Definite Quotes

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Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a no less definite… — Hannah Arendt
As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey; it runs along for centuries,… — Cleveland Abbe
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of… — Ruth Benedict
Being a mother, singer and actress is a definite juggling act, but I don't think I would be comfortable any other way. — Christina Aguilera
We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a thinker who has thought thoroughly and to a definite end. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
White... is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black... God paints… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The time was simply ripe for the disappearance of tonality. Naturally this was a fierce struggle; inhibitions of the most frightful kind had to be… — Anton Webern
It is very remarkable that while the words Eternal, Eternity, Forever, are constantly in our mouths, and applied without hesitation, we yet experience considerable difficulty… — George Julius Poulett Scrope
I have never seen a river that I could not love. Moving water... has a fascinating vitality. It has power and grace and associations. It… — Roderick Haig-Brown
Your automatic creative mechanism is teleological. That is, it operates in terms of goals and end results. Once you give it a definite goal to… — Maxwell Maltz
It is impossible to live the life of a disciple without definite times of secret prayer. You will find that the place to enter in… — Oswald Chambers
I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies,… — Jurgen Habermas
I've entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of myself persistent, continuous action… — Napoleon Hill
By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes,… — Sun Tzu
The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of a poem, the formulas of… — William James
Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it. — Brian Tracy
Every well built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints. — Napoleon Hill
God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I… — John Henry Newman
The vital straining towards an ideal, definite but latent, when it dominates a whole life, may express that ideal more fully than could the best… — George Santayana

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