On Nov. 6, the day before my 94th birthday, our nation will hold one of the most critical elections in my lifetime.… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
A middle ground might be to fight for same-sex marriage and its benefits and then, once granted, redefine the institution of marriage… — Michelangelo Signorile Copy Share Image
Luxury, by definition, means something that appears to be the best of whatever it represents. It's a word that raises people's expectations,… — Isadore Sharp Copy Share Image
The seeds of destruction lie in the definition of "chosen-ness" and can easily blossom into bigotry. It's not inevitable but it needs… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I believe the time will come when the whole definition of pop music will change. It will get to the point where… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
Of all the definitions of love that abound in our universe, a special favorite of mine is... “the will to extend one's… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
According to the dictionary, knock has two definitions: "to strike something with a sharp blow," and "to find fault with, a harsh… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
What is the definition of cool? Michael Jackson made “Heal the World.” He could do that because he was golden. He was… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
I found that life intruding on writing was, in fact, life. And that, tempting as it may be for a writer who… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
Growing up in Kenya, slum life was not far away. I had family that lived in slums, so I visited them often,… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I'm not body-shy -- it's hard to grow up in the Summerlands, where clothes are solidly optional, and stay body-shy -- but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence. A minority is powerless while it conforms to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Charity is the pure love of Christ. Let's bring it down for us lay folk to understand. Selflessness, patience. . . .… — Hyrum W. Smith Copy Share Image
Traditionally poetry is written in lines. But the prose poem is the kind of poem that isn't written in lines. It is… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
Chutzpah' is best defined as a small boy peeing through someone's letter box, then ringing the doorbell to ask how far it… — Maureen Lipman Copy Share Image
That is almost the definition of any friendship that is worthwhile - that we don't care a damn how you behave yourself. — E. C. Bentley Copy Share Image
No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this-'devoted and obedient.' This… — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
There are two definitions of deflation. Most people think of it simply as prices going down. But debt deflation is what happens… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules, or fits certain definitions It is classic because of a… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
The basic definition of the business and of its purpose and mission have to be translated into objectives. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
To those who feel that their values are THE values, the less controlled systems necessarily present a spectacle of "chaos," simply because… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
In neither his definition nor the examples illustrating what memes are does Dawkins mention anything that would distinguish memes from concepts. — Ernst Mayr Copy Share Image
