Quotes About Definition

By definition, transnational crime crosses borders, but efforts to combat it mostly do not.

To us, the definition of philanthropy is what we spend. A P&L account means expenditure, lines of revenue. There is a surplus; it goes to the balance sheet. A transparent foundation should disclose this.

L.A. films are hard to define compared to New York films because New York films are their own subgenre, in a way. L.A. is more transparent.

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.

The definition of terms is the beginning of wisdom.

Jung was the first to propose the model of psychic energy, suggesting that for introverts, energy flows inward, while for extroverts, energy flows outward. Introverts tend to embrace this definition. It fels right for us because we know exactly what it feels like to have our energy depleted when we have sent too much flowing outward.

Not the measure of words is necessary, but their meaning.

Moksha is defined as the steady glow of the Self in perfection.

I put forward as a general definition of civilization, that a civilized society is exhibiting the five qualities of Truth, Beauty, Adventure, Art, Peace.

For to define true madness, What is't but to be nothing else but mad?

These pages are not my confession; they're my definition. And I feel, as I begin to write it, that I can write it with some semblance of truth.

Dictionary: Opinion presented as truth in alphabetical order.

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

Liars are experts in chopping logic and missing the truth slightly - 'Did God say not to eat from any tree?' In order to pin a liar down, words must be defined in the most careful manner available.

Everything and everybody is sooner or later identified, defined, and put in perspective. The truth as always is simultaneously better and worse than what the popular myth-making has it.

Over the years, a number of judges, among them the great Learned Hand, had attempted, tongues not always quite firmly in cheek, to sort out these fine and crucial distinctions. A legal definition of the term "superhero" had even been arrived at.

open the door in the gate. She had always found a paradox in the crime of blasphemy for it seemed to her that any God who could be discountenanced by the words of human beings was by definition not worthy of reverence, but

Daryl Morey] suggested a new definition of the nerd: a person who knows his mind well enough to mistrust it

a new definition of the nerd: a person who knows his own mind well enough to mistrust it.

One of the first things I learned in the Marine Corps is that any military mission has to be defined as precisely as you can possibly define it, and then you size the force and equipment force to accomplish that mission without fail.

I find the ritual of shaving very relaxing, but for every day, it's pretty irritating on my skin, so I like having the definition a beard gives.

I would tell you I love you, Sir, if I knew what it was to love.

There are certainties in existence, but love is something much harder to define than light and dark, life and death. I think saying you are "like" someone in love sounds right.

By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them.