Definitions Quotes - Page 31

It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world.

A working definition of fathering might be this: fathering is the act of guiding a child to behave in ways that lead to the childs becoming a secure child in full, thus increasing his or her chances of being happy and fruitful as a young adult.

My definition of social justice: those who refuse to work deserve to go hungry.

Any system described by a power law [...] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average.

Maybe that, really, is as good a definition as any of an artist in the world: a ruthless person.

Some artists are told what to like and told definitions of what the music business is. That's a problem. Music is artistry, and you want your music heard, your act known. But artists don't know. They are ignorant the minute they sign a contract.

Religion is an attempt, a noble attempt, to suggest in human terms more-than-human realities.

In my definition I am a protest writer, with restraint.

People often say to me, "How come you don't want to be CEO of a company?" And I tell them, "I don't want to." I know I can do it, but I don't enjoy it. Why does that have to be the definition of success?

My favorite definition of success is that it is a state of mind combined with a state of readiness. You can have one and be a flop; if you have both, you'll win every time.

Everything that I do has a certain mechanical logic to it, and follows my definition of design--which is function with cultural content.

The western mind makes definitions; it draws lines.

If we accept the Greek's definition of the idiot as an altogether private man, then we must conclude that many American citizens are now idiots. And I should not be surprised, although I don't know, if there were some such idiots even in Germany.

Ye cannot know eternal reality by a definition. Time itself, and all the acts and events that fill time are the definition, and it must be lived.

Is there anything worse than being called the 'It Girl?' By definition, there will be a new one in two weeks.

You’ll come with us,” she said. “Sure,” Gavin said. “It wasn’t a request.” “Yes it was,” Gavin said. “When you don’t have power to compel obedience, by definition you’re making a request.

A few rules include all that is necessary for the perfection of the definitions, the axioms, and the demonstrations, and consequently of the entire method of the geometrical proofs of the art of persuading.

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job.

It is the definition of the word 'object' which destroys all religions.

Analytic It is clear that the definition of "logic" or "mathematics" must be sought by trying to give a new definition of the old notion of "analytic" propositions.

In mathematics and science definition are simple, but bare-bones. Until you get to a problem which you understand it takes hundreds and hundreds of pages and years and years of learning.

Most of us find it difficult to accept a definition of love that says we are never loved in a context where there is abuse.

There are problems that just end up being really hard and by definition the only problems that come to my desk are the ones that nobody else can solve.

The definition of love is giving.

My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I've never lost a match.