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Definition of inertia: 'The vis insita, or innate force of matter, is a power of resisting by which every body, as much as in it… — Isaac Newton
The denial of suffering is, in fact a better definition of illness than its acceptance. — M. Scott Peck
E.P. Whipple calls fanaticism "religion caricatured," which is a full definition in a word. — James Parton
After realising my natural affinity towards surrealism several years ago I decided to study it's origins and definitions. — Trevor Dunn
The twenty first century will require a re-affirmation and re-definition of our alliances and international organisations. — Chuck Hagel
Definitions are temporary verbalizations of concepts, and concepts- particularly difficult concepts- are usually revised repeatedly as our knowledge and understanding grows. — Ernst Mayr
Shedding the carapace we have been building so assiduously on the surface, we must by definition give up exactly what we thought was necessary to… — David Whyte
A plan is only a scenario, and almost by definition, it is optimistic... As a result, scenario planning can lead to a serious underestimate of… — Daniel Kahneman
We need a universally accepted definition of reserves reporting. — Fatih Birol
Philosophers and aestheticians may offer elegant and profound definitions of art and beauty, but for the painter they are all summed up in the phrase:… — Gino Severini
What is at the center of your life? Carefully examine where you spend your attention, your time. Look at your appointment book, your daily scheduleÂ….… — Wayne Muller
I am bound by my own definition of criticism : a disinterested endeavour to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in… — Matthew Arnold
Let me give you a definition in brief. Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary… — Brigham Young
There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck. — Gerald R. Ford
Home is the definition of God. — Emily Dickinson
I think most newspapermen by definition have to be liberal; if they're not liberal, by definition of it, then they can hardly be good newspapermen.… — Walter Cronkite
I think that being liberal, in the true sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, noncomitted to a cause but examining each case on its merits. Being… — Walter Cronkite
If E is considered to be a continuously divisible quantity, this distribution is possible in infinitely many ways. We consider, however-this is the most essential… — Max Planck
Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag to-day Can tell the definition So clear of victory, As he, defeated, dying, On… — Emily Dickinson
There is no final stage in nirvana. Nirvana is beyond definition. It is not quantifiable. — Frederick Lenz
It is a trite but true definition that examples work more forcibly on the mind than precepts. — Henry Fielding
You want to know my definition of gun control? Being able to stand there at 25 meters and put two rounds in the same hole.… — Jesse Ventura
Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust. — Stephen Covey
A friend told me of visiting the Dalai Lama in India and asking him for a succinct definition of compassion. She prefaced her question by… — Marc Ian Barasch
God is not a person. God does not have a history. God does not have a future. God is beyond definition. We can say that… — Frederick Lenz

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