Part of my mission as an actor has been to define what an American is.

We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that?

I don't want to define New York Red Bull as one player, or one manager.

To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.

It's a complicated issue, but I define myself as an American, primarily.

But I don't necessarily define my faith by going to church every Sunday.

The hallmark of my books is the relationships that define women's lives.

Every woman in this world is allowed to define themselves how they want.

I've been able to define who I am and my brother is able to do his thing.

You define the success of a player by his loyalty or his titles. Or both.

I think love is a really hard thing to define. I think it's multifaceted.

Every good story is about who we are and our struggle to define ourselves.

What we normally define as history doesn't interest me. It's a constraint.

If winning or losing is going to define your life, you're on a rough road.

If I couldn't use food or love to define contentment, I would use reading.

I define myself first and foremost as I've had a fairly successful career.

Your connections to all the things around you literally define who you are.

How you define yourself is a major issue for young people and adults alike.

I don't want people to define me. That's the best way for an actor to grow.

I love to remember the World Trade Centre walk, but it should not define me.

I wanted to clearly define my language: a timeless shoe with a little twist.

I'm kind of used to people trying to define me or, you know, lying about me.

I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.

If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

I try not to define myself. Other people are going to do that for you anyway.

Others do not define you - you define yourself through your words and actions.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.

If you define eccentricity as creativity, then yes, creativity is eccentricity.

Oh Mr. Webster could never define what's being said between your heart and mine.

When you have cancer, you can define the trivial from the important very quickly.

I think, personally, it's our flaws that define us to us - or maybe it's just me.

I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.

To me, that's how I want to define my career, is making a difference in big games.

So many people define themselves by what they've accomplished or not accomplished.

Defining moments are the moments that either define you, or you define the moment.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

I don't want fear or cancer to define me, but it's always in the back of your mind.

Don't define yourself by your mistakes or by the single thing you are at your work.

Your work should do the talking and define who you are. That's the mantra I follow.

I define myself by my family: my parents or my brother or sister and their families.

You build your own strategy. You don't define it by what another competitor is doing.

I don't think of myself as anyone special, and I would not know how to define myself.

I always define egotistical thoughts as the thoughts I think other people have of me.

The struggles don't define you. It's how you handle them that determines who you are.

I am interested in the idea that people should be able to define their own happiness.

We define only out of despair, we must have a formula... to give a facade tot he void.

It's up to you to define your own brand of leadership and your own version of success.

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