Definition Quotes

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We will freedom for freedom’s sake, in and through particular circumstances. And in thus willing freedom, we discover that it depends entirely upon the freedom… — Jean-Paul Sartre
The single definition of government I've ever seen that makes sense is that it's the organization which claims the right to kill people who won't… — Poul Anderson
Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state… — Brian Aldiss
Your first book already defines you, while you are really far from being defined. And this definition is something you may then carry with you… — Italo Calvino
When a man does not live with his children and does not get along with the mother of his children, his fatherhood becomes essentially untenable,… — David Blankenhorn
If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly… — Henry A. Wallace
Marriage is between a man and a woman. No group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality, it doesn't… — Benjamin Carson
The next level, by definition, is something you can't see and you can't understand... — Eben Pagan
Of course, if 40% of women need oxytocin to progress normally, then something is wrong with the definition of normal. — Henci Goer
It is the business of thought to define things, to find the boundaries; thought, indeed, is a ceaseless process of definition. It is the business… — Vance Palmer
I offer something very different from the lifelong career politicians who have worked their way up to run for higher office or those who can… — Elizabeth Emken
I mean, the first 'Back to the Future' is kind of a perfect script, I think, in terms of handling time travel the best. It… — Rian Johnson
If I had to give a definition of happiness, it would be this: happiness needs nothing but itself; it doesn’t have to be validated. — Herman Koch
The best definition of faith that I know is that it is reason grown courageous. Moreover, that is all that Christ ever asked us for,… — Wilfred Grenfell
It is still your work or role that finally gives you your definition in our society, and the thousands upon thousands of people who I… — Seymour Krim
I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in. — Jane Alexander
But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job. — Black Francis
Vigorous enforcement of copyrights themselves is an important part of the picture. But I don't think that expanding the legal definition of copyright outside of… — Edward Felten
Genius is by definition a style of consciousness characterized by the ability to access high energy attractor patterns. It is not a personality characteristic. It… — David R. Hawkins
As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is… — Myriam Miedzian
I have consciously sought after those things which make for value, order, richness, spirit and wonder, even though I am often unable to verbalize what… — Luci Swindoll
There is no rigorous definition of rigor. — Morris Kline
In spite the mountains of books written about art, no precise definition of art has been constructed. And the reason for this is that the… — Leo Tolstoy
When watching men of power in action it must be always kept in mind that, whether they know it or not, their main purpose is… — Eric Hoffer
art, n. This word has no definition. — Ambrose Bierce

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