Definite Quotes

423 Definite quotes by 340 unique authors

The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone... — Arthur Miller
We have such a terrible, terrible misconception of science. We think it involves the definite, the precise, the known; it is a horrid series of… — Anne Rice
My desire for knowledge is intermittent; but my desire to bathe my head in atmospheres unknown to my feet is perennial and constant. The highest… — Henry David Thoreau
This wasn't the person he'd thought he was, or would have chosen to be if he'd been free to choose, but there was something comforting… — Jonathan Franzen
How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to no definite notion of a God and… — Albert Einstein
The Archangel." I murmured. looking back over my shoulder at the ride, which had started its next ascent. "It means high-ranking angel." There was a… — Becca Fitzpatrick
the 10,000hr rule is a definite key in success — Malcolm Gladwell
Somewhere, within her, in a deep recess, crouched discontent. She began to lose confidence in the fullness of her life, the glow began to fade… — Nella Larsen
There are definite advantages to single beds." He sat up abruptly and arranged her legs around his waist. "Makes cuddling mandatory. — Cindy Gerard
Love is like a wind stirring the grass beneath trees on a black night,' he had said. 'You must not try to make love definite.… — Sherwood Anderson
Art flies around truth, but with the definite intention of not getting burnt. Its capacity lies in finding in the dark void a place where… — Franz Kafka
I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once, and cannot add up the sum.… — Carl Jung
But I don't care what Megan Fox or Jessica Biel say: There are definite advantages to being the hottest girl on the planet. Number one… — Meg Cabot
There was a definite process by which one made people into friends, and it involved talking to them and listening to them for hours at… — Rebecca West
And yet and yet - the last secret of the tree of codes is that nothing can ever reach a definite conclusion. Nowhere as much… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite -… — Henry David Thoreau
But human deciding what to eat without professional guidance - something they have been doing with notable success since coming down out of the trees… — Michael Pollan
Eric was incensed, to use a good entry from my word of the day Calender. In fact his eyes were almost throwing sparks he was… — Charlaine Harris
We have a definite but unknown quantity of experience at our disposal. As soon as the hourglass is turned, the sand will begin to run… — Pablo Picasso
It's time for a new National Anthem. America is divided into two definite divisions. The easy thing to cop out with is sayin' black and… — Jimi Hendrix
It is surprising that people do not believe that there is imagination in science. It is a very interesting kind of imagination, unlike that of… — Richard P. Feynman
I am credited with being one of the hardest workers and perhaps I am, if thought is the equivalent of labour, for I have devoted… — Nikola Tesla
So it is with minds. Unless you keep them busy with some definite subject that will bridle and control them, they throw themselves in disorder… — Michel de Montaigne
The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man. — John Steinbeck
The child asks of the Father whom he knows. Thus, the essence of Christian prayer is not general adoration, but definite, concrete petition. The right… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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