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1270 Definitions quotes by 977 unique authors

But at the beginning, our definition of the genocide was what happened to Armenia in 1917 or 1919, it's happened to the Jew in Europe,… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Identification with your mind creates an opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments, and definitions that blocks all true relationship. — Eckhart Tolle
New York city, the incomparable, the brilliant star city of cities, the forty-ninth state, a law unto itself, the Cyclopean Paradox, the inferno with no-out-of… — John Gunther
There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or dislikes… — Preston Manning
The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do. — James Lipton
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman. — Randy Neugebauer
Movie SF is, by definition, dumbed down - there have only been three or four SF movies in the history of film that aspire to… — Dan Simmons
Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours. — Ichiro Suzuki
Beware of your definition of success: If it has more to do with what other people think of you than it does with what you… — Joan D. Chittister
The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your own… — Sogyal Rinpoche
God is beyond definition. But according to one's own vision or receptivity, one will define God in one's own way. Some will say that God… — Sri Chinmoy
For Builders, the real definition of success is a life and work that brings personal fulfillment and lasting relationships and makes a difference in the… — Jerry I. Porras
Think different in order to change the rules. By definition, if you don't change the rules you aren't a revolutionary, and if you don't think… — Guy Kawasaki
The principle of science, the definition, almost, is the following: The test of all knowledge is experiment. Experiment is the sole judge of scientific "truth."… — Richard P. Feynman
The battle for the world is the battle for definitions. — Thomas Szasz
More than sixty years ago, mathematical logicians, by defining precisely the concept of an algorithm, gave content to the ancient human idea of an effective… — David Berlinski
Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment.… — Denis Waitley
Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective. — J. Philippe Rushton
Think of a single word. We'll use soul as our example. How do you define soul? Is it the same definition I use? Can it… — Chris Kluwe
Lincoln's reference to government of the people, by the people, for the people is a generally satisfactory definition of democracy. I say generally because when… — George Aiken
To describe the animate life of particular things is simply the most precise and parsimonious way to articulate the things as we spontaneously experience them,… — David Abram
It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have many times felt… — Bobby Knight
The association of motorcycles with LSD is no accident of publicity. They are both a means to an end, to the place of definitions. — Hunter S. Thompson
To me, my grandfather’s urgency to preach the Gospel one more time to a lost and dying world is the definition of 'finishing well,' and… — Will Graham
My definition of sexy is someone who is expressing themselves honestly. — Alex Meraz

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