Defined Quotes

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Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply understood as externally defined norms of behavior but… — Daisaku Ikeda
At the end of the day, we're defined by our predicament, not by the sides of town. — Jesse Jackson
The human brain works as a binary computer and can only analyze the exact information-based zeros and ones (or black and white). Our heart is… — Naveen Jain
I believe our legacy will be defined by the accomplishments and fearless nature by which our daughters and sons take on the global challenges we… — Naveen Jain
Girls see these defined roles they're supposed to follow in life, but when I was a young child, my parents told me I could be… — Joan Jett
Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country. — Quincy Jones
The extent of one man's guilt may be defined by how much of it is experienced by the party he injured. — Ryszard Kapuscinski
I love developing children as characters. Children rarely have important roles in literary fiction - they are usually defined as cute or precious, or they… — Barbara Kingsolver
Our culture thrives on black-and-white narratives, clearly defined emotions, easy endings, and so, this thrust into complexity exhausts. — Caroline Knapp
We've defined decency down now that we look at the entertainment value of it, whether the acting is good, the writing is good, the story… — Rush Limbaugh
The corporate woman has been defined as the 'liberated woman' and I see that as the exact opposite. I think she now is more enslaved,… — Kenny Loggins
Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one. — Konrad Lorenz
If a brand genuinely wants to make a social contribution, it should start with who they are, not what they do. For only when a… — Simon Mainwaring
Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix. — John Mayer
Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women. — Alanis Morissette
It's so tedious that everyone must be defined. — Steven Morrissey
Near Marseilles in the south of France, bouillabaisse is a cult food. In Toulouse and Carcassonne, the bean-based stew cassoulet is a cult food. Spain… — Nathan Myhrvold
It was a good place for getting lost in, a city no one ever knew, a city explored from the neutral heart outward, until after… — V.S. Naipaul
Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its… — Friedrich Nietzsche
We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we bought and… — Barack Obama

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