Do definite good; first of all to yourself, then to…

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief, and good, too, for definite, assignable reasons

— William James

The spirit of Christianity proclaims the brotherhood of the race and the meaning of that strong word has not been left to guesswork, but…

— Mark Twain

A model is a good model if first it interprets a wide range of observations in terms of a simple and elegant model, and…

— Stephen Hawking

“Joey, it's high time, dear child. What will people say? If you don't want to be a doctor, at least be a womanizer, or…

— Witold Gombrowicz

All men can bear a familiar, definite misfortune better than the cruel alternations of a fate which, from one moment to another, brings excessive…

— Honore de Balzac

The way you look on the outside has a definite bearing on how you feel and see yourself on the inside.

— Zig Ziglar

Since the season ended, I've let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don't want…

— Steve Yzerman

The word of the Lord never comes to us as an opinion, no attempt is made to support it by argument, it comes as…

— Anthony W. Ivins

First of all, principles should be general. That is, it must be possible to formulate them without use of what would be intuitively recognized…

— John Rawls

Anarchism is a definite intellectual current in the life of our times, whose adherents advocate the abolition of economic monopolies and of all political…

— Rudolf Rocker

I have come to the definite conclusion that musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed.

— Shinichi Suzuki

I began writing early - very, very early... I was already writing short stories for the radio and selling poems to poetry and art…

— Wole Soyinka

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

— John Wooden

The album is a definite departure. I haven't written original material before, except for one song on my first album, but Elvis and I…

— Diana Krall

There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.

— Martin Gore