#definition

The definition of a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he's a Schwarzenegger Republican. ↗

— Warren Beatty

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The historian is, by definition, absolutely incapable of observing the facts which he examines. ↗

— Marc Bloch

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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

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By definition, I believe I am unapologetically optimistic and I am unapologetically earnest. ↗

— Emilio Estevez

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In March of 1933 we witnessed a revolution in manner, in mores, in the definition of government. What before had been black or white sprang alive with color. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

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Duty is what one expects from others. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#duty #life #life

We can all be geniuses because one definition of genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains. ↗

— Knute Rockne

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Toska - noun /ˈtō-skə/ - Russian word roughly translated as sadness, melancholia, lugubriousness. "No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

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Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation. ↗

— John Yoo

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Webster’s—the original high definition entertainment.
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— Jarod Kintz

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