Defining Quotes

287 quotes by 262 authors

More than sixty years ago, mathematical logicians, by defining precisely the concept of an algorithm, gave content to the ancient human idea of an effective… — David Berlinski
Disability is a characteristic like hair color; it's not a defining principle. — Jean Driscoll
If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you. — Donna Brazile
It's a defining difference, curiosity. I've never known a stupid person who was curious, or a curious person who was stupid. — Mark Helprin
The transfinite numbers are in a certain sense themselves new irrationalities and in fact in my opinion the best method of defining the finite irrational… — Georg Cantor
To realize that the Holy Scriptures are a revelation from the Most High, communicating to us His mind and defining for us His will, is… — Arthur W. Pink
The defining mission of the Muslim Brotherhood is the implementation of sharia. — Andrew McCarthy
Maybe scientists are fundamentalist when it comes to defining in some abstract way what is meant by 'truth'. But so is everybody else. I am… — Richard Dawkins
Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship. — Brennan Manning
By defining the problem as 'hunger', the emergency food system is helping to direct our attention away from the more fundamental problem of poverty, and… — Janet Poppendieck
The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security. The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America might otherwise bear… — William J. Clinton
Philosophers have often looked for the defining feature of humans â€” language, rationality, culture, and so on. I'd stick with this: Man is the only… — Paul Bloom
I have often caught sight of myself, my spine humped over, defining my hollowness, my head too heavy for my body, swinging like the oversized… — Maureen Howard
I'm not a big fan of identity politics and sort of picking one thing and defining yourself with it. — Andrej Pejic
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life. — Dick Pound
People who know me would say they get a kick out of the fact that I'm always playing nice people, not that I'm not a… — Elizabeth Reaser
Right and wrong are concepts that only have meaning in this world, so by sorting existence on those characteristics, we are defining ourselves to exist… — Frederick Lenz
Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor… — Rachael Taylor
The Jetsons had them in the 1960s. They were the defining element of 'Knight Rider' in the 1980s: cars that drive themselves. Self-driving cars appear… — Sebastian Thrun
I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs. — Ryan Tedder

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