Quotes having the keyword Characteristic
In order to fully realise our aspirations, we must create in the masses of the people the sense of sacrifice and responsibility that has been the characteristic of the anarchist movement throughout its historic development in Spain.
by Frederica Montsenykeywords: anarchist, aspirations, been, characteristic, create, development, fully, historic, masses, movement, must, order, our, realise, responsibility, sacrifice, sense, spain , throughout
Oppression is something that one group of people commits against another group specifically because of a threatening characteristic shared by the latter group.
by Robin Morgan (Activist, American , born in 1941) keywords: against, another, because, characteristic, commits, group, latter, oppression, shared, something, specifically , threatening
I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter of joy as if someone returned from physical disability to good physical health.
by John Forbes Nash, Jr. (Mathematician, American , born in 1928) keywords: again, characteristic, disability, entirely, good, health, however, joy, matter, physical, rationally, returned, scientists, seem, someone, style , thinking
For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation frequency - their familiar characteristic spectra - and these can come in the form of electromagnetic waves only from accelerated electric quanta.
by Johannes Stark (Physicist , born in 1874) keywords: accelerated, atoms, certain, characteristic, chemical, come, conditions, electric, electromagnetic, emit, familiar, form, frequency, length, light, only, oscillation, quanta, specific, their, these, under , waves
Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble.
by Stuart Symington (Businessman, American , born in 1901) keywords: administrations, authority, avoided, been, characteristic, giving, his, house, incredible, mr, much, now, power, reasons, recent, responsibility, staff, studiously, trouble, truman , white
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
by Henry David Thoreau (Author, American , born in 1817) topics: Wisdom keywords: characteristic, desperate, things , wisdom
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.
by Simone Weil (Philosopher, French , born in 1909) keywords: according, barbarism, becomes, characteristic, circumstances, considered, human, less, more, permanent, play, pronounced, suggest, universal, which , would
It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played.
by Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosopher, Austrian , born in 1889) keywords: characteristic, fewer, how, improved, just, know, mechanics, music, played, reproduction, should , vastly