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Does something which exists on the edge have no true relevance to the stable center, or does it, by being on the edge, become a… — Lucy Grealy
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a… — Martha Beck
Character is that which can do without success. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If we maintain the open-mindedness of children, we challenge fixed ideas and established structures, including our own. We listen to people in other denominations and… — Brennan Manning
Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device… — Ambrose Bierce
Iâ€™m a man who falls in love so easily, and with such reckless lack of consideration for the consequences of my actions, that from the… — Michael Chabon
My definition of Blues is that it's a musical form which is very disciplined and structured coupled with a state of mind, and you can… — Eric Clapton
My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure. — Gene Wolfe
Beauty plus pity-that is the closest we can get to a definition of art. Where there is beauty there is pity for the simple reason… — Vladimir Nabokov
For, like almost everyone else in our country, I started out with my share of optimism. I believed in hard work and progress and action,… — Ralph Ellison
Love is a continual interrogation. I donâ€™t know of a better definition of love. — Milan Kundera
The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God. — Rob Bell
In a cool medium, the audience is an active constituent of the viewing or listening experience. A girl wearing open-mesh silk stockings or glasses is… — Marshall McLuhan
Maybe the definition of home is the place where you are never forgiven. So you may always belong there, bound by guilt. And maybe the… — Gregory Maguire
To be brave, by definition, one has first to be afraid. — Robert Harris
If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not… — James C. Collins
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. — Henry A. Kissinger
In dark times, the definition of good art would seem to be art that locates and applies CPR to those elements of what's human and… — David Foster Wallace
Oh just wait. It takes a lot of time, that's all...You'll have come to a certain kind of appreciation that moves beyond all the definitions… — Elizabeth Berg
Yet human experience and the practice of communication have shown throughout the ages that definitions are an illusion, like having a speech defect and trying… — Jose Saramago

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