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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. — John Henry Newman
A society in stable equilibrium is-by definition-one that has no history and wants no historians. — Henry Adams
One doesn't bother to believe the credible: the credible is believed already, by definition. There's no adventure of the mind. — Northrop Frye
How long before married people answer the dictators thus: Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it… — Orson Scott Card
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
One-dimensional thought is systematically promoted by the makers of politics and their purveyors of mass information. Their universe of discourse is populated by self-validating hypotheses… — Herbert Marcuse
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

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