In the arena of human life the honours and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities.
Aristotle
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You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
Benjamin Disraeli
The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.
Martin Luther King Jr.
I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In evaluating people, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. If you don't have the first, the other two will kill you.
Warren Buffett
Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.
Thomas H. Huxley
You do not know how much they mean to me, my friends, and how, how rare and strange it is, to find in a life composed so much of odds and ends… to find a friend who has these qualities, who has, and gives those qualities upon which friendship lives. How much it means that I say this to you -without these friendships - life, what cauchemar!
T.s. Eliot
The main source of our wealth is goodness. The affections and the generous qualities that God admires in a world full of greed.
Alfred A. Montapert
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.
Henry David Thoreau
He is a great talent with special qualities, a very promising central defender who possesses a good mentality and who will further enhance our growing squad.
Frank Arnesen
Golf puts a man's character on the anvil and his richest qualities -patience, poise, restraint - to the flame.
Billy Casper
I do not object to retouching, dodging. or accentuation as long as they do not interfere with the natural qualities of photographic technique.
Alfred Stieglitz
My wife Jeane has been listening to me play the flute nearly everyday for the last 22 years or more. She thinks I sound the best on gold but that the other metals have different qualities.
James Galway
How could he not? ... Look at his head: He's got all that hair sticking out. My dad realized he had certain intrinsic qualities, his hair, his eating habits. A lot of funny idiosyncrasies.
Dean Young
The way a book is read - which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book - can have as much to do with its worth as anything the author puts in it. Anyone who can read, can learn to read deeply and thus live more fully.
Norman Cousins
Love... Force it and it disappears. You cannot will love, nor even control it. You can only guide its expression. It comes or it goes according to those qualities in life that invite it or deny its presence.
David Seabury
We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them.
Gerald Brenan
We are very pleased to welcome Bill to the Halliburton team. Bill brings exceptional qualities to KBR as both an engineer and a business leader and he is well positioned to lead KBR with his seasoned background in energy, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other complex projects.
Dave Lesar
As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity, and solicitude, you will have a better opinion of the world around you.
Grenville Kleiser
This wonderful plant has so many uses and yet is often neglected in our society. The primary use of the dandelion plant is for its superior liver cleansing qualities. The plant is a powerhouse of nutrients!
Valerie Hoffman
She sees the same qualities in me that she saw in young Phil Crane. Phil Crane today isn't the Phil Crane of 35 years ago.
Ken Arnold
People are enormously disappointed because if there's one country that really expected to be going and has a high opinion of its own qualities, it's Holland.
Simon Kuper
Australian cricketers have qualities we value highly. There is no decision yet but we hope to sort something out.
Mark Newton
We start as equals on Sunday. Inter have many qualities, like us after all. You can't say who is the strongest, it depends on the day..on how we've slept at night.
Pavel Nedved
He's still got all the qualities and I try to bring him on for at least one hour.
Augustine Eguavoen
You find running backs with one or even two of those qualities. But very few have all four at such a high level as Carl Robinson.
Doug Dixon
Englishmen have very noble and excellent qualities which I should like to see imitated here, but I should not like to imitate them in everything. I like our own habits and character better, they are more consonant to my nature; I like our own turn of thought, our own characteristics, and above all I like our own language.
Douglas Hyde
We don't love qualities; we love a person; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as their qualities.
Jacques Maritain
We felt that Robert had to have qualities that Jeffrey and Elaine hadn't encountered before. Not just his good looks, but his talent and his intensity. And because Robert is grieving, he's extremely vulnerable, and that draws Jeffrey and Elaine in as well.
Craig Lucas
The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and judgment, which enable one to recognize the best method as to attain it; the singleness of purpose; and, lastly, what is most essential of all, will-stubborn will.
Ferdinand Foch
I would think so much less of Michael had he walked away from her. That is one of the qualities in him that I so admire.
Jodi Schiavo
The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable.
Red Auerbach
[Indeglio] clearly stood out in the interviews, ... He has all the qualities we want here in Council Rock. He is child-centered, dedicated and hardworking.
Michael Holland
He's got a lot of great leadership qualities; he makes great decisions on and off the field. He also has a lot of athletic ability.
Alan Tucker
Jack Pratt has the character, the leadership skills and the qualities to inspire confidence and optimism.
Andrew Sorensen
There certainly are X Games qualities now. It's not bad to keep including different things.
Brian Boitano
They had to find the qualities they liked next to all the institutions. If they didn't meet the criteria of the other programs then we'll go from there. Preston was really struggling with the decision down to the end. He talked with me moments before he came in here and I didn't know which way he was going.
Chris Bean
You have to admire the qualities they bring, the work ethic.
Mayor Bryan Baptiste
They have two qualities that allow them to receive so many people: They're big and they're close. They're also part of a cultural zone in the South that people would feel most connected to.
Robert Lang
He's coming here to do us proud as a bowler - everything else is an added attraction. But with his experience and the qualities he's got, we've clearly got ourselves a good package.
David Byas
The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.
Charles Dudley Warner
I would say the best thing about Cory is how hard he has worked and continued to improve his game. He wants to cover every facet of his game. That's not coaching, that's his inner self. That's one of the best character qualities that he has and that's what is going to make him successful in college.
Chuck Tolo
Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities.
Bernard Berenson
I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings.
River Phoenix
Monkey Bay Chardonnay displays the same appealing qualities that have made the Sauvignon Blanc such a success.
Tim Peters
Even if you have a [person] with the same sorts of qualities of Steve Jobs, the company is never going to be as animated or as authentic as it was when you had the founder running it.
Rakesh Khurana
The potential to dominate is what appeals to a lot of people. One of the qualities she has is being the next big thing. When you're the next big thing, they want to notice you and see what it is. And she's that. There's no doubt about it.
Steve Lauletta
Whether they had the new players or not, they're still a team we're not familiar with. They're a complex team and even though they haven't won many games this year they still have some good qualities, especially with the new players they've added.
Amado Guevara
We already knew what his qualities were but what he showed at this level was excellent. He played a great match for his team.
Danny Blind
Our voters chose films that are not only of high aesthetic quality, but also have redeeming qualities that most Americans identify with.
Jim Hubbard
He was the ultimate team guy. He learned from Kirk and Matt (McCoy) and when it was his turn, he was ready to lead the team and he has good qualities to do it.
Thom Kaumeyer
Some nutrient-rich foods pack more nutrients than others, while some have other special qualities that give them an honored place on your plate. We call them power foods.
Connie Guttersen
People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities.
Rob Reiner
Using native plants are becoming more popular nowadays because of the growing awareness of the many qualities they bring to a garden. Native plants are more adapted to our climate, and have fewer problems with disease and insects.
Lorenz Inos
He works well with the coaches and players and resolves issues on the field. He does it in a professional way and doesn't bring fanfare to himself. Those are important qualities for officials.
Roger Hazel
Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of money.
Johann Georg Zimmermann
[Rep. Alcee Hastings ( news , bio , voting record ), a Democrat from Florida who was elected to Congress after being impeached as a federal judge, said he isn't ruling out a comeback for DeLay.] All politicians have Freddy Krueger-like qualities, ... We can rise again.
Alcee Hastings
Montel has great hands, great speed, good height, excellent jumping ability -- all the qualities you look for. He does a great job of going to the ball.
Bruce Buck
My submission is that he should be treated as a first offender. He has good human qualities.
Johann Engelbrecht Sc
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
Vince Lombardi
It's easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. Cats are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it.
P. J. O'Rourke
Anwar Sadat once said that if you see a good person with admirable qualities, try to adapt those qualities to yourself, and he was such a great man.
Harry Hamlin
You want people to have confidence in your currency, ... You want them to see the currency as a good medium of exchange. You want the currency to be a good store of value. You want it to be something people are willing to hold. You want it hard to counterfeit, like our new $20 bill. Those are the qualities.
John Snow
Thank goodness for Ron. He's taught the play, he's familiar with the play and he has some of the same qualities (as Whiteside). The character is a Little Lord Fauntleroy type, but he also has a heart of gold.
Phil Funkenbusch
... User-created material increasingly competes for the audiences of traditional media companies and holds some appealing qualities as a business model. For one thing, it is cheap. And it taps into the social aspect of interactive media that has fueled the advance of the Internet.
Richard Siklos
Sanctions made our job harder. But our companies have good personnel, our engineers and experts are well-known all over the world. Knowing these qualities we began our work assured.
Milutin Mrkonjic
If that's his goal and he settles into it, he's got the talent to do it. He's got some innate qualities that you can't coach, he's improved his technical ability and he can play at some big-time levels.
Randy Thoreson
Jim (the son) has a lot of those qualities, but certainly in less degree. He's very energetic, a good speaker, he's got a certain amount of charisma.
Arthur Sloane
While it is generally agreed that the visible expressions and agencies are necessary instruments, civilization seems to depend far more fundamentally upon the moral and intellectual qualities of human beings -- upon the spirit that animates mankind.
Mary Ritter Beard
The mind, a broad, vast array of aspiring mental, intellectual and psychological qualities by which human beings most complex endeavors are methodically consummated successfully.
Gillis Triplett
Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.
William Feather
She was both beautiful and a member of one of the 'first families' of San Antonio — two qualities by which queens are still measured.
Jack Maguire
He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.
Cornelius Tacitus
They really adore each other offstage and have a very similar sense of humor. These are qualities they bring onstage, and that makes for a very real relationship.
Sheldon Epps
Reason and calm judgment: the qualities especially belonging to a leader.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Being a "good" mother does not call for the same qualities as being a "good" housewife. . . . a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.
Ann Oakley
He possessed a lot of qualities that we wanted in a consultant.
Mike Alden
He has a game plan that is impressive and qualities that will suit hard courts.
Andrew Murray
This year's program reflects all the exceptional qualities we've come to associate with independent film.
Geoffrey Gilmore
Nathan's guts and fighting qualities were our saving grace.
Paul Cullen
Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed.
Grenville Kleiser
Theodore showed that he still has the qualities that made him the class player he has been over the years, and we are happy to have him back.
Heron Grey
Steve is just the kind of forward we have been looking for, he has all the qualities needed we need.
Dave Hobbs
He's an individual with a great deal of direct experience and that will be important for this position, ... He has the leadership qualities and skills that will allow him to excel.
Gregory Geoffroy
People would use each other in their works. The barriers were breaking down; everyone brought in special qualities.
James Tenney
A political career brings out the basest qualities in human nature.
James Bryce
If she has a good, strong, reliable father image, which is hard to find these days, that will be her image of men, probably for the rest of her life. She'll look for a husband who embodies those qualities.
Robert Johnson
Has the very natural qualities to make a superior judge.
Jeff Sessions
We're very pleased to have him in our district. He is very excited to hear the news and looks forward to working with us. We have had the opportunity to work with Mr. Nelson before and we know his qualities will work well with our students and our district.
Leon Cubillas
She's very motivated and even after getting hurt she brought a lot of qualities to the team.
Karissa Carey
The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.
Martha Beck
He's exactly the type of player I've been waiting for - he's got all the qualities I need.
Dario Gradi
Angelina Jolie embodies so many qualities of what St. John represents. She is strong, independent and dynamic. She's a mother, actress and a philanthropist.
Richard Cohen
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
Philip James Bailey
As a freshman, Rodney has shown great leadership qualities. He's really done a great job of getting the ball where it needs to go.
Tommy Dempsey
We had an interesting pool of highly qualified candidates; interviewed four finalists; and are extremely pleased to recommend Liz to serve as the director, ... She knows the organization, has deep roots in the community, and displays great organizational skills. She has all the qualities we were looking for.
Steve Palmer
We think we've improved ourselves. I think the two things you really have to measure during training camp are the way your guys work and the attitude that they have. Those two qualities have been outstanding.
Larry Marmie
What I am most concerned about is that there are some people seeking employment who don't always present themselves with the qualities they have. Forty-five percent of employees are hired based on their appearance. The ability to communicate effectively is 35 percent, with the rest being hired solely on their abilities.
Frank Merrill
[Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Democrat from Florida who was elected to Congress after being impeached as a federal judge, said he isn't ruling out a comeback for DeLay.] All politicians have Freddy Krueger-like qualities, ... We can rise again.
Alcee Hastings
I think the qualities I look for in a girl I'd like to be my girlfriend would be the way Lindsay's character is before she becomes a plastic. Very real.
Jonathan Bennett
Shall I tell you what I think are the two qualities of a work of art? First, it must be the indescribable, and second, it must be inimitable.
Pierre auguste Renoir
It's about discovering the essential qualities. Otherwise, a destination is just a destination.
Gary Sherwin
The qualities in music I considered most important -- and still do -- were beauty, simplicity, originality, discrimination, and sincerity.
Paul Desmond
She brings leadership, maturity and professionalism to our franchise. It is very important for the development of our young team to have a player with these qualities.
Roger Griffith
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Nothing endures but personal qualities.
Walt Whitman
There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.
Lord Acton
Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.
Jean De La Bruyere
A great defender. His qualities were his pace and his strength in the air.
Ian Bridge
BLACKGUARD, n. A man whose qualities, prepared for display like a box of berries in a market - the fine ones on top - have been opened on the wrong side. An inverted gentleman.
Ambrose Bierce
His experience and outstanding personal qualities make him ideally qualified to lead the U.N. in tackling the many urgent tasks which it currently faces.
Malcolm Rifkind
Try to name two to three qualities out loud.
Jerry Comfort
The Earth, Wind & Fire's journey has always been one of great music and spirit, Matthew and his team at the Sanctuary Group embody those same qualities.
Philip Bailey
The highest qualities of character… must be earned.
Lyman Abbott
But the important thing is that each of our players brings out his qualities just like they did against the Dutch.
Rudi Voeller
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Judith Martin
Doug has leadership qualities and the ability to adapt.
Harish Manwani
The perfection preached in the Gospels never yet built up an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be forgiven him, indeed, they will be regarded as high qualities, if he can make of them the means to achieve great ends.
Charles de Gaulle
When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your spar.
Natalie Clifford Barney
That's one of my qualities that helps me out at this level, quickness. Especially now with the new rules, no clutching and grabbing. It definitely helps out. If you make a small mistake and get trapped, you can get back in the play.
Freddy Meyer
I know my strengths, my qualities, and I know what I am worth.
William Gallas
They each have their own positive qualities at first base.
Sandy Montgomery
All of the prospective locations have infrastructure strengths and other qualities that essentially make them equal with each other. One will eventually make itself appear special to Toyota. That's how it works.
Jeffrey Liker
She stood out pretty strong on our list. She had the qualities we liked.
Steve Klesaris
DARING, n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security.
Ambrose Bierce
Most other qualities considered typically American tend to be about behavior, things you can change.
Jeremy Straughn
Daniel is a superb actor who has all the qualities needed to bring a contemporary edge to the role, ... We believe that in Daniel Craig we have found the ideal 21st century Bond and we couldn't be more privileged to be working with Barbara and Michael, who are tireless champions and guardians of the James Bond legacy.
Barbara Broccoli
He has done a real good job, ... He has picked up the system, he's a very smart and instinctive player, and he brings some leadership qualities back there.
Chuck Knox
The architects wanted the building to have certain qualities of the natural landscape that are constantly changing. In different lights, for example, the skin has different qualities. It changes with the sunlight. It changes with the fog.
Deborah Frieden
All four of our goalkeepers have great qualities in their game, ... This position has the most competition for playing time out of any other on the field.
Kevin Grimes
He personifies the conservatism of the Midwest ... and those qualities are the qualities that harm him in the Democratic race for president.
Billy Linville
Bally has got all of the qualities.
Grant Thomas
A.J. fits that whole line about judging a book by its cover. You look on the outside and see some of the things he's doing on the field that maybe you don't think are appropriate. But once you get to know him, he's a fierce competitor and, at times, maybe not your best qualities come out when you're trying to win.
Geoff Blum
The new space will let us emphasize the aesthetic qualities of our collections. We want to appeal to visitors in a new way.
Dan Rahimi
We play very good defense and we're a very good rebounding team. Those are our redeeming qualities.
Gary Meyer
You are ultimately looking for the best manager relative to their peers, and the qualities that make a good money manager don't change, no matter what kind of market you are in.
Michael Bostler
Do you ever notice, asked Luisa, "how easy it is to forgive a person any number of faults for one endearing characteristic . . . while someone with many good qualities is insupportable for a single defect if it happens to be a boring one?"
Shirley Hazzard
Daniel is a superb actor who has all the qualities needed to bring a contemporary edge to the role, We believe that in Daniel Craig we have found the ideal 21st century Bond and we couldn't be more privileged to be working with Barbara and Michael, who are tireless champions and guardians of the James Bond legacy.
Martin Campbell
It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them -- the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I think he is just scratching the surface. I think he has a lot of qualities. He's intelligent. He has a lot of qualities that fit what we're looking for at the quarterback position. The quarterback position in our offense is like a point guard in basketball. He has to deliver the mail. He has to make others look better.
Greg Robinson
Everything in life can be characterized by its factual and emotional qualities. The Vagina Monologues focus on education, awareness and other factual topics while using emotion to humanize these facts to the audience.
Lauren Gray
I'm quite glad I got these two young men here. (Longo) has great potential. I see some qualities in him that are gonna make him a star.
Brian Fuller
Americans want action for their money. They are fascinated by its self-reproducing qualities if it's put to work . . .
Paula Nelson
Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success on the stage.
Ellen Terry
All good qualities in a child are the result of environment, while all the bad ones are the result of poor heredity on the side of the other parent.
Elinor Smith
In the second half we were totally dominant and a lot of that was to do with our defensive qualities.
Charlie Christie
It's always great to see someone be able to grow and get promoted from within our own company. Finally, Russ brings passion, energy, excellence and hard work to the job he does, all excellent qualities for a PD and leader.
Erik Hellum
The concern of my daughter just shows her moral qualities. She should not be so worried.
Enisa Medjedovic
Generally, attorneys create a profile of the 'perfect' juror and then try to identify those qualities, or the absence thereof, in the prospective juror.
Eroll Skyers
I think the main qualities that made this job attractive to me were the commitment by the front office to winning, and to building an organization for the long term. I look forward to building an organization that people can be proud of, that's built with character, that's built with toughness, built with discipline.
Eric Mangini
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