Definition Quotes

1289 Definition quotes by 1009 unique authors

The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your own… — Sogyal Rinpoche
God is beyond definition. But according to one's own vision or receptivity, one will define God in one's own way. Some will say that God… — Sri Chinmoy
For Builders, the real definition of success is a life and work that brings personal fulfillment and lasting relationships and makes a difference in the… — Jerry I. Porras
Think different in order to change the rules. By definition, if you don't change the rules you aren't a revolutionary, and if you don't think… — Guy Kawasaki
The principle of science, the definition, almost, is the following: The test of all knowledge is experiment. Experiment is the sole judge of scientific "truth."… — Richard P. Feynman
Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment.… — Denis Waitley
Think of a single word. We'll use soul as our example. How do you define soul? Is it the same definition I use? Can it… — Chris Kluwe
Lincoln's reference to government of the people, by the people, for the people is a generally satisfactory definition of democracy. I say generally because when… — George Aiken
It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt… — Bobby Knight
To me, my grandfather’s urgency to preach the Gospel one more time to a lost and dying world is the definition of 'finishing well,' and… — Will Graham
My definition of sexy is someone who is expressing themselves honestly. — Alex Meraz
Although, of course, my definition of evil is not everybody else's. Evil is being involved in the glamour and charm of material existence, glamour in… — Kenneth Anger
The American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing something. And then I'd add to that, giving something back. No definition of… — George H. W. Bush
Like navigation markings in unknown waters, definitions of poverty need to be distinctive and unambiguous. A definition that is not precise is as bad as… — Muhammad Yunus
Beauty, like all other qualities presented to human experience, is relative; and the definition of it becomes unmeaning and useless in proportion to its abstractness.… — Walter Pater
Most of us find it difficult to accept a definition of love that says we are never loved in a context where there is abuse. — Bell Hooks
What about the rat race in the first place? Is it worthwhile? Or are you just buying into someone else's definition of success? Only you… — Sheryl Sandberg
And what gift of America to the rest of the world is actually most appreciated by the rest of the world? It is African American… — Kurt Vonnegut
Today, however, anti-vaccine activists go out of their way to claim that they are not anti-vaccine; they’re pro-vaccine. They just want vaccines to be safer.… — Paul A. Offit
Each generation must assume the responsibility of securing their manhood, their womanhood, the definition of their being on earth that in the final analysis is… — John Henrik Clarke
What's the best way to get a good spouse? The best single way is to deserve a good spouse because a good spouse is by… — Charlie Munger
The definition of hell in the legal system is: endless due process and no justice; (in the corporate world) it would be: endless due diligence… — Charlie Munger
By definition startups usually do not turn a profit. — Kevin Harrington
I believe in a world where mothers are not expected to shed any physical evidence of their child-bearing experience. In that same world I believe… — Olivia Wilde
As long as anyone anywhere is being made to feel less human, our very definition of humanity is at stake, and we are all vulnerable. — Kerry Washington

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