D Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with D. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.”
“Definitely, I think it's much more acceptable, the idea of meditation or yoga. The idea of God trying to contact the soul within ourselves. Back in the 60s it was a bit like, you know , the hippies or the philosophers were the only people.”
“Definitely, I'm always nice. Sometimes I wish I could be naughty, I'm just a little too boring.”
“Definitely, it just felt good to get the win.”
“Definitely, it's a fear of failure that drives me.”
“Definitely, my approach is me-oriented. I feel like my job is to safeguard the believability of the emotions of the character.”
“Definitely, starting my own brand would be really exciting.”
“Definitely, there's a lot of trouble you come up against when you're acting and directing, about your performance. Sometimes it's hard to be objective about it. I will tend to get two takes and walk away. I don't belabor it, and it's important to me to have someone who says, "You know what? You should get another one, and maybe you should try it like that".”
“Definitely. Cate Blanchett or Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore - women that have no boundaries, no borders. They can do anything, They can be any character and you accept it and go with it as a viewer, and as an audience member. That's the kind of career that I'm looking for.”
“Definitely. More and more I understand that it's very fine not to know where you come from. There is line in a song by Georges Brassens [French singer-songwriter]: 'Les imbciles heureux qui sont ns quelquepart.' I will never be one of the happy stupid that were born somewhere. This way of life is excellent for the imagination. It develops your paranoia. You feel paranoid when you don't understand a country, and being paranoiac is excellent for fiction.”
“Definitely. The way I look is a reflection of who I am. That's how my music is too.”
“Definiteness of decision always requires courage, sometimes very great courage. The fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence staked their lives on the decision to affix their signatures to that document.”
Source: Think and Grow Rich
“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.”
Source: Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition
“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.”
“Definiteness of purpose with positive mental attitude is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement.”
“Definition: Family Tree
Noun: singular
Like the living plant for which it’s named, a Family Tree has deep, tenacious roots and ever-growing branches- both supportive and non-supportive- which bear a wide variety of fruits and nuts.”
Source: The Sugar Bowl Feud
“Definition is the companion of clarity; clarity is the guide to your goals.”
Source: The Speed Reading Book: The Revolutionary Approach to Increasing Reading Speed, Comprehension and General Knowledge
“Definition is the death of discovery.”
“Definition: 'Love' is making a shot to the knees of a target 120 kilometers away using an Aratech sniper rifle with a tri-light scope. Love is knowing your target, putting them in your targeting reticule, and together, achieving a singular purpose against statistically long odds.”
“DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY Not leaving: an act of trust and love, often deciphered by children”
Source: The Book Thief
“Definition of 'Free': You pay for it whether or not you elect to receive it.”
“Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.”
Source: The wind in the willows
“Definition of a relationship - an enduring, mutually-agreed upon connection or union, which fulfills certain needs of the individuals involved and the society in which they live.”
“Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.”
“Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens.”
“Definition of a wanderer: a guy who's always looking beyond.”
“Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.”
“Definition of Dalits?
Many people mistakenly perceive the term Dalit as merely another caste label. In truth, it is a profoundly political and ideological identity—an umbrella term that encompasses historically marginalized and oppressed communities. To truly understand Dalit, we must recognize that language operates on two intertwined levels: the textual and the contextual.
Textually, every word carries both denotation—the literal, dictionary meaning—and connotation—the emotional, cultural, or symbolic resonance. For example, lily denotes a particular white flower, yet it connotes purity and fragrance. Similarly, rose refers to a specific botanical entity, while also symbolizing love and beauty.
However, certain terms—like Purohita (Hindu priest)—cannot be fully grasped through textual analysis alone. Their meanings are shaped by the historical, religious, and cultural frameworks in which they function. A Purohita is not just a religious figure; he embodies the ritual authority, social hierarchy, and Brahminical dominance inherent in Hindu society.
Likewise, Dalit is not just a lexical item—it is a historically charged identity rooted in centuries of caste-based exclusion, violence, and resistance. It embodies the collective struggle against structural oppression and signals a radical assertion of dignity and justice. To engage with the term Dalit is to confront the lived realities of caste discrimination and to recognize its role as a political and cultural counter-narrative. Hence, Dalit must be understood not just linguistically, but through a deep sociopolitical lens that attends to the histories, struggles, and aspirations it signifies.”
“Definition of Good and Evil: Good is what you like. Evil is what you don't like.”
Source: Satan Speaks!
“Definition of good neighbor: someone to be trusted; a courteous, friendly source of help when help is needed; someone you can count on; someone who cares.”
“Definition of inertia: 'The vis insita, or innate force of matter, is a power of resisting by which every body, as much as in it lies, endeavours to preserve its present state, whether it be of rest or of moving uniformly forward in a straight line.”
“Definition of lecture: An art of transmitting Information from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of students without passing through the minds of either.
Definition of conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present
Definition of office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
"What people say about me behind my back is none of my business."”
“Definition of Love: A score of zero in tennis. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears of all my life.”
“Definition of love: capacity to forgive endlessly.”
“Definition of money is the reward you get for solving people`s problems.”
“Definition of nostalgia : remembering good times better than bad.”
Source: Le polisseur de miroir: Considerations sur l'artiste
“Definition of responsibility: a commitment of the head, heart, and hands to fix the problem and never again affix blame.”
“Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.”
“Definition of "Success" may differ upon persons, places and time or situations but cherishing & following only one single lesson among all learnt by one throughout his life; he can grab the "success" in a easiest way.”
“Definition of "Success" may differ upon persons, places and time or situations but the easiest way to grab it cherishing & following only one lesson among all learnt by one through out his life.”
“Definition of tragedy: A hero destroyed by the excess of his virtues”
“Definition of victory which is really an important thing for the American people to understand is that we have an ally in the war on terror, that democracy is able to sustain itself and defend itself, and the Iraqi people feel that the security forces that we've trained up are capable of defending themselves against the violent.”
“Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.”
Source: Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues
“Definition: Alpinism is the art of going through the mountains confronting the greatest dangers with the biggest of cares. What we call art here, is the application of a knowledge to an action.”
“Definition: CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.”
“Definitions and meanings change all the time. Truth and reality are very volatile, indefinite, multi layered and sometimes very paradoxical. That’s why it is very fiddly to make a set definition for the phenomena of our daily life. ( " Did not expect it would ever happen, there" )”
“Definitions are temporary verbalizations of concepts, and concepts- particularly difficult concepts- are usually revised repeatedly as our knowledge and understanding grows.”
Source: The Growth of Biological Thought: Diversity, Evolution, and Inheritance
“Definitions are the foundation of reason. You can't reason without them.”
“Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration.”
“Definitions belong to the definer, not the defined.”