A lady is nothing very specific. One man's lady is another man's woman; sometimes, one man's lady is another man's wife. Definitions overlap but they almost never coincide. Russell Lynes American Critic More Russell Lynes Quotes 1
Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own. Frederick Pollock English Judge More Frederick Pollock Quotes 0
It is odd how learned persons fail to see that new terms and definitions are apt to mean new doubts and litigation. Frederick Pollock English Judge More Frederick Pollock Quotes 0
Just letting it out is one of the definitions of bad art. Dennis Potter British Dramatist More Dennis Potter Quotes 0
Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example? Dennis Prager American Journalist More Dennis Prager Quotes 0
Greek was very much a live language, and a language still unconscious of grammar, not, like ours, dominated by definitions and trained upon dictionaries. Gilbert Murray British Diplomat More Gilbert Murray Quotes 0
I don't relate to machismo ... If anything, it's about letting go of the definitions we've had of men and women, and that women are somehow weaker. Not in the experiences I've had with women in my life: I don't find my mother to be weak, and my wife is certainly not weak. As far as men being domineering and physical and violent, my father is not. My brothers aren't. I hope I'm not. Anthony Edwards More Anthony Edwards Quotes 0
The definitions related to open space are weak in that they do not distinguish between lands set aside for resource-conservation purposes versus lands set aside for recreational purposes; nor do the definitions recognize necessary distinctions between urban, suburban and rural lands. Craig Richardson More Craig Richardson Quotes 0
Rhode Island and New York don't have clear definitions of marriage in their statutes or constitutions. Dale Schowengerdt More Dale Schowengerdt Quotes 0
If I didn't know better, I would think that you were just making definitions up in an ad hoc manner to avoid coming to a conclusion which contradicted your a priori wishes. Greg Erwin More Greg Erwin Quotes 0
We've included more definitions, as well as a timeline and just process. If we're going to deny your license or revoke it, there's a specific timeline in place. Health Officer Hilde Perala More Health Officer Hilde Perala Quotes 0
The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. James Arthur Baldwin American Essayist More James Arthur Baldwin Quotes 0
[(CNN) --] With an economy that now values brains over brawn, mind over muscle, the old definitions for work and success have been turned upside down, ... Get Weird! John Putzier More John Putzier Quotes 0
Everybody has different feelings and I think that ... our definitions of love and marriage and honor change as we get older, as we learn more, as we learn things about each other. So it's an ever- changing lesson. Julia Roberts American Actress More Julia Roberts Quotes 0
From my review of the legislation in place, I don't think they've exceeded the limits to meet the definitions of adult entertainment. It's no different than a restaurant or bar with entertainment -- comedians, a band, or magicians. Luke Lirot More Luke Lirot Quotes 0
The content of state secrets in Chinese law ... goes far beyond ordinary definitions of national security to encompass, in fact, most information handled by the government. Nicolas Becquelin More Nicolas Becquelin Quotes 0
Criminal law in particular does indeed present human beings in extremis. You're always dealing with definitions of evil. Scott Turow More Scott Turow Quotes 0
That's the biggest issue. Various districts have different definitions of moral turpitude. Wayne Blanton More Wayne Blanton Quotes 0
I am very much afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make them. One must take care, too, not to be inhibited by them. Robert Delaunay French Artist More Robert Delaunay Quotes 0
Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions. Tryon Edwards American Theologian More Tryon Edwards Quotes 0
We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem. Ernest Istook American Politician More Ernest Istook Quotes 0
We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions. Yitzhak Rabin Israeli Statesman More Yitzhak Rabin Quotes 0
One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new definition. Alvin Toffler American Author More Alvin Toffler Quotes 0
The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. James A. Baldwin American Author More James A. Baldwin Quotes 0
I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; - poetry = the best words in the best order. Samuel Taylor Coleridge English Poet More Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quotes 0