#characteristic

It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible proof. ↗

— John Desmond Bernal

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It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land. ↗

— Jim Costa

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To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. ↗

— Robertson Davies

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He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles. ↗

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

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The proposition that humans have mental characteristics wholly absent in non-humans is inconsistent with the theory of evolution. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

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He was a compact, clearcut man, with precise features, a lot of very soft black hair, and thoughtful dark brown eyes. He had a look of wariness, which could change when he felt relaxed or happy, which was not often in these difficult days, into a smile of amused friendliness and pleasure which aroused feelings of warmth, and something more, in many women. ↗

— A.S. Byatt

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There is no better manager than a natural born one. ↗

— Rossana Condoleo

#leader-development #leadership #leadership-development #manager-qualities #leadership

Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. ↗

— Bernard Montgomery

#inspirational

The good leader repeats the good news, keeps the worst to himself. ↗

— Sophocles

#leadership

Character primarily is honesty with God, ones-self, and others." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗