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I might have some character traits that some might see as innocence or naive. That`s because I discovered peace and happiness in my soul. And with this knowledge, I also see the beauty of human life.

- Tobey Maguire

There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn`t seem to come with them.

- Ernie Pyle

It`s nothing to be ashamed of and that there are even beneficial traits associated with the condition. Most importantly, acknowledge yourself for who you are and if you`re struggling with anything resembling ADD get professionally diagnosed.

- Christopher Knight

I wish to share and pass down some of my generation`s traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

- David Amram

It`s great to see that celebrities can be just like us - that they too have their highs and lows, that they don`t always wake up looking their best, that they have bad habits and annoying traits.

- Shirley Jones

In the forty years of the people`s republic, some of the worst historical traits were preserved in our people. These included even the common characteristics developed in the economic reality of the time of partitions in the 17th and 18th centuries.

- Andrzej Wajda

Belligerence certainly helps. And there`s a requisite paranoia. There`s fear--fear of failure--and an overwhelming urge to be liked. - (about the personality traits that helps in being a director)

- David Fincher

In the beginning of the human race there was no genetic load which would cause undesirable traits such as appear in offspring of marriages between relatives today.

- Walter Lang

Ambassador Delenn is an extraordinary character. She combines so many different traits. She`s tough, but vulnerable... She`s strong, but feminine... She`s a pacifist, but can be militaristic... She has depth and spirituality, but can be funny and light at times... So yes, I think she`s a great role model - not only for women - but for everyone.

- Mira Furlan

Perhaps my most outstanding personal trait is my lack of outstanding personal traits. The characters I play have much more personality than I do. So maybe it`s easier for me to slip into the various characters. Also, the parts I play are all very different. So in that sense my absence of persona is an advantage. But maybe one day I`ll develop a strong personality and it`ll give me a whole new kind of career. - taking a stab at defining herself.

- Wei Zhao
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You show your traits off on tape. Let your action speak to how good you are. Too many guys out there want to talk about how they play. Show it off on tape.

- Chris Hovan

Netanyahu is pressured easily, gets into a panic, and loses his senses... to run a country like Israel a leader needs to have reason and judgment and nerves of steel, two traits he does not have.

- Ariel Sharon

There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn`t seem to come with them.

- Billy Bragg

Obviously the council needs to figure out what criteria they`re looking for. They indicated they`re going to do a national search. Part of the process is to determine what traits and skill sets they`re looking for in a city manager. I don`t know what direction council wants to go. That obviously will be a huge factor for candidates both internal and external.

- Brian Murphy

I use animals native to Great Britain, ... The animals have human traits, like the mole is a tiny, furry wonderful creature with big digging claws. I think about how he would talk. He`s not a baddie; he`s a goodie.

- Brian Jacques

In these interviews, you get a feel for some of a person`s traits, but you don`t really get to know them in about 15 minutes. Now, I`m going to pick them apart and get to know them a lot better, more on a friend level.

- Paul Gordon

We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of these traits in groups of men found in different geographical areas and in different social classes.

- Alex Culbertson

I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.

- Alex Kipp

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint.

- Allyson Twiggs

Overtime, hatchery fish tend to show signs of domestication and these traits adapted to the hatchery environment can make it more difficult to survive in the wild.

- Amir Salim

You don`t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it`s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That`s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.

- Amit Singh

Every pet has a special, quirky little thing they like to do to show a unique part of their personality to their owners. This is what makes them who they are. I take advantage of this and try to develop the natural traits of each animal according to what they already like to do best. When my pets perform ... they are showing their favorite trick.

- Archie Black

Last year we received such an overwhelming response from our readers when we saluted all the Fun Fearless Males we love and admire. We decided to do it again this year. We chose these hot guys because they`re the perfect combination of smarts, wit, talent, and good looks--traits every Cosmo girl looks for in a man.

- Arthur Rockwell