Definitions Quotes

1270 Definitions quotes by 977 unique authors

Language is a form of organized stutter. — Marshall McLuhan
Philosophy: a purple bullfinch in a lilac tree. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
A phoenix ain't nuthin' but a burd. — Cab Calloway
If anyone wants to know what the definition of 'dope' means, it's: 'Definition of Public Enemy. — Flavor Flav
I have a type of bipolar that swings up and down all day long. There are significant mood swings within a day, within a week,… — Marya Hornbacher
By definition, a hearing is an inquiry into many sides of an issue with testimony from various points of views. But mark this: The Republicans… — Felicity Huffman
I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage. — Stephen Harper
By definition, memoir demands a certain degree of introspection and self-disclosure: In order to fully engage a reader, the narrator has to make herself known,… — Caroline Knapp
Most weeks, I work 100-plus hours on TheMuse.com. There are definitions of 'work-life balance' that would say I have none. — Kathryn Minshew
If you are reading this, and feel discouraged by an inability to communicate to others your own feelings about the importance of an active space… — Charles Sheffield
The composition of a common world would be the definition of politics. — Bruno Latour
But when you have to deal with notes, and to be able to make a full definition of what a sound is - if you… — Dennis Brown
We will freedom for freedom’s sake, in and through particular circumstances. And in thus willing freedom, we discover that it depends entirely upon the freedom… — Jean-Paul Sartre
The single definition of government I've ever seen that makes sense is that it's the organization which claims the right to kill people who won't… — Poul Anderson
Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state… — Brian Aldiss
Your first book already defines you, while you are really far from being defined. And this definition is something you may then carry with you… — Italo Calvino
When a man does not live with his children and does not get along with the mother of his children, his fatherhood becomes essentially untenable,… — David Blankenhorn
If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly… — Henry A. Wallace
Marriage is between a man and a woman. No group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality, it doesn't… — Benjamin Carson
The next level, by definition, is something you can't see and you can't understand... — Eben Pagan
Of course, if 40% of women need oxytocin to progress normally, then something is wrong with the definition of normal. — Henci Goer
It is the business of thought to define things, to find the boundaries; thought, indeed, is a ceaseless process of definition. It is the business… — Vance Palmer
I offer something very different from the lifelong career politicians who have worked their way up to run for higher office or those who can… — Elizabeth Emken
I mean, the first 'Back to the Future' is kind of a perfect script, I think, in terms of handling time travel the best. It… — Rian Johnson
If I had to give a definition of happiness, it would be this: happiness needs nothing but itself; it doesn’t have to be validated. — Herman Koch

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