I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.
John Keats

I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.
Stephen Harper

If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly not have been able to give a definition that had any meaning at all.
Bertrand Russell

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women.
Christopher Hampton

If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism.
Vladimir Lenin

If that's your definition of the Clinton faction, then I think that that seems to be in ascendancy. That might include a guy like John Edwards, who's just starting this new center in Chapel Hill to deal with issues of poverty and work.
John Podesta

If we change the definition of marriage to be more inclusive, then it is logical to argue that we should broaden the definition so that won't exclude anyone.
Jack Kingston

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
George S. Patton

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who the real troublemakers are.
Al Sharpton

If you ever get rich and famous, by definition you are special. You have done something special, and therefore you start to behave special. Then if the floor drops out, and you become down and out, you have a really new perspective.
Danny Bonaduce

If you look up the definition of greatness in the dictionary, it will say Michael Jordan.
Elgin Baylor

If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.
Val Kilmer

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration".
Alan Perlis

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

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.
Robert Fripp

In the past I have declined to comment on my own work: because, it seems to me, a poem is what it is; because a poem is itself a definition, and to try to redefine it is to be apt to falsify it; and because the author is the person least able to consider his work objectively.
James Schuyler

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
John Henry Newman

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
John Henry Newman

It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not encounter violence every day. I think we prepare people for violence, and I think just as importantly we prepare people for the definition of being gentle.
Bob Keeshan

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
G. H. Hardy