Definitive Quotes

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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
The most important thing in life is style. That is, the style of ones existence-the characteristic mode of ones actions-is basically, ultimately what matters. For… — Tom Robbins
We cannot point to a single definitive solution of any one of the problems that confront us â€” political, economic, social or moral, that is,… — Peter Medawar
The essence of liberalism is negotiation, a cautious half measure, in the hope that the definitive dispute, the decisive bloody battle, can be transformed into… — Carl Schmitt
When the Bible uses the words salvation, Savior, and save, it's speaking of the total work of God in bringing people from a state of… — David Jeremiah
I'm not a dreamer, and I'm not saying this will initiate any kind of definitive answer or cure to cancer, but I believe in miracles.… — Terry Fox
In life, the only thing of importance is a radical, total, and definitive change. The rest, frankly, is of no importance at all. — Samael Aun Weor
I donâ€™t get wrapped up in technique and the like. I have a simple rule and that is to spend as much time in the… — Fay Godwin
It is inconceivable that the God who gives Himself in His Son to save us, should have created some people ordained to evil and damnation.… — Jacques Ellul
I've done 33 Sherlock Holmes stories and bits of them are all right. But the definitive Sherlock Holmes is really in everyone's head. No actor… — Jeremy Brett
There is no definitive list of the duties of a stage manager that is applicable to all theaters and staging environments. Regardless of specific duties,… — Laurence Sterne
The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante,… — William Strunk, Jr.
Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive. — George Washington
I was always going to act, literally ever since I was tiny. In fact, I have Doctor Who to thank for that. I wanted to… — David Tennant
As the field of coaching finds its way to becoming a mature discipline, James Flaherty's dedicated field research, study, and sound articulation offers a definitive… — Richard Strozzi-Heckler
At 11 years old I made a very definitive decision. And my decision was that I wanted to be happy. — Goldie Hawn

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