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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WOMEN THAT HAVE MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WHAT THEYâ€™VE DONE HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN DEFINED… — Anna Quindlen
Long before Einstein told us that matter is energy, Machiavelli and Hobbes and other modern political philosophers defined man as a lump of matter whose… — George Will
True tragedy may be defined as a dramatic work in which the outward failure of the principal personage is compensated for by the dignity and… — Joseph Wood Krutch
The society of merchants can be defined as a society in which things disappear in favor of signs. When a ruling class measures its fortunes,… — Albert Camus
Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source… — Jack Layton
Humor may be defined as the kindly contemplation of the incongruities of life, and the artistic expression thereof. — Stephen Leacock
The existence of pleasure is the first mystery. The existence of pain has prompted far more philosophical speculation. Pleasure and pain need to be considered… — John Berger
Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach. — Epicurus
The vitamin has been reified. A chemical intangible originally defined as a unit of nutritive value, it was long ago reified into a pill. Now… — Florence King
When art is defined by Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons, you've got a society that's impoverished. — Robert Adams
I feel like reading really defined me as a writer because I lived my life outside of my own body for so much of my… — Stephenie Meyer
Here is a fear for me, I never wanted to be one of those guys that was defined by a body of work 20 years… — Todd McFarlane
It is well known that the central problem of the whole of modern mathematics is the study of transcendental functions defined by differential equations. — Felix Klein
Inflation is taking up the poverty line, and poverty is not just economic but defined by way of health and education. — Azim Premji
But even physics cannot be defined from an atomic topography. — Michael Polanyi
There is no point in being a responsible member of society, nor is there any point in being an irresponsible member of society. Both are… — Frederick Lenz
The resistance will be exclusively conducted by only one group. This new group will be defined soon by me. — Muqtada al Sadr
There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. — John Thune
I've probably said that in every feature I've been in. I've been repeatedly defined as the girlfriend or wife. — Nancy Travis
I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to… — James T. Walsh

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