Defined Quotes

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Sometimes a clearly defined error is the only way to discover the truth — Benjamin Wiker
Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome. — Fannie Flagg
Success sometimes may be defined as a disaster put on hold. Qualified. Has to be. — Nadine Gordimer
Without any coherent international blueprint the White House has bombed its way around the globe, while dropping troops far and wide for ill-defined peacemaking duties.… — Tom DeLay
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny
We have as many planes of speech as does a painting planes of perspective which create perspective in a phrase. The most important word stands… — Constantin Stanislavski
It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better… — W. Edwards Deming
Good writing can be defined as having something to say and saying it well. When one has nothing to say, one should remain silent. Silence… — Edward Abbey
There is a German word, Sehnsucht, which has no English equivalent; it means 'the longing for something'. It has Romantic and mystical connotations; C.S. Lewis… — Julian Barnes
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are… — James Madison
Independent self-reliant people would be a counterproductive anachronism in the collective society of the future where people will be defined by their associations. — John Dewey
The rejection of all abstract formalism. Materialism reminds every science of its real source: the world men transform. No science can, whether in its history… — Louis Althusser
Democracy is now currently defined in Europe as a 'country run by Jews,' — Ezra Pound
This new plastic idea will ignore the particulars of appearance, that is to say, natural form and colour. On the contrary, it should find its… — Piet Mondrian
All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand. — George Henry Lewes
Guess what? The world changes. eBay has defined e-commerce — Meg Whitman
Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it use… — Dave McKean
I mean, I kind of remember... I'm 36 now, so it's kind of hard for me to relate to what it was like when I… — Liz Phair
Absolutely, but let me qualify that-I consider myself an authentic feminist. Not as defined by the modern movement. And, let me clarify that a little… — Christine O'Donnell
If you want to understand Jesus, you have to study the whole Bible. Christian duty is not defined solely by the words in red. — Randall Terry

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