#trait

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait. ↗

— James Whistler

#like #long #long time #look #man

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#every #feeling #painted #portrait #sitter

Since Obama has expressed admiration for the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that Doris Kearns Goodwin paints in 'Team of Rivals,' he could do the 16th president one better: He should name Hillary Clinton as his running mate in 2012. That would be both needed change and audacious. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#abraham lincoln #admiration #audacious #better #both

I think I've always had that bird's-eye view of myself. I think it's an actor trait... Sometimes it's best just to get lost out there, but other times you have to be aware of where the light's hitting you. ↗

— Allison Williams

#always #aware #best #bird #get

The three traits speculators must learn to manage within themselves are confidence, fear, and aggressiveness. ↗

— Larry Williams

#confidence #fear #learn #manage #must

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#man #manners #mirror #portrait #shows

I was a bartender for a long time, so I know how to make drinks, but I'm more likely to offer them than to have them. I think this is one of the reasons why I get to live longer than my great-grandmother did, and why I get to produce more writing than she did, and why my marriage isn't in dire straits. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#did #dire #drinks #get #how

I have always loved reading, so was interested in the literary world, and took many literary portraits. ↗

— Fay Godwin

#i #interested #literary #loved #many

The higher mental development of woman, the less possible it is for her to meet a congenial male who will see in her, not only sex, but also the human being, the friend, the comrade and strong individuality, who cannot and ought not lose a single trait of her character. ↗

— Emma Goldman

#being #cannot #character #comrade #congenial

The theory of founder effects does not explain how novel features like plumage traits arise. ↗

— Peter R. Grant

#does #effects #explain #features #founder