Quotes about definitions
definitions beloved defined
Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined. Toni Morrison
definitions limits
Any definition which limits us is deplorable. Edward Albee
definitions philosopher logic
What is a good definition? For the philosopher or the scientist, it is a definition which applies to all the objects to be defined, and applies only to them; it is that which satisfies the rules of logic. But in education it is not that; it is one that can be understood by the pupils. Henri Poincare
definitions evolution observation
It is inherent in any definition of science that statements that cannot be checked by observation are not really saying anything or at least they are not science. George Gaylord Simpson
definitions gains should
What should we gain by a definition, as it can only lead us to other undefined terms? Ludwig Wittgenstein
definitions lost
There are many words and definitions I have never lost. But some I am only just beginning to truly understand. Mary E. Pearson
definitions catchy you-like-it
By definition pop is extremely catchy, whether you like it or not, Kurt Cobain
definitions done constrain
I see myself as someone who makes things. Definitions have never done anything but constrain. Jonathan Safran Foer
definitions fiction make-sense
There is only one definition of science fiction that seems to make sense: 'Science fiction is anything published as science fiction.' Norman Spinrad
definitions definition-of-success thrown
My definition of success is not having things thrown at me! Orson Welles
definitions world study
True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world. Simone Weil
definitions flour
A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble Remy de Gourmont
definitions would-be discworld
And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based. Terry Pratchett
definitions roles high-definition
I played teen roles until high definition came out. Selma Blair
definitions argument ends
A definition is the start of an argument, not the end of one. Neil Postman
definitions too-much needs
My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied. Jose Mujica
definitions habit bad-habits
There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad. Jose Bergamin
definitions purpose missions
The basic definition of the business and of its purpose and mission have to be translated into objectives. Peter Drucker
definitions resources enterprise
The enterprise, by definition, must be capable of producing more or better than all the resources that comprise it.
definitions life-happens victim
Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens. Peter McWilliams
definitions video used
I've never used High Definition video, never, ever, ever, ever, ever. And I never will. I can't stand that crap. Quentin Tarantino
definitions want kind
My definition of success? Being the kind of woman that I would want to have as a friend. Maria Shriver
definitions modernism
My definition of modernism took a while to develop. Peter Gay
definitions sometimes persons
An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides. John Henry Patterson
definitions modern aids
AIDS is a plague - numerically, statistically and by any definition known to modern public health - though no one in authority has the guts to call it one. Larry Kramer
definitions mythology one-sentence
A one sentence definition of mythology? Mythology is what we call someone else's religion. Joseph Campbell
definitions classification
A classification is a definition comprising a system of definitions. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
definitions corporations slides
I'm unclear on the definition of person the courts have been using. Something that sieves out dolphins but lets corporations slide on through. Karen Joy Fowler
definitions doe fit
Oh God, Oh God we’re all gonna die doesn’t really fit the definition of banter, now does it? Lilith Saintcrow
definitions needs israeli
For Americans I'll always be Israeli, and for Israelis I'll always be American. But I really have no need for definitions. Hani Furstenberg
definitions decadence
To be wrong, and to be carefully wrong, that is the definition of decadence. Gilbert K. Chesterton
definitions normal why-not
I was always interested in language. I thought, why not? If a painting, by the normal definition of the term, is paint on canvas, why can't it be painted words on canvas? John Baldessari
definitions ashamed adore
My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of. Jodie Foster