I think the negative traits are what makes us love other human beings, the foibles and the flaws. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes being flaw foible
There's a real emphasis on being witty in Scotland, even in crime novels. Denise Mina crimeemphasisnovel Change image and share on social
Even if people do wrong, we're social animals, so what can we do about stopping them doing the same things in future? Saying people are 'bad' or 'evil' is just an unwillingness to engage; an unwillingness to try to empathise. That sanctimonious attitude doesn't help anyone. Denise Mina animalattitudebad share on social
My upbringing was middle-class but my parents' families were both working-class so I had this odd combination of working-class background but in a privileged position. Denise Mina backgroundclasscombination Change image and share on social
I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour. Adam Hochschild arousebeingbury Change image and share on social
The C.E.O. of Google doesn't look like a Dick Cheney World Domination sort whom we should worry about as Google ogles our houses, our oceans, our foibles, our movements and our tastes. Maureen Dowd cheneydickdomination Change image and share on social
The flaw of an amateur is to assume what's in our head is what's on the page. David Morrell amateurassumeflaw Change image and share on social