Defined Quotes

1096 quotes by 923 authors

Mark Twain cannot be defined. — Hal Holbrook
The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their wars; it is also defined by the evolution of the… — Friedrich Durrenmatt
I had a fear of becoming anything, a fear of becoming a specialist. I might have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor,… — Graham Swift
There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was… — Carl Bernstein
I always felt like I needed to act. Not that I wanted to act, but I needed to. And I still feel that same way.… — Dylan McDermott
The limits of sensory evolution in fish are defined very largely by their habitat. Water is physically supportive, carries some kinds of odour well, and… — Lyall Watson
The clich? that women, more consistently than men, turn inward for sustenance seems to mean, in practice, that women have richly defined the ways in… — Patricia Ann Meyer Spacks
Dramatically, I like darkness, I like conflict - but I don't see the world as defined by them. — Andrea Arnold
I want to be defined by my own essence. — Kathy Bates
Marriage and the creation of families has been an integral part of our society since its creation; it should not be defined without the kind… — Robert Foster Bennett
If I'm not clear with the character, I can't do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you… — Eliza Coupe
We're far more defined by our mistakes than the things that we succeed at. — Emma Caulfield
People always say to me, 'You have such a clearly defined sense of style,' and when I hear it, I get crazed, because what I… — Stanley Donen
Andy Warhol defined Pop Art. — Jeffrey Deitch
But things such as 'Harry Potter', all I can do is shape my character, seek the director's approval on that, and basically take it from… — Warwick Davis
Bob Marley is one of the most recognized artists. He didn't care to be defined. People wondered, 'Is it reggae? Is it rock?' But at… — Melanie Fiona
For most of the 20th century, we didn't just enjoy economic success in Michigan, we defined it. Our innovators and entrepreneurs created the world's most… — Jennifer Granholm
But though cognition is not an element of mental action, nor even in any real sense of the word an aspect of it, the distinction… — Samuel Alexander
I think that we should all be defined by our work and our results. — Jim Breyer
The thing that cannot be defined is the first thing; the primary fact. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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