Definition Quotes

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Isn't death the boundary we need? Doesn't it give a precious texture to life, a sense of definition? You have to ask yourself whether anything… — Don DeLillo
For we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition, and while we wait in silence for that… — Audre Lorde
I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of… — John Steinbeck
People need a moral code, to help them make decisions. All this bio-yogurt virtue and financial self-righteousness are just filling the gap in the market.… — Tana French
Any person who wants to govern the world is by definition the wrong person to do it. — Greg Iles
The kiss was the definition of perfect. True, it lacked the heat, the passion, the breathlessness of the living-world kiss she had given Milos, but… — Neal Shusterman
Nancy clutter is always in a hurry, but she always has time. And that is the definition of a lady. — Truman Capote
He emphasised basic truths: you are not dying yet, you have to live your life until you are. Underpinning them was the belief that the… — Irvine Welsh
Religions are, by definition, metaphors, after all: God is a dream, a hope, a woman, an ironist, a father, a city, a house of many… — Neil Gaiman
By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average. — James C. Collins
You see, evil always contains the seeds of its own destruction. It is ultimately negative, and therefore encompasses its downfall even at its moments of… — Neil Gaiman
God has no needs. Human love, as Plato teaches us, is the child of Poverty – of want or lack; it is caused by a… — C.S. Lewis
We are afraid that Heaven is a bribe, and that if we make it our goal we shall no longer be disinterested. It is not… — C.S. Lewis
I suppose the word "unbearable" is a lie by definition. Unless you kill yourself immediately after using it. — Glen Duncan
The proper definition of a man is an animal that writes letters. — Lewis Carroll
And then he pressed into her. First his thighs, then his middle, his chest, and finally his mouth. She made a whimpering sound, but its… — Sandra Brown
Lying is, almost by definition, a refusal to cooperate with others. It condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act. It is… — Sam Harris
Dogs are wonderful, and in many ways unique. But they are remarkably unremarkable in their intellectual and experiential capacities. Pigs are every bit as intelligent… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Someone has said, “A friend is a person who is willing to take me the way I am.” Accepting this as one definition of the… — Marvin J. Ashton
My nephew has HDADHD. High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. He can barely pay attention, but when he does it's unbelievably clear. — Steven Wright
Well you can't believe everything you read. After all, by definition, fiction writers lie for a living. — Janette Rallison
By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highest heroism — David Gemmell
The very idea of "managing" a forest in the first place is oxymoronic, because a forest is an ecosystem that is by definition self-managing. — Bernd Heinrich
Truth by definition excludes. — Ravi Zacharias
My definition of freedom is knowing who you are, and then being it. No matter what anyone else is doing. And naked parties of course. — Unknown Author

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