Definite Quotes

Definite Quote of the day

The actor must use his imagination to be able to answer all questions (when, where, why, how). Make the make-believer existence more definite.

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.

The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.

A definite factor in getting a lie believed is the size of the lie. The broad mass of the people, in the simplicity of their hearts, more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.

If you don't have a definite call to stay here, you are called to go.

We have a definite but unknown quantity of experience at our disposal. As soon as the hourglass is turned, the sand will begin to run out and once it starts, it cannot stop until it's all gone.

The last clear definite function of man — muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need — this is man.

Thought is energy. Active thought is active energy; concentrated thought is a concentrated energy. Thought concentrated on a definite purpose becomes power.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.

For people may not know what they think about politics in the Balkans, or the vexed question of men and women, but everyone has a definite opinion about the flavour of shredded coconut.

Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.

This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.

Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser "triumph."

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.

Cheating is a definite no-no. My man has to be all mine or never mind!

I'm afraid of habit patterns...It would be too much of a routine if you had to establish definite ways of getting through things. You'd get very bored.

If untouchability lives, Hinduism perishes and even India perishes, but if untouchability is eradicated from the Hindu heart, root and branch, then Hinduism has a definite message for the world.

First begin between selves, set a definite time, at each at that time put down what the other is doing. Do this 20 days. You shall find you have the key to telepathy.

He who seeks for methods without having a definite problem in mind seeks in the most part in vain.

I think it's almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.

Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.

The road conditions are so variable here, there is ice, snow and everything in between. But a podium finish is a definite possibility if we stay smooth and adjust to the slippery conditions.

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

The good Lord set definite limits on man's wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity.

The central conception of Man in the Gospels is that he is an unfinished creation capable of reaching a higher level by a definite evolution which must begin by his own efforts.

Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man's training to accomplish

But though cognition is not an element of mental action, nor even in any real sense of the word an aspect of it, the distinction of cognition and conation has if properly defined a definite value.

Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with 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.

He had no plans, no definite intentions, except to kiss her lips again, to hold her in his arms.

If the winds of fortune are temporarily blowing against you, remember that you can harness them and make them carry you toward your definite purpose, through the use of your imagination.

It's always great to have a great mascara that makes your lashes look thick and full. That's a definite must have.

The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed.

Only that which is directed toward definite goals, which in turn are founded on sound educational philosophy, can be ultimately meaningful. The principles must always precede the activities.

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.

The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements, as well as one's deepest failures is a definite symptom of maturity.

Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end.

I project a definite innocence. A lot of that is just the way I grew up.

In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location - I like that kind of California backyard look; clapboard houses, staircases outdoors.

Keep out of your mind, and out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite, helpful, useful end in view.

Every actor's greatest ambition is to create his own, definite and original role, a character with which he will always be identified. In my case, that role was Dracula.

I do not speak carelessly or recklessly but with a definite object of helping the people, especially those of my race, to know, to understand, and to realize themselves.

Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness.

The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.

Ill give you a definite maybe.

Nature is a definite thing. But nurture is just as powerful. It can really mess with you.

I had a definite sense of somehow being a passenger in an evil vehicle crusing through Paradise.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.

For something that is static, fixed, dead, there can be a way or a definite path; but not for anything that is moving and living.