65 Quotes About Defining



  • Author Art Alexakis
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    'Santa Monica' was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But it's not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is.

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  • Author John Burnside
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    For a bird, especially for the more musically inventive, song is the defining characteristic, the primary way by which it knows itself and is known by others. To lose its species song is to lose not just its identity but some part of its presence in the world.

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  • Author Bill Cowher
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    I think it does in a lot of people's eyes. To me, it is a lot more about the journey than the final destination.... But in a lot of people's eyes, it is the defining part of a career.

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  • Author Gurinder Chadha
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    I was a journalist when I made 'I'm British But...' I'd seen how important the media was in terms of defining Indians - after the riots in the '80s, I was like, 'Oh my God!'

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  • Author Lily Cole
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    As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be.

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