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  • Dyslexia is a neurological issue, not a character flaw.

    " 20 Must-See Docs Making Their TV Premieres This October" by Alison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. October 2, 2012.
  • When I was growing up, we learned our history almost as lives of the saints. And it came as a shock, "Oh, Jefferson had slaves?" It always comes as a shock to us that elevation to the White House didn't somehow cleanse them of all their deep character flaws.

    Source: www.motherjones.com
  • . . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere.

    War   Character   Winter  
  • I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws.

  • Being stubborn is a virtue when you're right; it's only a character flaw when you're wrong.

  • It's not a character flaw to become an adult.

    "Interview: Kenneth Lonergan on why ‘Margaret’ shouldn’t be perfect" by Guy Lodge, uproxx.com. July 10, 2012.
  • I hate alcoholics and AA (alcoholics anonymous). If you can't drink responsibly, don't drink at all. Don't go to meetings, whine about your character flaws and blame the fact that you are a sociopath on booze.

    Hate   Character   Facts  
  • My most serious character flaw is that I don't deny myself much.

  • Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

  • It's possible to overlook character flaws of in-laws for the simple reason that you feel neither responsible for them nor genetically implicated.

    Character   Simple   Law  
    Richard Russo (2017). “Straight Man”, p.254, Atlantic Books
  • I inherited that penchant for intellectualism, a character flaw that these days can only be thoroughly eradicated by getting Z’ed up.

  • No true Dharma Master behaves with rage, hate, ranting, self- importance. These are signs of mental instability, a character flaw. Never follow such a one as that.

    Love   Hate   Character  
  • The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our obedience to make us fully acceptable to God, ourselves and others. Every kind of character flaw comes from this natural impulse to be our own saviour through our own performance and achievement. On the one hand, proud and disdainful personalities come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are succeeding. But on the other hand, discouraged and self loathing personalities also come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are failing.

  • The artist must reckon with his own character flaws, which do not disappear just because he has been called to be an artist.

    Eric Maisel (1996). “Affirmations for Artists”, Tarcher
  • In civilized places idleness, once the prerequisite for abstract thought, poetry, religion, philosophy, and falling in love, has become a character flaw. In America we've managed to stamp it out almost completely, and few people under forty can remember a single moment of it, even in earliest childhood. The phrase 'spare time' has vanished from the land.

    Barbara Holland (1999). “Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories”, Harcourt
  • My worst character flaw that I'm conscious of is that I tend to think my way into circles instead of resolving anything. It's paralyzing and boring for people around me.

  • While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

    Character   People   May  
    Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.90, Penguin
  • An alcoholic 47-year-old woman with teenagers who thinks a guy in his mid-20s is a good prospect as a partner definitely has some judgment and character flaws.

    "Short Haul". "Dear Prudence" with Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. August 17, 2015.
  • It's been fascinating over the last few years, watching the high and mighty in business and politics fall precipitously-not because their plans didn't work, but because their character flaws undercut those plans. Whether the microphone caught them making racist comments or their greed overcame their common sense, who they were as people made all the difference-more than their résumés, their degrees, or even their past successes. If you fail at the art of being human and staying human, you recklessly court disaster.

    Art   Fall   Character  
  • All of us have areas of weakness. God wants these character flaws to show us how totally dependent we are upon Him. When we handle them properly, they drive us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with the Lord. But uncontrolled weakness wreaks havoc in a person's life.

  • I am not shy about admitting my modest talents. For example, I am happy to admit that I am better than average at clever remarks, and I also have a flair for getting people to like me. But to be perfectly fair to myself, I am ever-ready to confess my shortcomings, too, and a quick round of soul-searching forced me to admit that I had never been any good at all at breathing water. As I hung there from the seat belt, dazed and watching the water pour in and swirl around my head, this began to seem like a very large character flaw.

  • I think anyone loves to play a character that is either evil to a certain extent or has a real definable character flaw. Those are always really fun, and, I think, funny.

    Fun   Real   Character  
  • To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a real person.

    Real   Character   Flaws  
    "Sundance 2013: Director Ryan Coogler Talks FRUITVALE, His Connection to the Story, Why It’s Important, Participating in the Sundance Lab & More". Interview With Samantha Cheirif, collider.com. January 24, 2013.
  • I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.

  • THE POWER OF THE GROUP We all want to feel a sense of belonging. This isn’t a character flaw. It’s fundamental to the human experience. Our finest achievements are possible when people come together to work for a common cause. School spirit, the rightful pride we feel in our community, our heritage, our religion, and our families, all come from the value we place on belonging to a group.

    Rosalind Wiseman (2013). “Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World”, p.37, Harmony
  • Addiction might be redefined not as a character flaw but as a "biochemical deficit management." Our emotional habits will become an accepted factor of good health, along with slogans like "Heartache can be harmful to your unborn children."

    Marni Jackson (2012). “Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign”, p.348, A&C Black
  • Call it a character flaw -- when under attack, I counter attack. Always.

    Richard Marcinko (2005). “Vengeance”, p.359, Simon and Schuster
  • By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.

  • Lordy, lordy, lordy do I love money. It is a character flaw, no doubt, one that springs from a panicked childhood in which I always felt as if our family was only a couple missed child support payments from being tossed onto the pitiless streets of our suburban New Jersey town.

    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • Liberal child welfare experts decided that child abuse was not evidence of a moral or character flaw in the abusing parent. Instead, like poverty, crime, and homelessness, child abuse came to be viewed as evidence of a societal failure.

    Mona Charen (2006). “Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help and the Rest of Us”, Sentinel
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