Defines Quotes

448 Defines quotes by 367 unique authors

We all make mistakes, Steele. It’s what we do afterward that defines us more than the actual incident that led to the mistake. (Joe) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
A freedom which is interested only in denying freedom must be denied. And it is not true that the recognition of the freedom of others… — Simone de Beauvoir
your judgement judges you and defines you — Jean-Paul Sartre
This law … defines the limits of competition in the community of life. You may compete to the full extent of your capabilities, but you… — Daniel Quinn
My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s word defines truth. My feelings are echoes and responses to… — John Piper
I believe in God. Maybe not the Catholic God or even the Christian one because I have a hard time seeing any God as elitist.… — Dennis Lehane
One dictionary defines denouement as "a final part in which everything is made clear and no questions or surprises remain." By that definition, it is… — Pseudonymous Bosch
I like the idea of a writer being haunted by his own creation, especially if the writer resents the way the character defines him. — Bret Easton Ellis
As history shows us, when colonization is voluntary, people will self-select better than any testing system. It’s like those foolish attempts to control immigration to… — Orson Scott Card
Gender preference does not define you. Your spirit defines you. — P. C. Cast
But you were a goody-goody, you said.' 'Even goody-goodies think about such things. In fact, I would say that's what defines us. We're always thinking… — Laura Lippman
You tell yourself that noise is what defines silence. Without noise, silence would not be golden. Noise is the exception. — Chuck Palahniuk
by now you've already formed your own impression. you believe that an act committed a lifetime ago defines a man, or you believe that a… — Jodi Picoult
God defines himself as "I am who I am", which also means: My being is such that I shall always be present in every moment… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
A mother is a story with no beginning. That is what defines her. — Meghan O'Rourke
But monsters, I now know, come in all shapes and sizes, and only their appetite for human flesh defines them. — Rick Yancey
We are not defined by our things. It´s not the clothes that we wear, the cars that we drive, the art we acquire- It´s not… — Alyson Noel
I'm sorry your pretty little world got all screwed up, but everybody's does, and you go on. It's how you go on that defines you. — Karen Marie Moning
It took me a long time to realize this: We get to choose what defines us. — Sarah Addison Allen
Question: When you’re one of the few people who can do something to fix a problem, just how responsible does that make you for it?… — Karen Marie Moning
God is the creator of all things, right? He is the force that dictates the laws of the universe, and is therefore the ultimate source… — Brandon Sanderson
My history defines who I am. — Simone Elkeles
It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your… — Conan O'Brien
One Choice One Choice, decided your friends. One Choice, defines your beliefs. One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever. ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU — Veronica Roth
What is meant here by saying that existence precedes essence? It means first of all, man exists, turns up, appears on the scene, and, only… — Jean-Paul Sartre

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