.