Definition Quotes

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If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is,… — Simon Sinek
I got a job at Metro and went in to see Louis Mayer, who told me he wanted me to be a producer. I said… — Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In those days, I did what was necessary for me to win. This included training with heavy weights: a precursor for injury. So if I… — Frank Zane
And this is the Anarchistic definition of the State: the embodiment of the principle of invasion in an individual, or a band of individuals, assuming… — Benjamin Tucker
The makers of dictionaries are dependent upon specialists for their definitions. A specialist's definition may be true or it may be erroneous. But its truth… — Benjamin Tucker
The historian is, by definition, absolutely incapable of observing the facts which he examines. — Marc Bloch
The Silvertop and the Goldtop both had subtlety where it was needed but lots of definition as well. I liked the different voicings of the… — Dweezil Zappa
Men have been adjudicating on what women are, and how they should behave, for millennia through the institutions of social control such as religion, the… — Sheila Jeffreys
I can't recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open - any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors… — Dennis Ritchie
There is only one definition of science fiction that seems to make sense: 'Science fiction is anything published as science fiction.' — Norman Spinrad
Is beauty a reminder of something we once knew, with poetry one of its vehicles? Does it give us a brief vision of that 'rarely… — Patricia K Page
Over the years, I have learned that every significant invention has several characteristics. By definition it must be startling, unexpected, and must come into a… — Edwin Land
Definition of Good and Evil: Good is what you like. Evil is what you don't like. — Anton Szandor LaVey
School prepares for the alienating institutionalization of life by teaching the need to be taught. Once this lesson is learned, people lose their incentive to grow… — Ivan Illich
On Facebook, the definition of great content is not the content that makes the most sales, but the content that people most want to share… — Gary Vaynerchuk
The beauty of Goodreads is that you know you’re sowing in a field where everyone, by definition and self-selection, loves to read. — Guy Kawasaki
Here's my definition of a hero. A hero is an ordinary person given being and action by something bigger than themselves. One thing I'm sure… — Werner Erhard
Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value — Konrad Lorenz
All things change. Â The automobiles change every year. Â [Your] television set gets lighter and smaller and higher definition. Â All things in the… — Jacque Fresco
What's my philosophy? In a word, integral. And what on earth — or in heaven — do I mean by integral? The dictionary meaning is… — Ken Wilber
The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true.… — Robert K. Merton
Music means communication to me. I say 'listen you people out there, listen to my music, let's be one.' Music is a friend to me… — Robert Plant
No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor. — Nancy Johnson
The dictionary definition of a Christian is one who follows Christ; kind, kindly, Christ-like. Anarchism is voluntary cooperation for good, with the right of secession.… — Ammon Hennacy
A definition is the start of an argument, not the end of one. — Neil Postman

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