Definition Quotes

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My favorite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence'. — Arthur C. Clarke
My definition of Man is, a Cooking Animal. The beasts have memory, judgement, and all the faculties and passions of our mind, in a certain… — James Boswell
Whatseems to take place outside ideology (to be precise, in the street), in reality takes place in ideology. What really takes place in ideology seems… — Louis Althusser
Any definition of a successful life must include service to others. — George H. W. Bush
I have nothing but scorn for the notion of an Islamic bomb. There is no such thing as an Islamic bomb or a Christian bomb.… — Muammar al-Gaddafi
I'm very proud of my pro-life record, and I've always adopted the idea that, the position that the method of conception doesn't change the definition… — Paul Ryan
By definition pop is extremely catchy, whether you like it or not, — Kurt Cobain
The trouble with institutional investors is that their performance is usually measured relative to their peer group and not by an absolute yardstick. This makes… — George Soros
The definition of a writing career, is write a book, write another book, write another book — Holly Lisle
The definition of obscenity on the newsstands should be extended to many hunting magazines. — Wayne Pacelle
Bridges would not be safer if only people who knew the proper definition of a real number were allowed to design them. — H. L. Mencken
Any relationships that would reject you for being true to yourself are - by definition - abusive relationships. You'll be much better off when you… — Steve Pavlina
Any leaders who disappoint the people, ideals and promises by which they were appointed are by definition themselves dis-appointed. — Vanna Bonta
To the Christian, love is the works of love. To say that love is a feeling or anything of the kind is an unchristian conception… — Soren Kierkegaard
Football is a more beautiful game in high definition. — Jose Mourinho
That Yes, I know what you mean-that is the technical definition of Best Friend Forever. — J J Johnson
There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad. — Jose Bergamin
If your definition of homosexuality is being able to do whatever you want to and that you should be able to go and engage in… — Scott Lively
A middle ground might be to fight for same-sex marriage and its benefits and then, once granted, redefine the institution of marriage completely, to demand… — Michelangelo Signorile
Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, success is yours. — Unknown Author
What is Friendship, Definition of Friend, True Friendship - All about the meaning of true friends, what friendship means, meaning of friendship bracelets, poems, ring — Mark Vernon
The true definition of a perennial: Any plant which, had it lived, would have bloomed year after year. — Henry Beard
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,… — Brian Kernighan
When all mental activity around who you think you are is stopped, there is a crack in the authority of perception, in the structure of… — Gangaji
The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms. — Socrates

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