Differences Quotes - Page 9

• If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly.

  Thomas Sowell

  Media, People, Important

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• The difference between saints, forget-me-nots, and mountains, have to, have to, have to at a time.

  Gertrude Stein

  Mountain, Saint, Forget

  Gertrude Stein (2012). “Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein”, p.583, Vintage

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• I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white and praying to a rock.

  Howard Stern

  Atheist, Thinking, Rocks

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• People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.

  Sharon Stone

  People, Making A Difference, Behavior

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• I think that the day you've figured out the differences between women and men is the day that you're no longer attracted to women. It's the difference that is so fantastic and frustrating and angering, and really sexy.

  Kiefer Sutherland

  Sexy, Men, Thinking

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• When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.

  Andre Leon Talley

  People, Making A Difference, Envelopes

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

  James Taylor

  Balls, Made, Audience

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Whatever avenue I feel like I can make a difference in, I'd love to do.

  Tim Tebow

  Making A Difference, Feels, Avenues

  "Tebow's drive: To make a difference". Interview with Rich Cimini, www.espn.com.au. September 18, 2012.

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• That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and if he didn't entirely conquer - he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Fate, Generations, Literature

  Hunter S. Thompson (2011). “The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time”, p.589, Simon and Schuster

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• There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Fun, Smart, Gambling

  Hunter S. Thompson (2012). “Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness”, p.63, Pan Macmillan

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• The real difference between a man's scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge.

  Edward Thorndike

  Real, Men, Source

  Edward Thorndike (2017). “Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies”, p.36, Routledge

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• It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of honor; as such differences become less, it grows feeble; and when they disappear, it will vanish too.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Men, Giving, Honor

  "Democracy in America". Book by Alexis de Tocqueville, Volume II. Book Three, Chapter XVIII, 1840.

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• No state of society or laws can render men so much alike but that education, fortune, and tastes will interpose some differences between them; and though different men may sometimes find it their interest to combine for the same purposes, they will never make it their pleasure.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Men, Law, Different

  Alexis De Tocqueville (2004). “Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II”, p.506, Bantam Classics

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• I actually think that I'm a rather optimistic and happy person; it's just that I'm not a very positive person, if you see the difference.

  Linus Torvalds

  Optimistic, Thinking, Happy Person

  "The Legacy Of Linus Torvalds: Linux, Git, And One Giant Flamethrower" by Robert Mcmillan, www.wired.com. November 19, 2012.

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• Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.

  Madame de Stael

  Lying, Resemblance Is, Diversity

  "Germany". Book by Madame de Stael, 1813.

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• We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.

  Layne Staley

  Kids, Gone, Band

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• Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about as relevant as changing channels.

  Ralph Steadman

  Games, Evil, World

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• There is a difference between twenty-nine and thirty. When you are twenty-nine it can be the beginning of everything. When you are thirty it can be the end of everything.

  Gertrude Stein

  Twenties, Literature, Nine

  Gertrude Stein (1952). “The Yale Edition of the Unpublished Writings of Gertrude Stein: Mrs. Reynolds, and five earlier novelettes”

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• The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.

  Gertrude Stein

  Art, People, Generations

  Gertrude Stein (2012). “Ida: A Novel”, p.326, Yale University Press

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• Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.

  Adlai E. Stevenson

  Beauty, Beautiful, Women

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• I think baking cookies is equal to Queen Victoria running an empire. There's no difference in how seriously you take the job, how seriously you approach your whole life.

  Martha Stewart

  Running, Jobs, Queens

  FaceBook post by Martha Stewart from Apr 04, 2016

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• Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.

  Potter Stewart

  Knowing, Ethics, Business Ethics

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• 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.

  Meryl Streep

  Thinking, Compassion, People

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• I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.

  Candice Swanepoel

  People, One Day, Poaching

  Askmen Interview, www.askmen.com.

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• I am completely fascinated by the differences and comparisons between real life and fairy tales because we're raised as little girls to think that we're a princess and that Prince Charming is going to sweep us off our feet.

  Taylor Swift

  Girl, Real, Princess

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