quotations about personality
I wish people weren't so set on being themselves, when that means being a bastard.
ROBERTSON DAVIES
The Rebel Angels
Even in the most insignificant details of our daily life, none of us can be said to constitute a material whole, which is identical for everyone, and need only be turned up like a page in an account-book or the record of a will; our social personality is a creation of the thoughts of other people.
MARCEL PROUST
Swann's Way
Many doors in life are opened or closed to you as a function of how your personality is perceived. Someone who thinks you are cold will not date you, someone who thinks you are uncooperative will not hire you, and someone who thinks you are dishonest will not lend you money. This will be the case regardless of how warm, cooperative, or honest you might really be.
DAVID C. FUNDER
Personality Judgment: A Realistic Approach to Person Perception
Our lives are shaped as profoundly by personality as by gender or race. And the single most important aspect of personality ... is where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum.
SUSAN CAIN
"Why the world needs introverts", The Guardian, March 13, 2012
If you've ever watched a baby grow up, you know what personality is. You're born with it. I mean, circumstances and experiences definitely affect personality as well, but the seed of personality is there at birth. Like the seed of a tree, it is what it is. So a baby can be loud, jolly, playful, active, quiet, contemplative, tentative, serene, fragile, curious, and the list goes on and on. As we grow from infancy, our personalities emerge more and more, and our characters develop.
BETTY RUSSELL
"Men Should Understand THIS Concept When Dating Someone New", The Good Men Project, April 20, 2016
Personality is defined as the series of traits that make you unique. Between 40 and 50 per cent of traits have genetic roots that are passed down from parents, but are shaped by your environment when you are young. Some are encouraged, and they develop, while others are discouraged. By about age 30, they are inextricably part of who you are.
JERRY WEST
"Narcissistic perfectionists hurt those around them, says Dalhousie team", CBC News, April 14, 2016
Never underestimate personality. A sense of humor will make you popular; a little confidence will win you jobs; and the right amount of sass or cockiness will score you dates. Personality shines from within, mingling spirit and intelligence, so it's safe to assume it originates in the brain. While they would have to agree, neuroscientists naturally add a few lines, a little shading, and some general complexity to this picture of personality's genesis. Take, for instance, the Yale researchers who recently created a brain activity matrix for 126 people based on MRI data. To do this, they looked at 268 distinct brain regions and measured how strongly the activity of each region compared to the activity in every other region. Creating a matrix for each person, they soon discovered everyone had his or her own unique matrix, quite like we all have a unique fingerprint.
SUSAN SCUTTI
"Where Does Personality Reside In The Brain? The Frontoparietal Network Makes You Who You Are", Medical Daily, April 18, 2016