Definitions Quotes - Page 9

I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.

Each lodge is an oasis if equality and good will in a desert of strife, working to wield mankind into a great league of sympathy and services, which, by the terms of our definition, it seeks to exhibit now on a small scale.

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.

To be wrong, and to be carefully wrong, that is the definition of decadence.

Realize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic,bold moves which by definition, cannot be planned.

What is the definition of guts? Grace under pressure.

Our definition of a weakness is anything that gets in the way of excellent performance.

The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.

I define power as control over ones life. A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner.

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.

The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.

Empathy cannot by definition oppress anyone.

The objective of US authorities was to terminate their existence as peoples - not as random individuals. This is the very definition of modern genocide.

All economic activity is by definition "high risk." And defending yesterday--that is, not innovating--is far more risky than making tomorrow.

Can you remember when you didn't want to sleep? Isn't it inconceivable? I guess the definition of adulthood is that you want to sleep.

By definition, revolutions are not linear, one step at a time, event A leading to event B, and so on. Many causes operate on each other at once. Revolutions shift into place suddenly, like the pattern in a kaleidoscope. They do not so much proceed as crystallize.

Everyone wants dignity. And today the mission of HOPE is ‘silver rights,’or making the free enterprise system work for the least of these God’s children, and why we believe that the new definition of freedom today is self-determination.

Amongst the many definitions, there is one that may be generally agreed upon: modernity is the epoch in which simply being modern became a decisive value in itself.

A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules, or fits certain definitions (of which its author had quite probably never heard). It is classic because of a certain eternal and irrepressible freshness.

Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation.

I have high-definition television, because I felt the lack of resolution was affecting my ability to solve cases on C.S.I.

What's the best way to get a good spouse? The best single way is to deserve a good spouse because a good spouse is by definition not nuts.

The battle for the world is the battle for definitions.

Other Definitions of Worry Anxiety is the great modern plague. But faith can cure it.

True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world.