Defining Quotes
287 quotes by 258 authors
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History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are.
— Ken Burns
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So let us persevere. Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable. By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem…
— John F. Kennedy
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I also had a will that let me eliminate everything that stood in the way of my becoming the best dancer I could be. By…
— Twyla Tharp
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A campaign is about defining who you are - your vision and your opponent's vision.
— Donna Brazile
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To me, love, spirituality and life are all the same thing. To me they're all about honoring the circle, and they're just different ways of…
— Julia Hill
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All political parties, organizations, and all people should abide by the constitution and laws without any exception. They must all act in accordance with the…
— Wen Jiabao
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There is no sadder tale in the annals of architecture than the virtual disappearance of the defining architectural form of the Modern Movement - publicly…
— Martin Filler
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Defining yourself by your taste is easier than defining yourself by any genuine stance on something.
— Noah Baumbach
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As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be.
— Lily Cole
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A defining moment takes a long time to get over, if you ever do.
— Mick Jones
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Long before, and fully independent of, anything Congress did, President Obama made clear that he was going to preserve the indefinite detention system at Guantanamo…
— Glenn Greenwald
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Putting myself into categories is fun, and I think it also gives me insight into my own nature. When I see myself more clearly, I…
— Gretchen Rubin
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You only need to look at Jane Austen to see how crossed wires can become a defining aspect of romantic life. Then again, if the…
— Mariella Frostrup
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The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have.
— Eleanor Catton
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How dull it is to have people defining you.
— Octavia Butler
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I think social networking is absolutely here to stay. Now, whether or not the label will Facebook forever, depends in part, I think, on whether…
— Jonathan Zittrain
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In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to…
— Dan Jenkins
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I still love finding the soul of the characters I play and defining who they are. This to me is my paint set, and the…
— Andie MacDowell
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If bigots oppose gay marriage so vehemently, it must be because marriage is a defining institution for them; gays will never be fully accepted until…
— Edmund White
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We need to end the government monopoly in education by transferring power from bureaucracies and unions to families. The era of defining public education as…
— Jeb Bush
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