Quotes About Defining A Person

#1. Again he thought of his own losses, and he wondered why it was that the things a person had lost - or might lose - defined him more than the things he yet possessed.

David Anthony Durham

#2. It's imprecise and insufficient, defining the homosexual as a person whose gender expression is at odds with his or her sex.

Alison Bechdel

#3. The true defining situation for a person is what they do when they are alone and don't have to do anything else. What do they do? Do they do frivolous things? That's when you define what you are.

Jeff Benedict

#4. America's civilization perturbs the trajectories of all other civilizations just by existing.

Walter A. McDougall

#5. We want to live, love and build a just and peaceful society. We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbors day in and day out to create this peaceful society.

Betty Williams

#6. The stronger person is not the one making the most noise but the one who can quietly direct the conversation toward defining and solving problems.

Aaron T. Beck

#7. 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

#8. There is often a defining experience that marks any significant change in the course of a person's life.

John Irving

#9. No disability or dictionary out there, is capable of clearly defining who we are as a person.

Robert M. Hensel

#10. This unhoused, exiled Satan was perhaps the heavenly patron of all exiles, all unhoused people, all those who were torn from their place and left floating, half-this, half-that, denied the rooted person's comforting, defining sense of having solid ground beneath their feet.

Salman Rushdie

#11. Every leadership role has a character driving force that will fulfill or decimate the ultimate purpose of the role.

Ikechukwu Joseph

#12. I'm unpredictable, I never know where I'm going until I get there, I'm so random, I'm always growing, learning, changing, I'm never the same person twice. But one thing you can be sure of about me; is I will always do exactly what I want to do.

C. JoyBell C.

#13. Cathy's a nice person, in a forceful sort of way. She makes you notice her kindness. Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged.

Paula Hawkins

#14. Every single act of love, hate, or lapse of judgment may be the defining moment in a person's life.

Shelley K. Wall

#15. Doesn't matter how menial may be the job that you're doing today. If you have dreams, that will turn into something positive in the future.

Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

#16. That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known.

Joaquin Miller

#17. People who know me would say they get a kick out of the fact that I'm always playing nice people, not that I'm not a nice person, but it's not a defining element.

Elizabeth Reaser

#18. Golf is a game, and games are meant to be enjoyed.

Raymond Floyd

#19. No matter where i go, i still end up me. What's missing never changes. The scenery may change, but i'm still the same incomplete person. The same missing elements torture me with a hunger that i can never satisfy. I think that lack itself is as close as i'll come to defining myself.

Haruki Murakami

#20. Entertainment is the devil's substitute for joy.

Leonard Ravenhill

#21. Hebrews is a delight for the person who enjoys puzzles...It invites engagement in the task of defining the undefined.

William L. Lane

#22. At Camellia Network, we believe if we can create a way of identifying every young person aging out of foster care, defining what they need, and giving a community of supporters a simple and clear way to fulfill those needs, we can produce radically improved outcomes for youth.

Vanessa Diffenbaugh

#23. Miracles are unforgettable deeds.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#24. Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.

Francesca Annis