Defined Quotes

Clemens and Maddux have defined our era, I believe. And Randy Johnson is right behind them and still going.

Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbour on our knees.

If you are not making the progress that you would like to make and are capable of making, it is simply because your goals are not clearly defined.

Liberalism can only be defined negatively. It is a mere critique, not a living idea.

Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon by the whole society.

I'm not defined by where I came from. I never took part in the rules and hatred that sometimes go along with religion. But if my parents are happy with what they believe, then I'm happy to stay out of their way. We agree to disagree.

No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball, with cause and effect, crime and punishment, motive and result, so cleanly defined.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You've defined my entire life for me on the screen.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

I've had women tell me that when their daughters see them taking care of themselves, and being defined from within, and thinking for themselves instead of thinking about that silly culture out there, it's powerful modeling.

Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics.

I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people. But, I change a lot. I'm in my Brooks Brothers period now.

It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working.

I'm a very loyal person and I allowed myself to be defined as somebody who was doing Gordon's bidding. I should have fought back harder to define myself at an earlier stage.

You have a specific, defined audience-at MTV, they assume the audience to the news is 15 to 30 years old and they do a lot of research about the things they're interested in.

God is defined by Jesus but not confined to Jesus.

There has been a shift to what may be defined as a culture of negativity which goes well beyond coverage of politics.

Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself.

You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone, from any background, can climb the highest of heights.

As for political poetry, as it's usually defined, it seems there's very little good political poetry.

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to pay full benefits as they are defined today until at least 2042.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

Locally produced foods - defined as those harvested within a 100-mile radius of one's home - have a lesser impact on the environment because of the decreased need for transportation from source to consumer.

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly dead, and we are therefore on our own.

To people who don't know me I'm defined by a number of things that people know about me that are entirely untrue.

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me.