Nas
Rapper, Songwriter
"Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined"
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Defined
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Toni Morrison
Novelist, Essayist
"Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined."
Oprah Winfrey
Television host, producer, philanthropist
"Always take a stand for yourself, your values. You're defined by what you stand for"
Franz Kafka
Writer
"I never wish to be easily defined."
Vernon Lee
Writer, Critic
"What being at leisure means is more easily felt than defined."
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"God is defined by Jesus but not confined to Jesus."
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"An outlaw can be defined as somebody who lives outside the law, beyond the law and not necessarily against it."
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"Nothingness cannot be defined; the softest thing cannot be snapped."
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"Definitions belong to the definer, not the defined."
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"We are defined not by our borders but by our bonds."
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"We are defined by the stories we tell ourselves."
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"Keep your life in a positive perspective. We are not defined by our pasts"
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"Mythology is often defined as 'other peoples' religions', religion can be thought of as misinterpreted mythology."
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"Fashion is defined by what later becomes out of fashion."
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"It's so tedious that everyone must be defined."
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"We have to stop being defined by what we own, and start being defined by what we create."
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"I wish I'd known sooner that success isn't defined by who goes the longest without vacation."
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"E-mail importance is defined by the receiver, not the sender."
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"Humans aren't defined by death, and they're not defined by what they lack. They're defined by their connections."
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"A problem defined, is a problem half solved."
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"Basically, success the way we've defined it is no longer sustainable. It's no longer sustainable for human beings or for societies."
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"I dont want to be easily defined."
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"We're kind of defined by our mistakes"
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"Governors should be defined not just by what they do and say, but who they surround themselves with."
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"When art is defined by Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons, you've got a society that's impoverished."
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