450 Quotes About Definitions

My definition of success? Being the kind of woman that I would want to have as a friend.

There is only one definition of science fiction that seems to make sense: 'Science fiction is anything published as science fiction.'

Alan [Lomax] and his father started off changing the definition of folk music from something ancient and anonymous to something very contemporary.

It's bad poetry executed by people that can't sing. That's my definition of Rap.

I'm very competitive. I just go with what engages or fascinates me in my work and that's it. I have no definition; I just love to do it.

I know it sounds weird, but my definition of 'sexy' has changed as I've gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit.

If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can ... and accepting them.

My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.

To include freedom in the very definition of democracy is to define a process not by its actual characteristics as a process but by its hoped for results. This is not only intellectually invalid, it is, in practical terms, blinding oneself in advance to some of the unwanted consequences of the process.