#attributes

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 sparks. ↗

— Natalie Clifford Barney

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In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

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Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. ↗

— Peter Drucker

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Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society. ↗

— Michel Foucault

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One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated father and friend who won't waste time with the phony rituals of Washington. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#comfortable #confidence #dedicated #father #friend

The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so I took on the actual attributes of the horrible vampire, Dracula. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

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Thing, body, matter, are nothing apart from the combinations of the elements, - the colours, sounds, and so forth - nothing apart from their so-called attributes. ↗

— Ernst Mach

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I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance. ↗

— David Rose

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A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind. ↗

— William Shenstone

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We're teaching our kids that attributes as vague and relatively meaningless as a toothy smile or a fine head of hair make a fine statement about a person. ↗

— Neil Cavuto

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