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All things change. Â The automobiles change every year. Â [Your] television set gets lighter and smaller and higher definition. Â All things in the… — Jacque Fresco
What's my philosophy? In a word, integral. And what on earth â€” or in heaven â€” do I mean by integral? The dictionary meaning is… — Ken Wilber
The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true.… — Robert K. Merton
The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace… — Maxine Hong Kingston
Music means communication to me. I say 'listen you people out there, listen to my music, let's be one.' Music is a friend to me… — Robert Plant
No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor. — Nancy Johnson
The dictionary definition of a Christian is one who follows Christ; kind, kindly, Christ-like. Anarchism is voluntary cooperation for good, with the right of secession.… — Ammon Hennacy
A definition is the start of an argument, not the end of one. — Neil Postman
My argument is limited to saying that a major new medium changes the structure of discourse; it does so by encouraging certain uses of the… — Neil Postman
In general I don't like definitions, but 'Minimalist' is a term that means elegance and openness, so I would prefer to be called a Minimalist… — Ludovico Einaudi
Don't take anyone else's definition of success as your own. (This is easier said than done.) — Jacqueline Briskin
We have probed the earth, excavated it, burned it, ripped things from it, buried things in it.... That does not fit my definition of a… — Rose Bird
We all know how stupid the average person is. Now realize that, by definition, fifty percent of the population is dumber than that. — Ivan Stang
There is no definition of a mental disorder. It's bullshit. I mean, you just can't define it. — Jon Rappoport
Self-definition and self-determination is about the many varied decisions that we make to compose and journey toward ourselves, about the audacity and strength to proclaim,… — Janet Mock
Content and technology are strange bed fellows. We are joined together. Sometimes we misunderstand each other. But isn't that after all the definition of marriage? — Howard Stringer
By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around. — Barry Sonnenfeld
Luxury, by definition, means something that appears to be the best of whatever it represents. It's a word that raises people's expectations, whether talking about… — Isadore Sharp
The biggest thing for women to keep in mind is you can't ever let someone define beauty for you. Look in the mirror and say… — Jennie Runk
The definition of a limit is essentially his [Cauchy's] creation and is as much of a miracle as those fantastic Swiss clocks of the period… — David Berlinski

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