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Last updated on April 20, 2025.
The most important part of fashion photography, for me, is not the models; it's not the clothes. It's that you are responsible for defining what a woman today is. That, I think, is my job.
The two defining issues of this century are both universal but felt locally: the global water crisis and the resources boom.
Finding a way to make a difference is arguably far more defining than any collection I have brought to market.
There are defining moments in one's life when you learn about yourself, and you deposit that knowledge in the experience account, so you can draw on it at some later date.
American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos.
It's imprecise and insufficient, defining the homosexual as a person whose gender expression is at odds with his or her sex.
The March on Washington was a defining moment in the history of this country and a great example of our nation truly living up to its creed.
I understand it for marketing purposes, but I've always hated defining myself with a genre. Nothing feels broad enough.
I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody's going to take care of you. That you have to do the heavy lifting while you're here. And when you don't, well, you suffer the consequences.
Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven.
Porsche's and Apple's design philosophies are similar. Much like the 356, the original iPhone was about defining a foundation for the future.
There's so many things that people do on a daily basis that they do as a way of defining who they are. But really, what defines who you are is when circumstances push you to the edge.
There is no sadder tale in the annals of architecture than the virtual disappearance of the defining architectural form of the Modern Movement - publicly sponsored housing.
One of the defining dynamics of 2008 has been the emerging wave of new, young voters getting involved and storming the gates of the traditional political establishment.
Children and scientists share an outlook on life. 'If I do this, what will happen?' is both the motto of the child at play and the defining refrain of the physical scientist.
Robin McKinley's 'The Blue Sword' was a defining book of my teen years, and I'd love to have more books like that in the world.
There wasn't a defining moment or match or even a person that made me want to wrestle. It all just sort of happened. Kind of like puberty.
Johns Hopkins introduced me to two defining events in my life: commitment to biomedical research and meeting my future wife, Mary.
In many ways, leadership is about defining reality and inspiring hope, but if you have these great people around you and they know that what they do is going to be recognized, it can be incredibly powerful.
Neoliberalism emerged by defining itself against what it labelled as an unrealistic and unsustainable programme of social welfare and public spending.
When you're trying to make somebody the best version of themselves, you have to keep defining that over a period of time because sometimes it changes.
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!'
Ending poverty and ensuring sustainability are the defining challenges of our time. Energy is central to both of them.
I don'?t think there was one. I can'?t name one. Not because I had a lot of great feuds, but it would be hard to say the defining feud.
We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.
'Man v. Food' was the biggest career-defining opportunity. I went from anonymity to someone of note with access to amazing eateries.
Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being.
The Constitution is very clear: Congress has sole discretion over defining who is and who isn't a citizen and how you become one. It's not the 14th Amendment.
That defining moment at my friend's house, when his uncle looks in my eye and reads me the word of God, I have an awakening.
Movies have a way of distilling moments in our culture, and 'Gravity' may be the defining film for the lost-in-space year of 2013: Nothing works.
Unfortunately, results are the only thing that some people look at, but there is more to defining success than just stats.
The defining challenge of the 21st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet.
Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.
You can't get back to power by defining your project in negative terms. But it helps to have somebody in office who represents the opposite of what you believe.
But those guys (on 'Idol') will never be known for defining a generation of young suburbanites like (blink) did.
Philosophers have often looked for the defining feature of humans — language, rationality, culture, and so on. I'd stick with this: Man is the only animal that likes Tabasco sauce.
When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic-what defines a human being-is to work with others.
But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we're in.
The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life.
Anaximander used to assert that the primary cause of all things was the Infinite,-not defining exactly whether he meant air or water or anything else.
My claim has always been that defeatism pervaded the conservative parties in the 1930s and that it was the defining characteristic of Menzies and his first period as prime minister.
I have grown to understand that no matter where we come from, human beings, at heart, are the same. Defining ourselves based on race, religion, and ethnicity is like betraying that.
Every day when a man or woman gets dressed, they are in effect defining who they are. That daily clean slate is a time in our lives when we can determine who we want to be.
One of the key challenges the military has faced - and the Army, in particular - is defining our requirements and keeping them stable.
Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle.
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.
The problem of defining exactly what is meant by the signal velocity, which cropped up as long ago as 1907, has not been solved.
I think that's part of the battle of defining yourself as an artist. You're constantly fighting the pressure from outside to be pigeonholed and deliver more of what people already liked.
We're all diminished and restricted by sweeping statements defining boy and girl, our expectations and disappointments with ourselves, the way we look, what we enjoy, and the choices we make.
At times of constitutional uncertainty and social division, parliament needs a greater, not a lesser role, in defining our future.
The bookshelf, like the book, has become an integral part of civilization as we know it, its presence in a home practically defining what it means to be civilized, educated, and refined.
As a public person, I've always tried to reflect what is embodied in our defining ideals as a nation about equality and fairness and justice and so forth.
What is unusual about Earth is that language, literally, has become alive. It has infested matter. It is replicating and defining and building itself. And it is in us.
I still love finding the soul of the characters I play and defining who they are. This to me is my paint set, and the colors are always exciting to choose.
So I am getting a little bored with defining one type of film as American and the other European or from somewhere else because the division is no longer true.
The Golden Straitjacket is the defining political-economic garment of globalization. [...] The tighter you wear it, the more gold it produces.
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.
In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to have a defining moment and kick it to death. You gotta be able to recognize that, by the way. It probably takes experience.
One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film's defining moments.
This business of demonizing or pre-defining people by the way they look, the religion that they practice, or where they came from is not only un-American but it's going to hurt America.
