T. S. Eliot

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.

American Poet

Norman Schwarzkopf

I'm not a type-B personality who knows I have a cancer growing inside of me and can live with the knowledge. I go into a kung-fu attack position when I go through the door of a hospital.

American General

George Orwell

The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his personality, and even then not all the time.

British Author

Epictetus

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.

Greek Philosopher

Joel Osteen

I've always been very happy. I've always been easy going and I've always been very encouraging; it's just my personality.

American Clergyman

Mae West

Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.

American Actress

Salvador Dali

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Spanish Artist

Henny Youngman

You have a nice personality, but not for a human being.

American Comedian

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

German Writer

Orson Welles

American Actor

Whether a person is shy or outgoing can depend on the situation; observe how their personality changes.

Context Matters

Use adjectives like 'bubbly', 'stoic', 'abrasive' to describe nuances in someone's personality.

Descriptive Adjectives

Some character traits might be valued differently in various cultures; research helps understanding.

Cultural Differences

A 'personality' in this sense implies they're known for their character, not just accomplishments.

Not Just Fame

Media personalities often have a public persona that can be different from their private selves.

Media Presence

Public personalities can influence fans, so they're often seen as role models.

Role Models

Companies use personality to differentiate themselves and appeal to specific customers.

Marketing Tools

A brand's personality shapes how customers view and feel about the products.

Customer Perception

Everyone's personality is unique, like a mix of different traits forming a whole.

Unique Combinations

Personalities develop from innate tendencies and life experiences, showing nature and nurture at work.

Nature and Nurture

Psychologists study personality to understand and help people with their behaviors and emotions.

Psychological Insights

 If they feel guilty or ashamed, point out that depression is a medical condition, just like asthma or diabetes. It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself,

What is depression? -...

 They always say, you only get to, like, put your hand in the cage but five times. Each finger... Right? So, you know, we built a studio for each one of them, and tried to kind of psyche out each one as a really distinct personality. You know? The, the lion was hard. You know, the lion was in my face. We did him twice.

National Geographic...

 In this experiment, not realizing the study had begun, participants were asked to briefly hold the coffee, either hot or iced. Later, the participants read a story about a hypothetical person, and were asked to rate their personality. Those who had held the hot cup of coffee

The science of...

 and attack the fetus, a condition known as hemolytic disease of the newborn. Some cultures believe blood type to be associated with personality, though this is not supported by science. And though the proportions of different blood types vary between human populations,

Why do blood types...

 scanners we've done two studies so far I'm working on it absolutely daily we're beginning to map some of the brain circuitry of personality style and won't go into that I will end with two things a story and the one thing that I've

Love and hormones PIPE...

 to determine the best responses. Some also store memories of previous conversations in order to improve over time. But while Cleverbot's individual responses can sound incredibly human, its lack of a consistent personality

The Turing test: Can a...

 Psychologists recognize two forms of narcissism as a personality grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. There's also narcissistic personality disorder, a more extreme form, which we'll return to shortly.

The psychology of...

 I just think it's a personality thing. Tigers are the one exception in the big cat family, along with jaguars, that really do enjoy the water. Tigers are incredibly powerful swimmers.

Tiger Cubs Swimming For...

 To be honest, by personality, I'm just not much of a crier. But I think in my career that's been a good thing.

Gary Haugen: The hidden...

 you can already see distinct personalities emerging and some very special friendships forming.

Personality

Context Matters

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