“The cult of individual personalities is always, in my view, unjustified. To be sure, nature distributes her gifts variously among her children. But there are plenty of the well-endowed ones too, thank God, and I am firmly convinced that most of them live quiet, unregarded lives.” WellsChildrenIndividualViewsPersonalityQuietConvincedPlentyThank GodCultUnjustifiedIndividual Personality Book:The World As I See It Source: The World As I See It
“Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which they must do everything, as something lacking an inner guide and in constant need of inner direction. . . . An adult who acts in this way, even though he may be convinced that he is filled with zeal, love, and a spirit of sacrifice on behalf of his child, unconsciously suppresses the development of the child's own personality.” WayNeedsLooksMayChildrenSpiritEffortSacrificePersonalityDevelopmentAdultsEmptyFilledConstantGuidesConvincedLook UpHelplessLackingBehalfZeal Author:Maria Montessori
“if you wish to train yourself for higher executive positions, the first thing for you to decide is what you are training for. Ability to dominate or manipulate others? That ought to be easy enough, since most of the magazines advertise sure ways of developing something they call 'personality.' But I am convinced that the first essential of business success is the capacity for organized thinking.” IfsThinkingWayFirstsEnoughWishEasyAbilityBusinessPositionPersonalityOughtHigherEssentialsTrainingCapacityTrainConvincedMagazinesDevelopingOrganizedExecutivesBusiness SuccessManipulate Book:Dynamic administration: the collected papers of Mary Parker Follett Source: Dynamic administration: the collected papers of Mary Parker Follett
“Personally, I am convinced the human personality does survive the change which we call death. Although we have no scientific evidence of this at present, there is no reason to suppose it will always be lacking.” HumansDoeReasonPersonalityEvidenceConvincedNo ReasonAfterlifeLackingHuman PersonalityScientific Evidence Author:Jane Roberts
“I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.” IfsWayPlayCharacterPlayerPersonalityConvincedChess Author:Vladimir Kramnik