Definitions Quotes

1270 Definitions quotes by 977 unique authors

True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world. — Simone Weil
I wonder who it was defined man as a rational animal. It was the most premature definition ever given. Man is many things, but he… — Oscar Wilde
Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined. — Toni Morrison
[The Head of Radio Three] had been ensnared by the Music Director of the college and a Professor of Philosophy. These two were busy explaining… — Douglas Adams
The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government. — Sarah Vowell
Laughter is by definition healthy. — Doris Lessing
Man is a creature that can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
He resented such questions as people do who have thought a great deal about them. The superficial and slipshod have ready answers, but those looking… — Peter De Vries
All right, then, her first rule for the rest of her days: no more looking outside for definitions. She might not have any clue who… — J R Ward
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed, or… — James Madison
Perhaps there is supranatural: reason beyond the normal definitions of fact or data-based logic; something that only makes sense if you can see a bigger… — William P. Young
Hurt is a part of life. To be honest, I think hurt is a part of happiness, that our definition of happiness has gotten very… — Julian Gough
at least nine-tenths of all the original reality ever created lies outside the multiverse, and since the multiverse by definition includes absolutely everything that is… — Terry Pratchett
Some guys-a lot of guys-don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they want to eat or drink… — Stephen King
and then she asks me how many sexual partners I've had and I say one or two depending on your definition of what I did… — Sherman Alexie
Obsessed? I don't know what the word means. I know there were times when I couldn't think of anything else. I used to stay in… — Sarah Dunant
If you and I are friends, there is an expectancy that exists within our relationship. When we see each other or are apart, there is… — William P. Young
I do not believe a person can take two issues from Scripture, those being abortion and gay marriage, and adhere to them as sins, then… — Donald Miller
The most futile thing in this world is any attempt, perhaps, at exact definition of character. All individuals are a bundle of contradictions - none… — Theodore Dreiser
The definition of black irony is Pro-lifers killing Doctors who do abortions — Bill Hicks
The point,' Ms. Conyers continued, "is that no word had one specific definition. Maybe in the dictionary, but not in real life. — Sarah Dessen
She smiled, pulling the photo a little closer, and I wondered if I should ask her, too, the question for my project, get her definition.… — Sarah Dessen
Hang up the phone on a vampire, the definition of carefree. — Steve Aylett
One must be careful with words. Words turn probabilities into facts and by sheer force of definition translate tendencies into habits. — Fay Weldon
You cannot be who and what you are unless you have a lifestyle, both internally and externally, that is designed to support that definition of… — Phil McGraw

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