Definition Quotes

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Maybe that, really, is as good a definition as any of an artist in the world: a ruthless person. — Claire Messud
My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied. — Jose Mujica
I found that life intruding on writing was, in fact, life. And that, tempting as it may be for a writer who is a parent,… — Sarah Ruhl
Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders. — Diane Nash
The change that is coming to the body of Christ is so profound that the world will have a new definition of Christianity... Those who… — Rick Joyner
I will give you my definition of a nation, and you can add the adjective 'Jewish.' A Nation is, in my mind, an historical group… — Theodor Herzl
The only definition by which Americas best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis. — Bill Gates
One person's definition of evil is another person's different definition. — Eric Schmidt
Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination. — Ally Sheedy
Can anything be imagined more abhorrent to every sentiment of generosity and justice, than the law which arms the rich with the legal right to… — William C. Bryant
If we change the definition of marriage to be more inclusive, then it is logical to argue that we should broaden the definition so that… — Jack Kingston
A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble — Remy de Gourmont
The gun control mentality is ruthlessly absurd. It suggests that you pass a law which will bind law-abiding citizens — they won't have access to… — Alan Keyes
Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights… — Kay Granger
The high-minded definition of politics is: 'the art or science of government; the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy.' It is… — Cal Thomas
Lofty talk about 'social justice' or 'fairness' boils down to greatly expanded powers for politicians, since those pretty words have no concrete definition. They are… — Thomas Sowell
Empathy cannot by definition oppress anyone. — Simon Baron-Cohen
Our easiest approach to a definition of any aspect of fiction is always by considering the sort of demand it makes on the reader. Curiosity… — E. M. Forster
Whether or not Saddam is implicated directly in the anthrax attacks or the horrors of September 11, he is, by any common definition, a terrorist… — Joe Lieberman
To pursue a goal which is by definition unattainable is to condemn oneself to a state of perpetual unhappiness. — Emile Durkheim
Any definition which limits us is deplorable. — Edward Albee
If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success. — Stephen Covey
The definition of courage is going from defeat to defeat with enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration". — Alan Perlis
"We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable" in a draft of the Declaration of Independence changes it instead into an assertion of rationality.… — Benjamin Franklin

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