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"The practice of first developing a clear and precise definition of a process without regard for efficiency, and then using it as a guide and a test in exploring equivalent processes possessing other characteristics, such as greater efficiency, is very common in mathematics. It is a very fruitful practice which should not be blighted by premature emphasis on efficiency in computer execution."
"A one sentence definition of mythology? Mythology is what we call someone else's religion."
"So different groups have different definitions, and then they clash on those. So it takes adept leadership to say we're going to work through these."
"My definition of evil is unfriendliness."
"Like navigation markings in unknown waters, definitions of poverty need to be distinctive and unambiguous. A definition that is not precise is as bad as no definition at all."
"Literature is by definition opinionated. It is bound to provoke the arguments in many quarters, not excluding the hometown or even the family of the author."
