Defined Quotes

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The Church of Christ, zealous and cautious guardian of the dogmas deposited with it, never changes any phase of them. It does not diminish them… — St. Vincent
People will do somethingâ€”including changing their behaviorâ€”only if it can be demonstrated that doing so is in their own best interests as defined by their… — Marshall Goldsmith
Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play. — Clair Bee
In the world of human thought generally, and in physical science particularly, the most important and fruitful concepts are those to which it is impossible… — Hans Kramers
Faith in God is to be demonstrated, not defined. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: â€œDo not march on Moscowâ€. Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and… — Bernard Law Montgomery
A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties. — Anne Stevenson
In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to… — Jimmy Carter
To be a prisoner means to be defined as a member of a group for whom the rules of what can be done to you,… — Catharine MacKinnon
Success in life could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals. Success is the ability to fulfill… — Deepak Chopra
When earth life is over and things appear in their true perspective, we shall more clearly see and realize what the Lord and his prophets… — Marion G. Romney
The systematic, wanton, and long continued agitation of the slavery question, with the actual and threatened aggressions of the Northern States and a portion of… — Isham G. Harris
Statistics may be defined as the discipline concerned with the treatment of numerical data derived from groups of individuals. — Peter Armitage
What is politically defined as economic planning is the forcible superseding of other people's plans by Government officials. — Thomas Sowell
Child abuse is still sanctioned â€” indeed, held in high regard â€” in our society as long as it is defined as child-rearing. It is… — Alice Miller
Death is the real inspiring genius or Musagetes of philosophy, and for this reason Socrates defined philosophy as thanatou mÃ©lÃ©tÃ¨ (preparation for death; Plato, Phaedo,… — Luce Irigaray
An intellectual may be defined as a man who speaks with general authority about a subject on which he has no particular competence. — Irving Kristol
The thought came to me that all one loves in art becomes beautiful. Beauty is nothing but the expression of the fact that something is… — Robert Musil
In one African myth the word for God is even identical with skill and capacity. The Godhead is defined as that thing which appears in… — Marie-Louise von Franz
Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics. — Nick Rahall

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