Famous Quotes & Sayings

Philip Russell

We're assembling documents. These are construction projects, and obviously there's a great difference of opinion as to what occurred on these contracts.

We're an immature team and you saw the difference tonight. We have a lot of things to fix before we face the Mountaineers.

Charles Bukowski

What's genius? I don't know but I do know that the difference between a madman and a professional is that a pro does as well as he can within what he has set out to do and a madman does exceptionally well at what he can't help doing.

The real difference is everybody is starting in the same place. In the past, we started in 68 different places.

Karl Hobbs

There ain't a whole lot of difference between the talent of my team and these teams. That's what makes it so amazing, what these guys have accomplished.

Rand Paul

There is a legitimate role for the police to keep the peace, but there should be a difference between a police response and a military response.

The Palm kid really hurt us. We really had a hard time with him and he made a big difference with the way he played.

Edward Abbey

What's the difference between the Lone Ranger and God? There really is a Lone Ranger.

Atul Gawande

A failure often does not have to be a failure at all. However, you have to be ready for it-will you admit when things go wrong? Will you take steps to set them right?-because the difference between triumph and defeat, you'll find, isn't about willingness to take risks. It's about mastery of rescue.

Aristotle

We are the sum of our actions, and therefore our habits make all the difference.

Aristotle

Anything whose presence or absence makes no discernible difference is no essential part of the whole.

Aristotle

The structural unity of the parts is such that, if any one of them is displaced or removed, the whole will be disjointed and dis­turbed. For a thing whose presence or absence makes no visible difference is not an organic part of the whole.

Ben Horowitz

You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it.

Elizabeth Dole

[On power:] Some people really have almost a disdain for that word. They feel it is alien to conscience. Power for power's sake, no. But the positive use of power for positive purposes is very important. You have to understand that. You've got to have a seat at the policy table if you want to make a difference.

Elizabeth Dole

When you're in your nineties and looking back, it's not going to be how much money you made or how many awards you've won. It's really what did you stand for. Did you make a positive difference for people?

Elizabeth Edwards

What happened after Katrina is that people were stirred to action; there were an enormous number of contributions by people trying to make a difference. But then we forget. We've forgotten Katrina victims, we've forgotten the face of poverty.

Deepak Chopra

The difference between destruction of the immune system and stimulation of the immune system is an interpretation.

Dave Prentis

What's the difference between the Lib-Dems and a supermarket trolley? A supermarket trolley has a mind of its own,

David Nicholls

I suppose the important thing is to make some sort of difference

David Nicholls

Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you

Edward Witten

There is a difference between knowing what is true and knowing why it is true

Losing weight has made all the difference in the world in his mobility and recovery (from surgery).

Last year we got ragged on quite a bit, but I thought we were pretty good. The difference is this year we have a lot of different looks. You've got guys who can do more than one thing.

Many homeowners in Mississippi neglect to purchase flood insurance. What many do not realize is that all residents of our state live in a flood zone. The only difference is whether you live in a low, moderate or high risk area.

Self-motivation is the difference this season. I go out and throw strikes and don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I just try to play and have fun.

She's the difference between-maker between last year and this year, because her game and her shooting have improved so much.

Gary Blair

She was the whole difference in the ballgame.

She was the difference in the game. She's the one that extended our lead and made them play from behind.

The political world now recognizes that there is a gay and lesbian vote. Our numbers are significant and we can make a difference in these races.

Brittany Snow

If I don't like what I'm wearing, you can see it on my face in any picture right away. It makes a big difference when you feel like you're wearing your style, and it's something that you picked out, or you feel really good in it.

The difference between being able to understand something and inventing it in the first place... is called genius.

Corey Taylor

There's such a huge difference between a great arrangement of riffs and a song. Sometimes the two can be the same. But the difference is a song doesn't necessarily need a riff, whereas a riff doesn't necessarily mean you've got a good song on your hands.

Neill Blomkamp

I think growing up in South Africa, and then moving to Canada, I'm just genuinely interested in the difference between the First World and the Third World, immigration, and how the new, globalized world is beginning to operate. All of those things run through my mind a lot.