The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have. — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
The defining problem of contemporary television is trust: Can you believe what you see on television, does television treat people fairly, is… — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share Image
The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the two defining issues in the evangelical community… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
We won't let history define our future. Our actions will do the talking. Our determination will turn doubters into believers. — Andrew McCutchen Copy Share Image
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
Now death is uncool, old-fashioned. To my mind the defining characteristic of our era is spin, everything tailored to vanishing point by… — Tana French Copy Share Image
Sundance is going to be a defining moment in my life. But the unfortunate thing about Sundance is, when you have a… — Gavin O'Connor Copy Share Image
The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of… — Betty Buckley Copy Share Image
When you let go of the belief that you should or need to know who you are, what happens to confusion? Suddenly… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I also had a will that let me eliminate everything that stood in the way of my becoming the best dancer I… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
What exactly is mathematics? Many have tried but nobody has really succeeded in defining mathematics; it is always something else. — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
Since I'm a story-oriented critic, sometimes it's difficult to discuss issues without defining them. At the same time, I try not to… — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
It is much easier for me to define what makes a novel French or Russian, but defining the characteristics of an Australian… — Robert Dessaix Copy Share Image
[God] is perfect not only insofar as He is absolute perfection, defining perfection in Himself and from His singular existence and total… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
...the truer measure of sacrifice isn't so much what one gives to sacrifice as what one sacrifices to give. Faith isn't tested… — Lynn G. Robbins Copy Share Image
I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I guess I am nostalgic for a time - the nineteenth century and early twentieth - when writers were, to use Stefan… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
You are only one defining decision away from a totally different life! — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Our understanding of what constitutes intelligence is utterly relative. If an aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, for example, all of Western civilization… — John Robbins Copy Share Image
My journey began with a single pencil. While traveling through India in 2006, I asked a boy begging on the streets, 'If… — Adam Braun Copy Share Image
The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence. — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
I have worked in the homes of many successful people and have seen firsthand that everyone fails in life, but failure can… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The Eee Pad Transformer Prime is a category-defining product. Powered by Tegra 3, it launches us into a new era of mobile… — Jen-Hsun Huang Copy Share Image
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