Quotes by Differences An up-close portrait of middle-class Nigeria exploring the boundaries of morals and public decorum. Pitched between humor and despair, with stripped-down, evocative prose, A Bit of Difference bristles with penknife-sharp dialogue, but its truths are more subtle, hiding in the unspoken. Ultimately, A Bit of Difference explores – with a hint of mischief–the problem of how to look like you have no problems when you have abundant problems–the universal problem of the socially-motivated classes. Nii Parkes despairdifferencesclass Like her father, he wasn't comfortable sharing his thoughts and feelings. She tried to explain that she needed to be closer to him, but it had never seemed to make a difference. Nicholas Sparks differencesfeelingsfather I'd say I'm pretty messy. NOT dirty though - there's a difference. Messy people leave clothes on their bedroom floor... dirty people leave pizza boxes. Nikki Ferrell clothesdifferencesdirty The main difference for the history of the world if I had been shot rather than Kennedy is that Onassis probably wouldn't have married Mrs Khrushchev. Nikita Khrushchev marrieddifferencesworld I'm an artist...The difference is that I don't tell anybody. I refuse to give them new reasons to laugh at me. Nikki Grimes differencesartistgiving There is a vast difference between how things seem from the outside and how they feel on the inside. Nigella Lawson differencesliteraturefeels Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one. Nikolai Berdyaev differencesspiritualphilosophy There are always differences when you adapt a novel to a film. A novel is longer so you're automatically cutting out elements and introspection but this is actually a film that stays very close to the novel. Nicholas Sparks elementsdifferencescutting I do not rush into constructive work. When I get an idea, I start right away to build it up in my mind. I change the structure, I make improvements, I experiment, I run the device in my mind. It is absolutely the same to me whether I operate my turbine in thought or test it actually in my shop. It makes no difference, the results are the same. In this way, you see, I can rapidly develop and perfect an invention, without touching anything. Nikola Tesla differencesrunningideas I have a lot of friends who come from alcoholic families, and they aren't alcoholics, because someone explained it to them. When I was in Washington DC, they really talked about the difference statistically between families that talk about drug addiction and ones that don't. The kids that can say "I see where this is going" have a much better chance of not becoming addicts, because they have been educated. Nikki Sixx addictiondifferenceskids For public opinion does not admit that lofty rapturous laughter is worthy to stand beside lofty lyrical emotion and that there isall the difference in the world between it and the antics of a clown at a fair. Nikolai Gogol public-opinionlaughterdifferences I've never found it made the slightest difference being a woman - though there is a sort of feeling that as you get older you're not so interesting. Nina Bawden differencesfeelingsinteresting My role is to remind people that everyday people can make a difference. And if we get people out there doing things to make America a better place, we can bring change. Nina Turner differencesamericapeople When I became a man, and I started to understand the difference between the truth and what your parents are supposed to tell you, there's a difference, know what I mean? Nipsey Hussle differencesmenmean The cultural differences between Germany and Nigeria were extreme. The way they dress, the way they carry themselves, their religion. For two years I was overwhelmed. Nneka differencestwoyears I don't think anyone expected me to get the BAFTA. The bookies didn't have me down. It's definitely made a huge difference in my career, but I don't dwell on it. Noel Clarke differencescareersthinking There is a branding influence on my work. But there's nothing really new about people as brands. The only difference is the scale and exposure. Noma Bar influencedifferencespeople I suppose frogs pay no attention to being frogs. They take it for granted. What interests a frog are differences among frogs. From our point of view they are more or less the same, from their point of view they are all radically different. Noam Chomsky differencesdifferentviews Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it. Nora Roberts differencesglassesdoe There's a big difference between tolerance and approval, and I have no right to expect or demand the latter from anyone. Norah Vincent demandtolerancedifferences«201202203204205206207208209210211»
