Quotes about difference
differences analysis opinion
There'll be differences of opinion in just about every intelligence analysis that you make. Robert Mueller
differences people would-be
Superficially it's a problem if homosexuality is genetic - if the difference between people's sexual preferences is genetic - because at least a pure homosexual would be unlikely to reproduce and therefore pass on the genes. So the first question you ask is, is it actually genetic, and the answer is probably to some extent yes. Richard Dawkins
differences world patterns
The only difference between causation and the value is that the word "cause" implies absolute certainty whereas the implied meaning of "value" is one of preference. In classical science it was supposed that the world always works in terms of absolute certainty and that "cause" is the more appropriate word to describe it. But in modern quantum physics all that is changed. Particles "prefer" to do what they do. An individual particle is not absolutely committed to one predictable behavior. What appears to be an absolute cause is just a very consistent pattern of preferences. Robert M. Pirsig
differences people understanding
Imagine a world in which we saw beyond the lines that divide us, and celebrated our differences, instead of hiding from them. Imagine a world in which we finally recognized that, fundamentally, we are all the same. And imagine if we allowed that new understanding to build relations between people and between nations. Wesley Clark
differences together bases
We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences. Virginia Satir
differences polytheism monotheism
The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism. Walter Kaufmann
differences people body
I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes. William Tecumseh Sherman
differences unity genius
Talent perceives differences; genius, unity. William Butler Yeats
differences rose thorns
God made the rose out of what was left of woman at the creation. The great difference is, we feel the rose's thorns when we gather it; and the other's when we have had it for some time. Walter Savage Landor
differences mind facts
Between complete socialism and communism there is no difference whatever in my mind.Communism is in fact the completion of socialism; when that ceases to be militant and becomes triumphant, it will be communism. William Morris
differences doe uniforms
What difference does the uniform make? You don't hit with it. Yogi Berra
differences yankees balls
Anybody who can't hear the difference between a ball hitting wood and a ball hitting concrete must be blind.
differences effort tipping
Doing the little things can make a big difference.
differences corporations firsts
The first thing to understand is the difference between the natural person and the fictitious person called a corporation. They differ in the purpose for which they are created, in the strength which they possess, and in the restraints under which they act. William Jennings Bryan
differences community chinese
In a way, this is what the difference is between Hong Kong and Chinese cinema - Chinese cinema was made for their own communities. It was for propaganda. But Hong Kong made films to entertain, and they know how to communicate with international audiences. Wong Kar-wai
differences honest modern
So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks. William J. Clinton
differences effort achievement
Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.
differences done sometimes
Sometimes there is a difference in what is legal and what ought to be done.
differences personality important
[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important. William James
differences making-a-difference action
I will act as if I do make a difference.
differences relation subjective
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
differences making-a-difference doe
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
differences ideas truth-is
True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot. That is the practical difference it makes to us to have true ideas; that therefore is the meaning of truth, for it is all that truth is known as.
differences design special
We can act as if there were a God; feel as if we were free; consider Nature as if she were full of special designs; lay plans as if we were to be immortal; and we find then that these words do make a genuine difference in our moral life.
differences degrees different
There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference.
differences
A difference which makes no difference is no difference at all.
differences making-a-difference done
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
differences profound may
The differences between the received wisdom, the standard version of events, and the facts on the ground may be subtle or they may be stark, even profound. William Finnegan
differences people your-boyfriend
we had each other. I never needed anyone else. That’s the difference between you and me. You need all these people around you. Your friends, your boyfriend, everyone. Every single person has to like you. I only ever needed one person. Only ever needed you. Sara Zarr
differences mind age
Music [is] a science peculiarly productive of a pleasure that no state of life, publick or private, secular or sacred; no difference of age or season; no temper of mind or condition of health exempt from present anguish; nor, lastly, distinction of quality, renders either improper, untimely, or unentertaining. Samuel Pepys
differences parent littles
Even when I was little and going on auditions, it was clear who was there because they wanted to be there, and who was there because their stage parents were making them be there. There was a major difference. Wil Wheaton
differences profound decision
There is a profound difference between information and meaning. Warren G. Bennis
differences government rich
We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor. Ronald Reagan