The 27 Best Propensity Quotes

Updated March 1, 2023

Quote by Adam Smith: The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.

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The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. Adam Smith, economist

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Quote by Carl Sagan: A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. Carl Sagan, scientist

Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator.

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Quote by David Hume: A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

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A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty. David Hume, philosopher

David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher known for his empiricist approach to knowledge and his skepticism towards traditional metaphysical concepts such as causation and the self.

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Quote by Jane Austen: Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

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Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. Jane Austen, writer

Jane Austen was an English novelist known for her witty social commentary and realistic portrayals of the lives of women in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Quote by Lucius Annaeus Seneca: No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.

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No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, statesman

Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and playwright who lived in the first century AD.

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Quote by David Byrne: The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.

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The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray. David Byrne, musician

David Byrne is a Scottish-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the founding member and principal songwriter of the new wave band Talking Heads.

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Quote by Marc Randolph: I don't know if there's a genetic marker for entrepreneurship. But if there is, it's most likely not a genius for planning. It's a propensity for action - and the ability to put failure behind you quickly. To stop being precious about your ideas.

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I don't know if there's a genetic marker for entrepreneurship. But if there is, it's most likely not a genius for planning. It's a propensity for action - and the ability to put failure behind you quickly. To stop being precious about your ideas. Marc Randolph, businessman

Marc Randolph is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder of Netflix.

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Quote by Fisher Ames: The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.

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The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty. Fisher Ames, statesman

Fisher Ames was an American statesman and political theorist who served as a representative in the United States Congress from 1789 to 1797.

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I don't know if there's a genetic marker for entrepreneurship. But if there is, it's most likely not a genius for planning. It's a propensity for action - and the ability to put failure behind you quickly. To stop being precious about your ideas. Marc Randolph, businessman

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Quote by Carmelo Anthony: Leadership is something I was born with.

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Leadership is something I was born with. Carmelo Anthony, athlete

Carmelo Anthony is a retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons.

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Quote by Irvine Welsh: Everybody in my family were great storytellers. My dad and his brothers would just go on and on; they could tell amazing stories. I think it was something to do with the Celtic, oral storytelling tradition. People very much had that propensity towards telling tales.

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Everybody in my family were great storytellers. My dad and his brothers would just go on and on; they could tell amazing stories. I think it was something to do with the Celtic, oral storytelling tradition. People very much had that propensity towards telling tales. Irvine Welsh, novelist

Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, playwright, and short story writer, best known for his novel "Trainspotting."

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Quote by Benjamin Haydon: There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

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There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil. Benjamin Haydon, artist

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Quote by Ryan Kwanten: As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive.

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As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive. Ryan Kwanten, actor

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Quote by T. D. Jakes: We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.

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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development. T. D. Jakes, clergyman

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Quote by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison: Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.

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Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, writer

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$Quote by Richard Preston: Redwoods have an enormous surface area that extends upward into space because they have a propensity to do something called reiteration. A redwood is a fractal. And as they put out limbs, the limbs burst into small trees, copies of the redwood.$ ⬇️ Download

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Redwoods have an enormous surface area that extends upward into space because they have a propensity to do something called reiteration. A redwood is a fractal. And as they put out limbs, the limbs burst into small trees, copies of the redwood. Richard Preston, writer

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Quote by Myron Scholes: Keynesian modelling relies on marginal propensity to consume and marginal propensity to invest. The idea that if we give more money to the poor, they have a propensity to consume that's much higher than the wealthy, though I wish they would talk to my wife about that; she seems to have a propensity to consume.

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Keynesian modelling relies on marginal propensity to consume and marginal propensity to invest. The idea that if we give more money to the poor, they have a propensity to consume that's much higher than the wealthy, though I wish they would talk to my wife about that; she seems to have a propensity to consume. Myron Scholes, economist

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Quote by Thorstein Veblen: The dog commends himself to our favor by affording play to our propensity for mastery.

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The dog commends himself to our favor by affording play to our propensity for mastery. Thorstein Veblen, economist

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Quote by David Coleman: Tech executives have historically been owners of significant portions of their companies' stock so there is a propensity for them to diversify as a rule.

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Tech executives have historically been owners of significant portions of their companies' stock so there is a propensity for them to diversify as a rule. David Coleman, journalist

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Quote by Marek Belka: Should that worse scenario materialize, then most probably our propensity to increase interest rates will be weaker.

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Should that worse scenario materialize, then most probably our propensity to increase interest rates will be weaker. Marek Belka, economist

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Quote by Dylan Taylor: The bottom line is 2018 should finally be the year where we see the early stages of broad-based commercial space tourism appear. Demand will certainly be driven by the early successes or failures of those missions, the marketing of those missions, as well as the propensity for tourists to become repeat flyers.

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The bottom line is 2018 should finally be the year where we see the early stages of broad-based commercial space tourism appear. Demand will certainly be driven by the early successes or failures of those missions, the marketing of those missions, as well as the propensity for tourists to become repeat flyers. Dylan Taylor, businessman

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Quote by Sylvester Stallone: A lot of guys don't want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence.

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A lot of guys don't want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence. Sylvester Stallone, actor

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Quote by Geoff Dyer: I think I do have a sort of terrible propensity for boredom and for being bored, even though I am absolutely of the opinion that one shouldn't be bored and that there is no excuse for it and that it is a personal failing.

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I think I do have a sort of terrible propensity for boredom and for being bored, even though I am absolutely of the opinion that one shouldn't be bored and that there is no excuse for it and that it is a personal failing. Geoff Dyer, writer

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Quote by Tim Berners-Lee: Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.

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Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch. Tim Berners-Lee, inventor

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Quote by Pete Hamill: Nothing surprises me, particularly men and their propensity to be fools.

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Nothing surprises me, particularly men and their propensity to be fools. Pete Hamill, journalist

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Quote by Yoshihiko Noda: When I became prime minister last September, I promised the Japanese people that I would not tolerate the politics of indecision. A propensity to delay difficult and weighty decisions has been hurting our country. It is detrimental to our economy, society and future, and it cannot be allowed to continue.

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When I became prime minister last September, I promised the Japanese people that I would not tolerate the politics of indecision. A propensity to delay difficult and weighty decisions has been hurting our country. It is detrimental to our economy, society and future, and it cannot be allowed to continue. Yoshihiko Noda, statesman

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Quote by Orison Swett Marden: Whatever you do, don't discourage your dreaming propensity. Your heart's desires are not empty vaporings. They foreshadow possible realities. Man was made to aspire, to look upward.

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Whatever you do, don't discourage your dreaming propensity. Your heart's desires are not empty vaporings. They foreshadow possible realities. Man was made to aspire, to look upward. Orison Swett Marden, writer

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