Quotes by Differences None of us, irrespective of our sexual preference and/or practice, imagine that we can have an intimate relationship with a partner and always have seamless harmony. Indeed, most of us assume that once the “honeymoon” period is over differences will emerge and conflicts will happen. Positively, we also assume that we will be “safe“ in those moments; that even if voices are raised and emotions expressed are intense, there will not be and should not be any abuse or any reason to be unsafe, and that the will to connect and communicate will prevail. Bell Hooks differencesvoiceintimate-relationships Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world. Bell Hooks beloved-communitydifferencesidentity One of the major differences I see in the political climate today is that there is less collective support for coming to critical consciousness – in communities, in institutions, among friends. Bell Hooks supportdifferencescommunity I feel things more deeply... anything to do with kids. It just makes a big difference in my life... Having a child is like taking the deepest core vulnerable aspect of myself, reaching in and taking it outside of my body. Ben Affleck differenceskidschildren The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists. Ben Bradlee newspapersdifferencespeople There are many differences between medicine and teaching, but they have much in common. Both involve craft and personal expertise, learned through experience; but both can be informed by the experience of others. Ben Goldacre medicinedifferencesteaching You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass. Ben Harper differencesmistakepast When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone - it's possible. But creatively, it's more like painting: you can't just use the same colours in every painting. It's just not an option. You can't take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences. Ben Harper differencesuseart Out of the thousand writers huffing and puffing through movieland there are scarcely fifty men and women of wit or talent. The rest of the fraternity is deadwood. Yet, in a curious way, there is not much difference between the product of a good writer and a bad one. They both have to toe the same mark. Ben Hecht differencesfiftymen You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it. Ben Horowitz visiondifferencespeople I've been asked often what is the difference between an amateur and a professional artist, and I will tell you. An amateur artist is one who works all week at something else so he can paint on Saturday and Sunday. A professional artist is one whose wife works so he can paint all the time. Ben Shahn sundaydifferencesartist In golf as in life, it's the follow through that makes the difference. Ben Wicks follow-throughdifferencesgolf The difference is no less real because it is of degree. Benjamin Cardozo degreesdifferencesreal If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world. Benjamin Carson our-worlddifferencesorder The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance. Benjamin Disraeli differencesracewar The difference between talent and genius is this: while the former usually develops some special branch of our faculties, the latter commands them all. When the former is combined with tact, it is often more than a match for the latter. Benjamin Disraeli differencesgeniusspecial The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity. Benjamin Disraeli differencespoliticswould-be We should vigorously debate policy differences. We have too much all-or-nothing in American politics. Benjamin E. Sasse debatedifferencestoo-much There is much difference between imitating a good man and counterfeiting him. Benjamin Franklin differencescharactermen An Episcopalian divine once told the Pope that the only difference between their denominations was that "the Church of Rome is infallible and the Church of England is never in the wrong." Benjamin Franklin romedifferenceschurch«2223242526272829303132»
