Defined Quotes

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I would welcome the passing of the idea of philosophy as defined by a method of conceptual analysis. But that is not the passing of… — Robert Adams
It is not eminent talent that is required to ensure success in any pursuit, so much as purpose-not merely the power to achieve, but the… — Samuel Smiles
You are not defined by an Instagram photo, by a like, by a comment. That does not define you. — Selena Gomez
You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past. — Joel Osteen
Leadership is defined by results not attributes. — Peter Drucker
Mindfulness, as defined by the Buddha, means awareness of incessant change, of arising and vanishing, inside of your own body, which is the ultimate reality… — Paul Fleischman
A balance is necessary in life. To achieve this we must move away from broad definitions of workplaces as functional and households as emotional. Similarly,… — Eva Cox
Men as well as women, must strive for a balance of experience. Masculinity, defined as requiring the ability to act physically or mentally but excluding… — Eva Cox
Enlightenment means literally aligning to the Energy of my Source. And genius is only about focusing. Law of Attraction takes care of everything else. Physical… — Esther Hicks
Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life.… — Michael Bloomberg
Though anti-Semitism had been only one of several sources of Nazi voting strength, after 1933 Hitler placed anti-Semitic ideologues, the most important of whom were… — Jeffrey Herf
When I think about [characters], I like to think of them in their relationships to each other. In the same way, I think that's how… — John Green
In the most basic way, writers are defined not by the stories they tell, or their politics, or their gender, or their race, but by… — Donald E. Westlake
Irony ... may be defined as what people miss. — Julian Barnes
Finding a voice that your readers will enjoy is largely a matter of taste. Saying that isn't much help-taste is a quality so intangible that… — William Zinsser
We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success," defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and challenge. We should not… — Chris Hedges
Let nothing of the truths that have been defined be lessened, nothing altered, nothing added, but let them be preserved intact in word and in… — Pope Gregory XVI
Obscenity is not a quality inherent in a book or picture, but is solely and exclusively a contribution of the reading mind, and hence cannot… — Theodore Schroeder
I strongly believe that marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman. I am troubled by activist judges who are defining marriage.… — George W. Bush
Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a logical sequence that will achieve… — Stewart Alsop II

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