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Terms don't define our lives; our lives define our terms. -- Joshua Harris
Terms like 'good' and 'bad' are extremely simplistic in what is a far more complex situation. -- David Icke
Terms such as obscene are used swiftly in order to protect people from exposure to the truth. -- Thomas Hirschhorn
Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are seldom upon good Terms. -- E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Existence is beyond the power of words to define: Terms may be used But are none of them absolute. -- Witter Bynner
I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'. -- Henry Moore
My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong. -- Jim Pattison
I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS. -- Magic Johnson
Half of us are partly German! Half our language and culture, generally, in Anglo-Saxon terms, is German. -- Martin Freeman
For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms. -- Gerry Adams
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. -- Bill Gates
In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me. -- Caroline Kennedy
In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people. -- Shirley Manson
I know it's very idealistic and utopian, but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region. -- Shah Rukh Khan
In Beverly Hills, it's very spoiled in terms of the quality of life. I think the climate and the space and the quality of life in Beverly Hills is exceptional. -- Lisa Vanderpump
I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have spent most of my adult life being 'someone's girlfriend', and now I am happy being single. -- Penelope Cruz
Women on the whole are often not as shallow as men are. They can be, but they cut through things a little more easily than men do in terms of that superficial stuff. -- Peter Dinklage
As a person, I'm pretty much the same except that I've come to terms with who my real friends and supporters are. I don't get particularly friendly with new people at first go. -- Sanjay Dutt
Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock. -- Kurt Cobain
Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future. -- William Wordsworth
Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in terms of quality, infrastructure and dropout rates. We have islands of excellence floating in a sea of mediocrity. -- Shashi Tharoor
I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything. -- Dan Millman
We citizens of the affluent countries tend to discuss our obligations toward the distant needy mainly in terms of donations and transfers, assistance and redistribution: How much of our wealth, if any, should we give away to the hungry abroad? -- Thomas Pogge
It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.' -- Zig Ziglar
The Internet has made some phenomenal breakthroughs that are still only poorly understood in terms of changing people's ideas of us and them. If mass media, social isolation in the suburbs, alienating workplaces and long car commutes create a bunker mentality, the Internet does the opposite. -- Alex Steffen
You know honestly I think there's a Dracula, a Wolf Man, and a Frankenstein's Monster in all of us. They are sides of our own character so that's why I think we can relate to them in terms of a 'I know how that feels' kind of thing. -- Richard Roxburgh
The term 'alpha female' originated in my field of animal behavior, but has acquired new meaning. It refers to women who are in charge, for example, by flirting and dating on their own terms. It is also used maliciously for a loud-mouthed, controlling woman who has no patience with deviating opinions. -- Frans de Waal
Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn't a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities. -- Jeff Bezos
There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everybody go along to get along, but that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run, in terms of solving our problems. And somebody has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to, you know, the bullies. -- Ben Carson
All identity labels are umbrella terms to some degree, but this term 'bisexual' is not only serviceable, but it is sufficient. And yes, it brings together a bunch of people who are maybe shades different from one another. And maybe that's the beauty of labels: that they force you to be with other people and see the difference. -- Charles M. Blow
You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better. -- Jason Calacanis
Consumer culture is contradiction in terms -- Tibor Kalman
In planetary terms, we're all downstream. -- William McDonough
Yes, I'm happy, in human terms. -- Albert Camus
I don't really think in career terms. -- Jeff Bridges
I see Christianity in very humanistic terms. -- John Shelby Spong
Good morning is a contradiction of terms. -- Jim Davis
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. -- Groucho Marx
Holy War is a contradiction of terms... -- Elie Wiesel
I usually think in terms of music -- Shane West
I don't live on other people's terms. -- Azealia Banks
In terms of existing, everything is equal. -- Donald Judd
An Italian university is a contradiction in terms. -- Indro Montanelli
I want to go out on my terms. -- Misty May-Treanor
I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood. -- Robin Wright
I definitely have favourites in terms of albums. -- Josh Silver
In terms of segments, I think we've done 1,200. -- Robert Stack
A non-serving Christian is a contradiction in terms. -- Rick Warren
I see my life in terms of music. -- Albert Einstein
Talk in terms of the other person's interests. -- Dale Carnegie
I have never been beautiful in cliche terms. -- Sally Field
...i think of friendship in terms of love... -- David Levithan
He who defines the terms, controls the debate. -- Mike Evans
I think we think in terms of stories. -- David Mitchell
I dont even think in terms of ambition. -- Kevin Spacey
I want to die on my own terms. -- Brittany Maynard
In terms of defending Jews, I'm a Jew. -- Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Success is only measured in terms of JOY -- Esther Hicks
I like not fair terms and a villain's mind. -- William Shakespeare
In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings. -- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
One must love a poet on its own terms. -- Paul Gray
In evolutionary terms, that means we asked for it. -- Sharon Moalem
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms. -- Socrates
No man can have society upon his own terms. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose. -- George Will
Leadership without mutual trust is a contradiction in terms. -- Stephen Covey
I want to live life on my own terms. -- Simone Elkeles
I work with nature, although in completely new terms. -- Bridget Riley
Mankind likes to think in terms of extreme opposites. -- John Dewey
The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms. -- Socrates
In terms of adaptability, humans are pretty amazingly useless. -- Bill Bryson
Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms. -- Khalil Gibran
You get to define the terms of your life. -- Cheryl Strayed
We see the world in terms of our theories. -- Thomas Kuhn
Im never looking at life in terms of legacy. -- Andrew Forrest
Life has no meaning except in terms of responsibility. -- Reinhold Niebuhr
Obviously California is fantastic in terms of produce, vegetables. -- Eric Ripert
In terms of being naked, I'm not very prudish. -- Heidi Klum
Me and polite have never been on close terms. -- Jim Butcher
The habits of the West in terms of consumption. -- Bill McKibben
Acceptance, under someone else's terms, is worse than rejection. -- Mary Cassatt
Rama, Allah and God are to me convertible terms. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Production is something Ive never come to terms with. -- Robyn Hitchcock
In America, we're tired. We're exhausted in terms of nuclear. -- Donald Trump
Novel writing is World Building & Word Weaving (Neil Postman's terms). -- J.M. Varner
At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice. -- Philip Yancey
You can't explain the unknown in terms of the incomprehensible. -- Theodore Schick
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. -- Edmund Burke
Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion? -- William Lloyd Garrison
Me and normal have never really been on speaking terms. -- Rachel Caine
Engraving then, is, in brief terms, the Art of Scratch. -- John Ruskin
Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Success can only be measured in terms of distance traveled... -- Mavis Gallant
I don't really think in terms of competing with myself. -- James Gunn
Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms. -- Richie Benaud
Russia is new in terms of nuclear. America is old. -- Donald Trump
You have to come to terms with loving your body. -- Rita Ora
Art is the terms of an armistice signed with fate. -- Bernard DeVoto
I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses. -- Lucinda Williams
Accept life on life's terms and just let things go. -- A. J. McLean
When you think, you think in terms of your culture. -- Jacque Fresco
If you wish to converse with me, define your terms. -- Voltaire
To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good. -- Cy Coleman
Always think in terms of what the other person wants. -- James Van Fleet
I mean, in rock music terms I'm like a dinosaur. -- Belinda Carlisle
You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. -- William Tecumseh Sherman
I've come to terms with it, it knows I know. -- Rod McKuen
I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling. -- E. L. James
I'm on very good terms with all my former wives. -- Andre Previn
You can be sure that I won't experiment with right-wing terms. -- Martin Schulz
If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms. -- Ed Rendell
There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety. -- Chesley Sullenberger
I shall never come personally to terms with the Christian lie. -- Adolf Hitler
You cannot have humane Zionism, it is a contradiction in terms. -- Israel Shahak
Community colleges are the great American invention in terms of education, -- Eduardo J. Padron
Architecture is the will of the age conceived in spatial terms. -- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The abuse of terms has at all times been an evil. -- Hannah More
Gravitation is, so far, not understandable in terms of other phenomena. -- Richard P. Feynman
Moriarty is arguably the most famous super-villain in terms of literature. -- Kam Williams

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