Definition Quotes

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Definition is the companion of clarity; clarity is the guide to your goals. — Tony Buzan
The definition of fascism is The marriage of corporation and state — Benito Mussolini
To be a prisoner means to be defined as a member of a group for whom the rules of what can be done to you,… — Catharine MacKinnon
When a decision is made to cope with the symptoms of a problem, it is generally assumed that the corrective measures will solve the problem… — Masanobu Fukuoka
I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close… — Natalie Massenet
Faith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally that's also the definition of delusion. — Richard Dawkins
An Anarchist is anyone who denies the necessity and legitimacy of government; the question of his methods of attacking it is foreign to the definition. — Benjamin Tucker
This, then, is the Anarchistic definition of government: the subjection of the non-invasive individual to an external will... — Benjamin Tucker
A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work. — Michael Faraday
A definition is death. A definition is the answer to which you must look up the question in the back of your book. — Peter Hammill
Our everyday, traditional ideas of reality are delusions which we spend substantial parts of our daily lives shoring up, even at the considerable risk of… — Paul Watzlawick
Meetings are by definition a concession to a deficient organization. For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time. — Peter Drucker
The way towards 'wisdom' or towards 'freedom' is the way towards your inner being. This is the simplest definition of metaphysics. — Mircea Eliade
My definition of success? The more you are actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel. — Richard Branson
It will come as no surprise to anybody to know that I support the traditional definition of marriage as a union of one man and… — Stephen Harper
The Liberals may blather about protecting cultural minorities, but the fact is that undermining the traditional definition of marriage is an assault on multiculturalism and… — Stephen Harper
And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed — Lee Harvey Oswald
I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means. — La Monte Young
And I think, in the end, that is the best definition of journalism I have heard; to challenge authority - all authority - especially so… — Robert Fisk
To me the gold price takes the form of a very uncomplicated formula, and all you have to do is divide one by 'n.' And… — James Grant
Artists, by definition innocent, don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back. — Ned Rorem
Great leadership is by definition relentlessly developmental. — Bill Hybels
If one is going to change the definition of marriage to be, quote, 'same sex,' then there is absolutely no valid argument constitutionally or rhetorically… — Gary Bauer
You CAN NOT judge previous generations by today's standards. Today Mark Twain is called by many, a racist. By the standards of his time, he… — Neal Boortz
Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years, offering an aggressive definition and identity… — Dave Reichert

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