Defined Quotes

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Atheism may be defined as the mental attitude which unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason and aims at establishing a lifestyle and ethical outlook verifiable… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Heaven might be defined as the place which men avoid. — Henry David Thoreau
A mind that has come to the stillness of wisdom shall know being, shall know what it is to love. Love is neither personal nor… — Aldous Huxley
A psychologically healthy person can, in fact, be defined as someone whose desires actually produce happiness. — Deepak Chopra
Ego could be defined as whatever covers up basic goodness. From an experiential point of view, what is ego covering up? It's covering up our… — Pema Chodron
Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage in… — James Monroe
Is self-esteem a sickness? That's according to the way you define it. In the usual way it is defined by people and by psychologists, I'd… — Albert Ellis
Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his… — Herman Melville
Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
If a rabbit defined intelligence the way man does, then the most intelligent animal would be a rabbit, followed by the animal most willing to… — Robert Breault
Every successful organization has to make the transition from a world defined primarily by repetition to one primarily defined by change. This is the biggest… — Bill Drayton
Most often, qualifications are defined by the credentials of the person who last held the job. If that is to continue to be the litmus… — Madeleine M. Kunin
The Lord clearly defined the roles of providing for and rearing a righteous posterity. In the beginning, Adam, not Eve, was instructed to earn the… — Ezra Taft Benson
The first half of the 1960s was the apogee of what might be termed the Age of Cool - as defined by that quality of… — Martin Filler
Chemists have always been in the business of taking atoms and putting them together with other atoms with precisely defined connections. — George M. Whitesides
As an astronaut, you have a very defined set of tasks to do. Those tasks may require you to work 60, 70 or 80 hours… — Mae Jemison
I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran.… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. — Shirin Neshat
The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality. — Jessie J
TV and film has defined my entire life. — Azita Ghanizada

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