Defined Quotes

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Unlike the heart or kidney, which have a small, defined set of cell types, we still do not have a taxonomy of neurons, and neuroscientists… — Thomas R. Insel
Nets are generally defined as devices for capturing something. In a more narrow but more important sense, we might define a net as anything that… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
The Web 2.0 world is defined by new ways of understanding ourselves, of creating value in our culture, of running companies, and of working together. — John Battelle
Society may no longer define marriage in the only way marriage has ever been defined in the annals of recorded history. Many societies allowed polygamy,… — Dennis Prager
Middle-class mothers and fathers turned out to be a very well-defined consumer group, easily gulled into buying almost anything that might remedy their parental deficiencies. — Jill Lepore
Our nation is defined by an unshakable belief that we, the people, have the ability to control our destiny. A belief that anyone can reach… — Tim Walz
For the past few centuries, we have defined beauty as tall, slender figures, femininity and white skin. — Cameron Russell
A society - any society - is defined as a set of mutual benefits and duties embodied most visibly in public institutions: public schools, public… — Robert Reich
I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment… — David Blunkett
If my cuisine were to be defined by just one taste, it would be that of subtle, aromatic, extra-virgin olive oil. — Alain Ducasse
You should not be defined by one bad performance. — Ashley Wagner
Good running is the ability to have a very well defined on-board computer. The ability to judge distances when running in traffic. — Sebastian Coe
You have to go through a mental and emotional process to recognize who you really are. I finally recognized that I cannot be defined by… — Jorge Ramos
In a sense, communications networks can be defined entirely by who has cryptographic keys, and I think a lot of networks will work that way… — Whitfield Diffie
Every revolution, bloody or not, has two phases. The first phase is defined by the struggle for freedom, the second by the struggle for power… — Adam Michnik
It is obvious that the monetary union among 17 very different European countries does not work. As an economist, I know that the Eurozone is… — Vaclav Klaus
A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and… — Samuel Freeman Miller
I think we are defined as human beings through our families, no matter what kind of family - through our relationships with parents, brothers and… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any… — Aristotle
With the advent of computing, human invention crossed a threshold into a world different from everything that came before. The computer is the universal machine… — James Gleick

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