Defined Quotes

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

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.

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.

Mark Twain cannot be defined.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their wars; it is also defined by the evolution of the human mind and the development of the human consciousness.

Any person who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved, has already defined his own limitations.

I remember coming to this college in the 1960s as a new legislator when a road divided the campus - and it was not fully paved at that - and no wall defined the campus from the highway.

It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money.

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.

Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.

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.

For most of the 20th century, we didn't just enjoy economic success in Michigan, we defined it. Our innovators and entrepreneurs created the world's most productive companies, and our unions made sure that productivity led to broad middle class prosperity.

Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully acheived has already defined his own limitations.

We're far more defined by our mistakes than the things that we succeed at.

You were saying that once when visiting Yale, you were struck that unlike Pound, Williams's thinking was volatile, I mean, did not stay locked into a pattern of concepts that then defined his subsequent necessary behavior, whereas Pound did.

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.