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Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle. — Sugar Ray Leonard

The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it. — Halle Berry

The most critical, defining battles we wage in life, we wage alone. Against ourselves. It — Karen Marie Moning

The truth of art consists in its power to break the monopoly that those in power exercise by defining what is real. — Denis Donoghue

We usually don't realize the thing that is defining our identity until that thing is taken away. — Tim Hiller

Force of Life

Defining the intention
of our heart's desire
we discover
the Force of Life — Natasa Nuit Pantovic

The lacy fight was a career defining fight. — Joe Calzaghe

The more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use. — George Amos Dorsey

The problem of defining exactly what is meant by the signal velocity, which cropped up as long ago as 1907, has not been solved. — Hans Christian Von Baeyer

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment. — Daniel Day-Lewis

But those guys (on 'Idol') will never be known for defining a generation of young suburbanites like (blink) did. — Tom DeLonge

This country has a long history of defining its generations by the conflicts that should have killed them. — Omar El Akkad

I don't have real big aspirations to be a movie star. I would love to be on a long-running hit TV show. You end up playing a defining role. — Jenna Fischer

By defining Logos as a hypostasis of the divine, John underscored the most important aspect of Jewish religion: faith in one God. — James Mikolajczyk

The defining element of hell was eternal conscious suffering. Here — Ken MacLeod

A defining factor of team success is trust in God. — Sunday Adelaja

The defining factor [for success] is never resources; it's resourcefulness. — Tony Robbins

We too easily put boundaries on defining who we are. — Elaina Marie

In your life's defining moments there are two choices - you either step forward in faith and power or you step backward into fear. — James Arthur Ray

An excess of the desire to appear grown up is one of the defining characteristics of adolescence. — Michael Chabon

That's a defining moment, there, when someone plays an instrument that everyone relates to around the planet. — Neil Young

Leadership's defining quality is honesty. To honesty, add fairness and consistency. — Cole C. Kingseed

There has been one defining production for me in each decade. — Stephen Daldry

All concepts in which an entire process is semiotically concentrated elude definition; only that which has no history is definable. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people. — Robert Benchley

It was Sister Hildegarde's belief that good penmanship was the defining key to success in life. — Louise Erdrich

American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos. — Diane Wakoski

What defines me? Skin? I hope I'm more than that. Than this. That I am what I think, what I believe. What I feel. — Lissa Price

I want to find that defining moment that you're satisfied and you've done what you want to do in your life. — Tyson Gay

To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against. — Christina Baldwin

It's only when we are able to exceed our rigid interpretations, and we start defining love in it's totality, that we realize that love is everywhere — Julian Pencilliah

The idea of an election is much more interesting to me than the election itself ... The act of voting is in itself the defining moment. — Jeff Melvoin

You are only one defining decision away from a totally different life! — Mark Batterson

The most exciting and most defining part of our spirituality comes from the journey we take. — Jenna Alatari

The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have. — Eleanor Catton

No disability or dictionary out there, is capable of clearly defining who we are as a person. — Robert M. Hensel

You can't market yourself as a brand without defining your core values and characteristics that are distinguishable and unique to you. — Daniela Bachelder

Burning passion, definite purpose and joyful persistence are the defining force for true success. — Debasish Mridha

Disability is a characteristic like hair color; it's not a defining principle. — Jean Driscoll

It's a defining difference, curiosity. I've never known a stupid person who was curious, or a curious person who was stupid. — Mark Helprin

The defining qualities that will distinguish great leaders from the rest are stemmed from the mindset level. — Pearl Zhu

I am defining leadership in terms of the role, not the position. — Edgar Schein

How dull it is to have people defining you. — Octavia E. Butler

Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it. — Benjamin Whorf

Obama is defining himself in a way that will destroy him. — John Podhoretz

what we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore - plays in defining the quality of our life. — Cal Newport

When we judge others, the only one that we are truly defining is our self. — Maximus Freeman

Destiny is not a mystery. For better or worse, your destiny is the result of your daily decisions and defining decisions. — Mark Batterson

Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being. — Ken Burns

He is the cornerstone of a defining life moment for me. — Kitty Thomas

There are no defining moments. There are only your moments to define. — Thomas B. Dowd III

A defining moment takes a long time to get over, if you ever do. — Mick Jones

It becomes one of those defining moments in your life, when your mother does that — Melina Marchetta

In fact, some psychologists are defining self-esteem as the degree to which you believe that you are likeable to others[1] — Roger Covin

Sorry. But I don't need some money-grubbing preacher defining my relationship with God. — Ellen Hopkins

I think Julia is defining a new feminism. It's the power of the open heart. And its ok to be sexual. — Kenny Loggins

I couldn't pick just one defining breakthrough role. I like to think that they're all a part of me. — Natalie Dormer

Becoming a mother was the single defining event of my life. It felt like the whole world shifted. — Debra Messing

LEGACY plays an important role in defining a good leader at any age. — Farshad Asl

Beating John Landy was my defining race. — Roger Bannister

Defining child care primarily as women's sphere reinforces the devaluing of women and prevents their equal access to power. — Mary Frances Berry

If Microsoft is the new IBM, Google is the new Microsoft - the defining company of the industry. — Mitchell Kapor

Can the existence of a mathematical entity be proved without defining it ? — Jacques Hadamard

Dogs are always going to come up short if you insist on defining them as a weird kind of cat. — Peter Watts

We are dealing in a day and time when the courts are defining sin different than the church. — Johnny Hunt

Music is a defining element of character. — Plato

How we choose to deal with pain is ultimately the measure of who we are and of the success we have in closing our gaps. — Hyrum W. Smith

Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail. — Malcolm Bradbury

Maybe freedom means defining yourself any way you want to be. — Amy Hill Hearth

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is. — Jill Scott

The past has happened and i'm defining my future. — Victoria Van Tiem

Well, I'm not defining good and bad art, except, that art that appeals to me or repels me is good. Art that bores me is bad. — Lucien Carr

The two commandments go beneath social performance and social appearance to the deep, elemental, defining issue of God versus the gods. — Walter Brueggemann

The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence. — Robert J. Shiller

When it comes to defining beauty, we need to embrace uniqueness. Remember: it's the imperfections that make the charm. — Rebecca Moses

Hebrews is a delight for the person who enjoys puzzles...It invites engagement in the task of defining the undefined. — William L. Lane

Fashioning the body, defining the self. — Unknown

You have a faculty for defining the simplest in terms of the grandiose, so that a poor devil like me can't understand it. — Malcolm Bradbury

Time heals many wounds but this loss becomes the defining sadness of your life. — Claire Cook

These are defining moments ... while the pain maybe greater ... the joy maybe greater. — M Carithers

Control over the production and distribution of oil is the decisive factor in defining who rules whom in the Middle East. — Christopher Hitchens

Every single act of love, hate, or lapse of judgment may be the defining moment in a person's life. — Shelley K. Wall

I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs. — Ryan Tedder

Press on. Your defining moment may arrive just when you feel surrounded by adversity. — David Cottrell

Mine were the actions of a desperate man. Present a defining moment to one and he'll bite every time. — Larry Brooks

History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are. — Ken Burns

Defining yourself as a victim is ultimately a diminution of what makes us human. It teaches us to see ourselves as objects, not subjects. — Jonathan Sacks

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness. — Max Eastman

Every time I make a movie, I'm prepared for it to become influential and career-defining - but I have no control over these things. — Claire Danes

People have defining moments, i suppose, especially when they're children. — Markus Zusak

ADD is a neurological syndrome whose classic defining triad of symptoms include impulsivity, distractibility, and hyperactivity or excess energy. — Edward M. Hallowell

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. — Carol Moseley Braun

There's no one defining moment that kills you or makes you. — Sinbad

It was the defining event and remains a thousand degrees hot. — John Archibald Wheeler

But the pathos and the gift of life is that we cannot know which will be our defining heartbreak, or our most victorious joy. — Alexandra Fuller

The youngest metal kids are less impressed by tradition, so you get metal that encompasses everything. It's not a defining kind of lifestyle and look. — Ian Christe

The unceasing flow of thought in all its various forms is an inescapable and defining aspect of the human condition. — Paul O'Brien

Years ago, it had occurred to me that Darwin and Nietzsche agreed on one thing: the defining characteristic of the organism is striving. Describing — Paul Kalanithi

Sometimes it amazes me how much these defining parts of our lives hinge on chance. — Curtis Sittenfeld

As you open to love, you can begin the process of defining your intentions for your dating life. — Amy Leigh Mercree