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  • The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect its thought because it is not called upon for definite action. But throw your subject into a campaign and it becomes a challenge.
  • Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.
  • The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.
  • No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.
  • Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.
  • The success of a party means little more than that the Nation is using the party for a large and definite purpose. It seeks to use and interpret a change in its own plans and point of view.
  • With a definite, step-by-step plan - ah, what a difference it makes! You cannot fail, because each step carries you along to the next, like a track…
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  • Aristotle First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • John D. Mcdonald A set definite objective must be established if we are to accomplish anything in a big way.
    John D. Mcdonald
    American writer of novels and short stories (1916 - 1986)
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  • Carlos Saavedra Lamas America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.
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  • Arnold J. Toynbee Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
    Arnold J. Toynbee
    British historian and author (1889 - 1975)
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  • Philip Guedalla Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.
    Philip Guedalla
    British historical writer (1889 - 1944)
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  • Herbert Spencer Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
    Herbert Spencer
    British Philosopher (1820 - 1903)
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  • Napoleon Hill Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Aleister Crowley Destiny is an absolutely definite and inexorable ruler. Physical ability and moral determination count for nothing. It is impossible to perform the simplest act when the gods say ''no.'' I have no idea how they bring pressure to bear on such occasions; I only know that it is irresistible.
    Aleister Crowley
    British occultist, writer, and mountaineer (1875 - 1947)
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  • Bernhard von Bulow English policy may not yet have made the definite decision to attack us; but it doubtless wishes, by all and every means, even the most extreme, to hinder every further expansion of German international influence and of German maritime power.
    Bernhard von Bulow
    German diplomat and politician (1849 - 1929)
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  • Napoleon Hill Every well built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Herbert Spencer Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity, to a definite coherent heterogeneity.
    Herbert Spencer
    British Philosopher (1820 - 1903)
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  • John Wooden For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.
    John Wooden
    American basketball player and head coach (1910 - 2010)
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  • Bryn Terfel Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask.
    Bryn Terfel
    Welsh bass-baritone opera singer (1965 - )
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  • Marshall Field I have tried to make all my acts and commercial moves the result of definite consideration and sound judgment. There were never any great ventures or risks. I practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.
    Marshall Field
    American businessman (1834 - 1906)
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  • Bipasha Basu It was Vikram Bhatt and 'Raaz' that got me interested in the medium of cinema. Before that, I was like any other youngster dabbling with various things - modelling, films - without a definite direction or focus. Now that I'm working with all of them, life has come full circle for me.
    Bipasha Basu
    Indian film actress and model (1979 - )
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  • Leo Tolstoy Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
    Leo Tolstoy
    Russian writer (1828 - 1910)
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  • Henri-Frédéric Amiel Learn to limit yourself, to content yourself with some definite thing, and some definite work; dare to be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not and to believe in your own individuality.
    Henri-Frédéric Amiel
    Swiss philosopher and poet (1821 - 1881)
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  • Ezra Pound Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use.
    Ezra Pound
    American poet (1885 - 1972)
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  • Oscar Wilde Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Ruth Benedict No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.
    Ruth Benedict
    American anthropologist and folklorist (1887 - 1948)
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