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The word ‘holiday’ comes from ‘holy day’ and holy means ‘exalted and worthy of complete devotion.’ By that definition, all days are holy. Life is… — Penn Jillette
Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting. — Loni Anderson
If we have free will, by definition we cannot be granted it. We can't be given it. My [-audio-recording-distorted-] paradox states that 'Of course we… — Christopher Hitchens
I have high-definition television, because I felt the lack of resolution was affecting my ability to solve cases on C.S.I. — Daniel Tosh
The definition of indecent – when it’s in long, and it’s in hard, and it’s in deep – it’s in decent. — Redd Foxx
There was a time when a willingness to criticize one's own government when it was wrong was the very definition of patriotism. — Ron Paul
Benito Mussolini created the word 'fascism.' He defined it as 'the merging of the state and the corporation.' He also said a more accurate word… — Adam McKay
The most basic definition of a story is 'Somebody wants something and something's in his way,' and I'm more likely to be engaged if I… — Mark Waid
The definition of terrorism is killing civilians with the intent of changing their political affiliation. — Caleb Carr
The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation… — Denis Diderot
When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he… — Sara Blakely
The definition of deism is the philosophical idea of God as a first cause of the universe, who lays down the laws of nature and… — Elizabeth S. Anderson
The truth is that even in the information age, information is not enough. if all we needed were ideas and positive thinking, then we all… — Tony Robbins
A definition of faith: everything will be alright by God's standards, maybe not ours, but by His for sure. — Mark R. Woodward
My definition of a character actor is - they never get the girl. — James Cromwell
When you sit quietly and let go of every false self-definition , of everything you think you know about who you are, and then be… — Erich Schiffmann
If you dont love, youve lost your distinction, definition, uniqueness, and identity. — Judah Smith
But at the beginning, our definition of the genocide was what happened to Armenia in 1917 or 1919, it's happened to the Jew in Europe,… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali
New York city, the incomparable, the brilliant star city of cities, the forty-ninth state, a law unto itself, the Cyclopean Paradox, the inferno with no-out-of… — John Gunther
There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes… — Preston Manning
The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do. — James Lipton
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman. — Randy Neugebauer
Movie SF is, by definition, dumbed down - there have only been three or four SF movies in the history of film that aspire to… — Dan Simmons
Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours. — Ichiro Suzuki
Beware of your definition of success: If it has more to do with what other people think of you than it does with what you… — Joan D. Chittister

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