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Imitation is the sincerest form of television. — Fred Allen
Television is democracy at its ugliest. — Paddy Chayefsky
I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a… — Eric Clapton
In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit. — Deepak Chopra
The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. — Tom Clancy
I don't think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in your life. That… — Hillary Clinton
Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest. — Hillary Clinton
Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits. — Hillary Clinton
For me, the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that's what separates us from other countries. — George Clooney
Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world,… — Kurt Cobain
Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing. — A. R. Ammons
Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity? — Arthur C. Clarke
Self-denial is the test and definition of self-government. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
And therein shines one major definition of what it meant to be Clinton D. Powell: someone who looked for, trusted in, and helped empower (if… — Aberjhani
Using any reasonable definition of a scientist, we can say that 80 to 90 percent of all the scientists that have ever lived are alive… — Derek J. de Solla Price
If we accept and internalize the fact of our own mortality, then, by definition, we have to deal with the essential questions of how we… — Surya Das
If a thousand men were not to pay their tax-bills this year, that would ... [be] the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such… — Henry David Thoreau
Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism-the last,… — Alexander Hamilton
Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign… — Alexander Hamilton
Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul. — Hannah More
It would be easy to define terrorism as attacks against human rights and international humanitarian law forbids attacks against innocent non-combatants which is often the… — Joichi Ito
...the tale that's told for no other reason but companionship, which is another (and my favorite) definition of literature, the tale that's told for companionship… — Jack Kerouac
The miracle is that some have stepped out of the rags of the Republic's definition to assume the great burden and glory of their humanity… — James A. Baldwin
Multicultural is not a description of a category of American writing-it is a definition of all American writing. — Ishmael Reed
To freely bloom - that is my definition of success. — Gerry Spence

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