Difference - Quotes
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.
I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
What is the difference between a man and a parasite? A man builds, a parasite asks `Where`s my share?` A man creates, a parasite says `What will the neighbors think?` A man invents, a parasite says `Watch out, or you might tread on the toes of God..."
On a wide view, I could see that it makes little difference whether one dies at the age of thirty or threescore and ten - since, in either case, other men and women will continue living, the world will go on as before.
The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter - it`s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won`t.
Besides the obvious difference, there was not much distinction between losing a best friend and losing a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment, you had someone to share your biggest triumphs and fatal flaws with; the next minute, you had to keep them bottled inside. One moment, you`d start to call her to tell her a snippet of news or to vent about your awful day before realizing you did not have that right anymore; the next, you could not remember the digits of her phone number.
It has certainly been true in the past that what we call intelligence and scientific discovery have conveyed a survival advantage. It is not so clear that this is still the case: our scientific discoveries may well destroy us all, and even if they don't, a complete unified theory may not make much difference to our chances of survival.
There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal.
The difference between sex and love is that sex relieves tension and love causes it.