Definition Quotes

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You want to know my definition of gun control? Being able to stand there at 25 meters and put two rounds in the same hole.… — Jesse Ventura
Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust. — Stephen Covey
A friend told me of visiting the Dalai Lama in India and asking him for a succinct definition of compassion. She prefaced her question by… — Marc Ian Barasch
God is not a person. God does not have a history. God does not have a future. God is beyond definition. We can say that… — Frederick Lenz
Some people say: "There is no God; because, if there was a God, God would stop all the suffering." Nonsense! God is oblivious to suffering.… — Frederick Lenz
By any sane definition of success, if you wake up in a pool of blood and nobody has shot you, you are not successful. — Arianna Huffington
Oh God, Oh God we’re all gonna die doesn’t really fit the definition of banter, now does it? — Lilith Saintcrow
We do not realize how deeply our starting assumptions affect the way we go about looking for and interpreting the data we collect. We should… — Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
To be happy one must be (a) well fed, unhounded by sordid cares, at ease in Zion, (b) full of a comfortable feeling of superiority… — H. L. Mencken
If we went by the world's definition of who I'm supposed to be because I look weird 'Well, surely, this guy can't have a productive… — Nick Vujicic
Balance and control come from healthy anger. This is just as aggressive as the unhealthy kind. But it is based on a belief and hope… — Barbara Deming
On Nov. 6, the day before my 94th birthday, our nation will hold one of the most critical elections in my lifetime. We are at… — Billy Graham
It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world. — Criss Jami
The verb 'to darn' is explained in my pocket dictionary as follows: 'To mend by imitating the texture of the stuff, with thread and needle.'… — Daniele Vare
Close reading of tough-minded writing is still the best, cheapest, and quickest method known for learning to think for yourself... Reading, and rigorous discussion of… — John Taylor Gatto
My son, who's on the spectrum is a very rigid thinker. He needs clear-cut definitions of right and wrong. Anything hazy or gray confuses him.… — Bill Vaughan
The poet reminds men of their uniqueness and it is not necessary to possess the ultimate definition of this uniqueness. Even to speculate is a… — Norman Cousins
My personal definition of rock'n'roll is people attempting to do something that's beyond their ability to do it well. And whatever the outward contradictions, I… — David First
My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of. — Jodie Foster
I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner. — Pope Francis
The Bible is clear - God's definition of marriage is between a man and a woman. — Billy Graham
My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger. — Billy Connolly
Our national media refuses to report that even the Supreme Court did not say marriage was a human right in all cases nor did it… — Stockwell Day
Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should… — Alan Dershowitz
Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know I don't think its fair that I'm living for… — Ani DiFranco

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