Differences Quotes

There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.

It's always been hard for me to tell the difference between denial and what used to be known as hope.

What difference, at this point, does it make?

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

The difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is equal to the pain you're willing to endure.

If you don't believe one person can make a difference, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.

My legacy is not only about legacy, it's about how we as a human family learn to live together within our difference.

International exchanges are not a great tide to sweep away all differences, but they will slowly wear away at the obstacles to peace as surely as water wears away a hard stone.

Did I choose you? Did you choose me? And what difference does it make? All that really matters, friend, is that we chose together.

Fear of difference is fear of life itself.

There is no war on terrorism; it is the great game speeded up. The difference is the rampant nature of the superpower, ensuring infinite dangers for us all.

True education is the ability to discern the difference between what you do know and what you don't.

Where there is no difference, there is only indifference.

If not enough people doubt you, you're not making a difference.

There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.

I've come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women. It's genetic.

A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.

Canada is big enough to make a difference but not big enough to threaten anybody. And that is a huge asset if it's properly used.

Obama, like Carter, is reacting to warning signs by seeking to split the difference between dispirited Democrats and increasingly radicalized Republicans.

You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin.

Know the difference between your necessary and discretionary expenses.

There's a big difference between feeling thankful and giving thanks. One response involves emotions, the other, your will. Trusting God has nothing to do with trustful feelings.

When each thing is unique in itself, there can be no comparison made.... There is only this strange recognition of present otherness.

There's no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other. There's always a difference. We all have a more or less crooked nose and an irregular mouth.

You cannot make a difference unless you're different.

Change what you can, accept what you can't, and be smart enough to know the difference

I sell myself for the highest price. Exactly like a prostitute. There is no difference.

The only difference between an extraordinary life and an ordinary one is the extraordinary pleasures you find in ordinary things.

[N]o one's ever been able to show me any difference between democracy and brute force. It's just a majority ganging up on a minority with the minority giving in to avoid getting massacred.

. . . our lives are shaped by our interactions with others. Whether we have a long conversation with a friend or simply place an order at a restaurant, every interaction makes a difference.

I take the ball, I go wide, I cross, I shoot, but when the moment beckons, I am ready to make the difference.

The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.

A lot of folks are so busy trying to get their groceries together that they don't have time to do research. I have time. Maybe that's the main difference.

Good coffee is a benefit, but great coffee is a reward, and the difference between good and great is just pennies a day.

The difference between Hitler's speeches and Churchill's speeches was that Hitler made you think he could do anything; Churchill made you think you could do anything.

The only difference between black coal and a precious diamond is the amount of pressure it endured.

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants.

The only difference between the failure of a great idea and the success of a medocre idea was the way in which the idea was communicated.

There's a difference between being obsessed and being motivated.

The difference between theory and practice is larger in practice than the difference between theory and practice in theory.

There is little difference in being lost and exploring.

The better part of valor is to spend it learning to live with differences, however hostile, unless and until we can find another planet.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that I'm as bald as a billiard ball!

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference.

I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a little bit beyond that.

Difference is of the essence of humanity.

There is practically no area of business where the difference between rhetoric and actuality is greater than in the handling of people.

There's no difference between me and you. You need something, a glove, a place to live, you let me know.

Beautiful, ugly, impressive, disgusting, meaningless, grim, contradictory etc … It makes no difference, as long as it is life, vigorously pouring forth.

There is a difference between listening and hearing, just as there is a difference between seeing and knowing.