Definition Quotes

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A general definition of civilization: a civilized society is exhibiting the fine qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, peace. — Alfred North Whitehead
The world does not need a better definition of issues, or better planning or project management. It needs the issues and the plans to have… — Peter Block
Every decision you make - every decision that you make every second - is not a decision about what to do, it is a decision… — Neale Donald Walsch
Love is the direct opposite of hate. By definition it's something you can't feel for more than a few minutes at a time, so what's… — Judith Perelman Rossner
After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of view… — Alexander Kotov
We can keep whatever we like about manhood but adjust the parts of the definition that are keeping men back. — Hanna Rosin
As the Hindu gods are 'immortal' only in a very particular sense - for they had born and they die - they experience most of… — Wendy Doniger
The point is that (little-t) truth is a matter of definition relative to the grid one is using at the moment, and that (capital-T) Truth,… — Malaclypse the Younger
An argument frequently used by believers [is] to force unbelievers to soften their terms by accepting their opponents' definition; "Atheist" means without a concept of… — Unknown Author
The physical five oranges goes up the ladder to the picture of the five oranges which goes up to the representation of the five oranges… — Dan Meyer
We can all be geniuses because one definition of genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains. — Knute Rockne
I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to… — Glenn Close
...that I alone hold the definition of what I am. — Montel Williams
The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of… — Herbert Croly
You have certainly observed the curious fact that a given word which is perfectly clear when you hear it or use it in everyday language,… — Paul Valery
There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm. The Supreme… — Aleister Crowley
The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print. — Daniel Starch
No, everything is not going to be okay. It never is. It isn't okay now. Change, by definition, changes things — Seth Godin
The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers. — Joan Didion
Our lifestyle, our wildlife, our land and our water remain critical to our definition of Wyoming and to our economic future. — Dave Freudenthal
If there's ever an amusement park called Bag World, I bet it would really start to annoy you after a while how they really sort… — Jack Handey
Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view. — Charles R. Swindoll
But the best definition of it is to say that heaven is that state where we will always be with Jesus, and where nothing will… — William Barclay
Here is a definition which correctly reflects the course of thought and action of a grandmaster: - The plan in a game of chess is… — Alexander Kotov
This is the one international institution we have in which governments get together to work collectively for a common purpose. International crises, by definition, require… — Shashi Tharoor

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