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My definition of utter waste is a coachload of lawyers going over a cliff, with three empty seats. — Lamar Hunt
We've all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and… — Denzel Washington
It would be an instructive exercise for the skeptical reader to try to frame a definition of taxation which does not also include theft. Like… — Murray Rothbard
The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place. — James Madison
When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself that others have given him, he is at once universal and unique. — Alan Watts
Let him tell us he's never been hurt, but that's the definition of getting hurt. — Andre Ward
I think that as good architecture enhances a city, a good cut enhances the definition and expression of a face. — Vidal Sassoon
By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we're doing when we do our best work. — Seth Godin
One definition of maturity is learning to delay pleasure. — Dave Ramsey
By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented… — John Glenn
He wasn't, but producers are by definition annoying because they have a different agenda from you. They're trying to stop you spending money and you're… — Michael Apted
How do I define who Usher is? I'm still doing it - every day, every new opportunity, every stage, every interview, every other thing that… — Usher
My definition of success? Being the kind of woman that I would want to have as a friend. — Maria Shriver
My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and are hesitant to… — Tony Hawk
Another definition of modernity: conversations can be more and more completely reconstructed with clips from other conversations taking place at the same time on the… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
My fullest concentration of energy is available to me only when I integrate all the parts of who I am, openly, allowing power from particular… — Audre Lorde
Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language - it's from the Latin word cor, meaning heart - and… — BrenÃ© Brown
The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers. — Peter Drucker
I'm just thrilled and kind of honored that I still get the chance to do what I love, because that really is the definition of… — Gavin Rossdale
Definition: Alpinism is the art of going through the mountains confronting the greatest dangers with the biggest of cares. What we call art here, is… — Rene Daumal
If pressed to supplement Tweedledee's ostensive definition of logic with a discursive definition of the same subject, I would say that logic is the systematic… — Willard Van Orman Quine
The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic — Scott Belsky
When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists. — Ron Paul
My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed.… — B R Ambedkar
Healing is, by definition, taking a process of disintegration of life and transforming into a process of return to life. — Caroline Myss

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