Defining Quotes

287 quotes by 258 authors

Freedom is a double-edged ideal, because true freedom comes without the protection of laws that also enslave us by defining us--female, male; Christian, Islamic; good,… — Ellen Hopkins
I believe the defining moment was when certain persons, who shall remain nameless, objected to my fuchsia silk striped waistcoat. I loved that waistcoat. I… — Gail Carriger
If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining,… — Bell Hooks
We leave a stain, we leave a trail, we leave our imprint. Impurity, cruelty, abuse, error, excrement, semen - thereâ€™s no other way to be… — Philip Roth
We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges. — Gene Wolfe
No matter where i go, i still end up me. What's missing never changes. The scenery may change, but i'm still the same incomplete person.… — Haruki Murakami
But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they… — Darren Shan
People have defining moments, i suppose, especially when they're children. — Markus Zusak
As Iâ€™ve said, Iâ€™ve never believed in God, which technically makes me an atheist (since the prefix â€œaâ€ means â€œnotâ€ or â€œwithoutâ€). But I have… — Greg Graffin
The question of what we are can only be answered by ourselves. We each decide what we are by the life choices we make. How… — P. C. Cast
Sorry. But I don't need some money-grubbing preacher defining my relationship with God. — Ellen Hopkins
When you let go of the belief that you should or need to know who you are, what happens to confusion? Suddenly it is gone.… — Eckhart Tolle
Goodness can endure a few moments; holiness is life-defining. — Ravi Zacharias
English is capable of defining sentiments that the human nervous system is quite incapable of experiencing. — Robert A. Heinlein
We insist on being Someone, with a capital S. We get security from defining ourselves as worthless or worthy, superior or inferior. We waste precious… — Pema Chodron
There are defining moments in one's life when you learn about yourself, and you deposit that knowledge in the experience account, so you can draw… — Jeffrey Archer
The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence. — Robert J. Shiller
We are an industry that has historically been at the forefront of defining new media environments in ways that benefit consumers and move our entire… — Jim Stengel
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. — Carol Moseley Braun
There is nothing more beautiful than finding your course as you believe you bob aimlessly in the current. And wouldn't you know that your path… — Jodie Foster

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