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Looks like a sand pile my kids have been playing in for a long time - it's all beat up - no definition - just… — William Anders
The face of love is variable. I am able to love without demanding that my relationships assume the structures and forms I might choose for… — Julia Cameron
The definition of salesmanship is the gentle art of letting the customer have it your way. — Ray Kroc
My definition of a sport is that it's a physical activity that involves competition. Since bodybuilders certainly train and then compete, we are certainly a… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life, that is to say,… — Walter Lippmann
Those who do not believe do not pray. This is a good functional definition of faith. Faith prays, unbelief does not. — John Hardon
What is a weed? I have heard it said that there are sixty definitions. For me, a weed is a plant out of place. — Donald C. Peattie
Happiness isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition. You must define what it looks like for you and then make a conscious effort to access whatever gets you… — Phil McGraw
A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER. — Confucius
Now, as I move through my fifties, I can be professional and domestic, creative and intellectual, patient and urgent. I have learned that we should… — Susan Sarandon
My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to. — Mary Kay Ash
When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is someone who commits… — Christopher Reeve
The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why. — William Hazlitt
While it is true that science, to the extent of its grasp of causative connections, may reach important conclusions as to the compatibility and incompatibility… — Albert Einstein
I think it's very important that we protect marriage as an institution between a man and a woman. I proposed a constitutional amendment. The reason… — George W. Bush
Each generation of rabbis is necessarily less perfect than the rabbis that came before, since each generation is more removed from the perfection of the… — Cory Doctorow
"A minority of one"... the definition of insanity. — George Orwell
Something is born, comes into being, something which did not exist before - which is as good a definition of creativity as we can get. — Rollo May
Innovation is applied creativity. By definition, innovation is always about introducing something new, or improved, or both and it is usually assumed to be a… — Ken Robinson
If you look up the definition of greatness in the dictionary, it will say Michael Jordan. — Elgin Baylor
Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy… — Orson Scott Card
A totally blind process can by definition lead to anything; it can even lead to vision itself. — Jacques Monod
The fundamental biological variant is DNA. That is why Mendel's definition of the gene as the unvarying bearer of hereditary traits, its chemical identification by… — Jacques Monod
I want to define success by redefining it. For me it isn't that solely mythical definition - glamour, allure, power of wealth, and the privilege… — Anita Roddick
A discovery must be, by definition, at variance with existing knowledge. During my lifetime, I made two. Both were rejected offhand by the popes of… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

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