“Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.”
Oscar Wilde
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.”
Warren Buffett
“There isn't a single human characteristic that can be safely labelled as 'American.''”
Mark Twain
“We are drawn to easy labels. ... It's a human characteristic to dichotomize things into black and white because it makes things seem so clear. But if you did the real story about a triangle like this, it wouldn't be as interesting.”
Elayne Rapping
“I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which becomes more or less pronounced according to the play of circumstances.”
Simone Weil
“I was always out to paint them with human characteristics we could relate to. They really are, by and large, personable in the flesh.”
Jon Ronson
“These people creating troubles ... the majority of those were not Tibetan or Chinese, they had characteristic high noses.”
Zhu Bangzhao
