Definitive Quotes

113 Definitive quotes by 99 unique authors

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate. — Douglas Adams
When reading about what may be described as the lesser celebrated heroic figures of the Harlem Renaissance, we rarely get a definitive look at just… — Aberjhani
The Emancipation Proclamation...can remind us in 2013 of all the mistakes we never want to commit again but it can also motivate us to fulfill… — Aberjhani
It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it,… — George Washington
Historical refutation as the definitive refutation.- In former times, one sought to prove that there is no God - today one indicates how the belief… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Most of the people...they say gays are born that way and it has been...proven...That is a lie. That's what's called a lie. It is not… — Scott Lively
Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current… — Arthur Ashe
United with the angels and saints of the heavenly Church, let us adore the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. Prostrate, we adore this great… — Pope John Paul II
I never claim my photographs reveal some definitive truth. I claim that this is what I saw and felt about the subject at the time… — David Hurn
As a geologist, I love Earth observations, but it is ridiculous to tie this objective to a 'consensus' that humans are causing global warming when… — Harrison Schmitt
The definitive resolution of the UFO enigma will not come about unless and until the problem is subjected to open and extensive scientific study by… — Peter A. Sturrock
We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one's own ego and… — Pope Benedict XVI
Only from God does true revolution come... the definitive way to change the world. — Pope Benedict XVI
I had hoped I would have some definitive news to give you by now, but I've heard (unofficially) that they need/will take another 2 week… — Unknown Author
I really do feel like Los Angeles is my home now and, as cliche as this sounds, I felt like I found myself here and… — Ryan Kwanten
The Danger of a Single Story”, which has resonated with me immensely every time I read it. “Power is the ability not just to tell… — Mourid Barghouti
Im not someone whos ever said anything definitive about his work. In my life also I have very little fixed form. I can change overnight. — Willem de Kooning
Revolutionaries see history as a creation of their own spirit, as being made up of a continuous series of violent tugs at the other forces… — Antonio Gramsci
Today, there are those who say that marriage is out of fashion... They say that it is not worth making a life-long commitment, making a… — Pope Francis
On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation said that door is closed. — Pope Francis
I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be described… — Brian Setzer
Why compose works that have to be re-created every time they are performed? Because definitive, once-and-for-all developments seem no longer appropriate to musical thought as… — Pierre Boulez
Auroville (City of Dawn) is an 'experimental' township in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India near Puducherry in South India. It was… — Mirra Alfassa
Nothing more can be attempted than to establish the beginning and the direction of an infinitely long road. The pretension of any systematic and definitive… — Georg Simmel
Objects and their functions no longer had any significance. All I perceived was perception itself, the hell of forms and figures devoid of human emotion… — Federico Fellini

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