Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bertrand Russell

Whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.

Benjamin Disraeli

The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.

Benjamin Disraeli

The difference between talent and genius is this: while the former usually develops some special branch of our faculties, the latter commands them all. When the former is combined with tact, it is often more than a match for the latter.

C. S. Lewis

For you will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John.

C. S. Lewis

Peter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do.

We very easily could have won the regional, but there's not a whole lot of difference in between No. 1 and No. 4 at this level. We got hot in mid-January and have been playing real well since then. From there we've been real consistent.

Bryant H. McGill

One person really can make a difference. Each person is the revolution.

Cesar Chavez

I've always maintained that it isn't the form that's going to make the difference. It isn't the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it's human beings that will make it.

Carol Gilligan

I find the question of whether gender differences are biologically determined or socially constructed to be deeply disturbing.

Carl Shapiro

There is a central difference between the old and new economies: the old industrial economy was driven by economies of scale; the new information economy is driven by the economics of networks…

Alain de Botton

[T]he unsympathetic assessments we make of others are usually the result of nothing more sinister than our habit of looking at them in the wrong way, through lenses clouded by distraction, exhaustion and fear, which blind us to the fact that they are really, despite a thousand differences, just altered versions of ourselves: fellow fragile, uncertain, flawed beings likewise craving love and in urgent need of forgiveness.

Alain de Botton

The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts.

Mohamed is making a difference for us. He's played well the last few games. He's getting his hands on everything. He's practicing well and taking responsibility for things.

Alafair Burke

Moving to New York made all the difference in my creating this new series with Ellie Hatcher. I love Portland, and it's always going to be one of my favorite cities, but it was getting to the point where, after I'd moved to New York, I couldn't write as specifically about Portland any more.

Mediocrity - It takes a lot less time and most people won't notice the difference until it's too late.

John Hancock

Medicaids a state issue. She doesnt understand the difference between state policy and federal policy,

My focus is a lot better this year, with such good team unity this year that made the difference for me.

One big difference was that last year retailers kept promotions under tight control. Things were more panicky this year.

One difference is he resigns completely from Unity House, any connection, as a director or consultant. The second is the probation period is lessened." ()

One difference between this plan and the others is that our standards and the state tests are much better aligned. We are in a much better position to teach kids what will be measured on the tests.

E. P. Thompson

Nature conservation can seem so remote. But in your own garden you can make a difference and you can enjoy that difference.

One word that makes a huge difference between people: What shall I eat ? or Shall I eat ?

E. O. Wilson

One thing that I'll be able to take away from this is that I was able to make a difference in helping to turn this program around.

Morehouse men have a longstanding track record of making a difference in the communities where they live and work.

Steve Ballmer

More of what we do will live on the Internet, ... Nobody will have software products in 10 years. Everyone will have products and services. It will be hard to tell the difference between software products and services.

Lindsay Davenport

More than anything, the girl finds a way to win and finds a way to get her opponent uncomfortable; I'm sure she has a way to negate power still. Sometimes, we have a difference in level between top 10 and then 10 through 20, but so far she's been playing excellent.

Ron Reagan

My father was a man-that's the difference between him and Bush.

Tomas Vokoun

Maybe there are going to be more shots because of power plays and stuff like that, ... It's a good thing. The more shots you get, the more difference you can make.

No one's upbeat; when you lose four games in a row, you shouldn't be upbeat. But there's a difference between what we felt and feeling sorry for yourself. There's still opportunities to play for.

No one's quite sure if he's a genius or a fool, the difference sometimes seems so close. But I think he knows exactly what he's doing.

Obviously, there is a difference in being the C.E.O. or not being the C.E.O., ... You are either flying the plane or you're not.

Obviously that run is the difference in the game.

Obviously, salaries was the big difference with the NHL But other than that, you got treated really well. It was a pro organization. It's a pro sport, and it's top hockey, excellent hockey.