Defined Quotes

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Shadow is the obstruction of light. Shadows appear to me to be of supreme importance in perspective, because, without them opaque and solid bodies will… — Leonardo da Vinci
We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas. — Michael Crichton
Cancer cells come pre-programmed to execute a well-defined cascade of changes, seemingly designed to facilitate both their enhanced survival and their dissemination through the bloodstream.… — Paul Davies
The very concept of an Iranian university is an oxymoron. There are no free and open places of learning in that repressive theocracy. Dissenters are… — Alan Dershowitz
By object is meant some element in the complex whole that is defined in abstraction from the whole of which it is a distinction. — John Dewey
New Jersey is to New York what Santo Domingo is to the United States. I always felt that those two landscapes, not only just the… — Junot Diaz
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation. — Benjamin Disraeli
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. — Peter Drucker
Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money. — Peter Drucker
Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to… — Andrea Dworkin
Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit… — Andrea Dworkin
Spiritually, we're all on a path. I haven't declared of defined myself because as soon as you declare yourself you're identifying with a certain dogma. — Emilio Estevez
People always tell me I'm nothing like my character. Well, hopefully not! He's a character who's very defined. He was purposefully written by Jo Rowling… — Tom Felton
Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your… — Alexander Haig
A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the techniques of the natural sciences, demanding little or nothing in… — Garrett Hardin
I didn't appreciate Mick Jagger until I got older, and mainly because of the Mick Jagger swagger. He defined that for the world. He was… — Mayer Hawthorne
Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul. — William Hazlitt
Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read. — Carolina Herrera
Hosting a TV show is a full-time job in which success is defined by it never ending. — John Hodgman
Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt. — Aldous Huxley

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