Quotes by Individual Differences If humans were in fact the members of a truly social species, and if their individual differences were trifling and could be completely ironed out by appropriate conditioning, then, obviously, there would be no need for liberty and the State would be justified in persecuting the heretics who demanded it. Aldous Huxley individual-differences liberty would-be I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap. Ani DiFranco individual-differences diversity strength The problem of individual differences and group differences would not be made to disappear by abolishing tests. One cannot treat a fever by throwing away the thermometer. Arthur Jensen individual-differences fever groups I believe when we look different and carry something different, people are going to see that and want it too. Britt Nicole individual-differences believe people Snowflakes fascinate me... Millions of them falling gently to the ground... And they say that no two of them are alike! Each one completely different from all the others... The last of the rugged individualists! Charles M. Schulz individual-differences two fall No two people have the same reality Gary Zukav individual-differences inspirational reality We're not all the same. A common liberal refrain is that differences between individuals are statistically more significant than those between cultural, ethnic, and racial groups. I don't see why the fact of inter-individual differences would nullify inter-group variance. That's liberal logic for you. Ilana Mercer individual-differences groups facts We cannot safely assume that other people's minds work on the same principles as our own. All too often, others with whom we come in contact do not reason as we reason, or do not value the things we value, or are not interested in what interests us. Isabel Briggs Myers individual-differences being-different people Democracy is a small hard core of common agreement, surrounded by a rich variety of individual differences. James Bryant Conant individual-differences democracy agreement What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, and what we do to make them come about. Joseph Epstein individual-differences dream inspirational Socialism, whether it's the 'soft tyranny' of the EuroAmerican management state or the murderously repressive forms taken by Hitler, Stalin, Mao, or Pol Pot, is all about disindividuation, a steady, relentless erasure of the individual differences among us, everything that makes us who we are. 'Everybody in, nobody out!' is the marching mantra of militant collectivized medicine, but it accurately describes all other aspects of collectivism as well. No alternatives allowed, no choices, no individualism, no individuality, and ultimately, no individuation. L. Neil Smith individual-differences medicine taken To this day, no one has come up with a set of rules for originality. There aren't any. Les Paul individual-differences being-different inspirational Diversity: the art of thinking independently together. Malcolm Forbes individual-differences art thinking Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently. Marlee Matlin individual-differences effort people See God in everyone. It is deception to teach by individual differences and karma. Neem Karoli Baba individual-differences karma deception This principle of unity of the whole along with respect for individual differences is symbolized in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. Norman Lamm individual-differences unity principles The gigantic challenge is the magnitude of the individual differences in the optimal set point for "good stress." For one person, it's doing something risky with your bishop in a chess game; for someone else, it's becoming a mercenary in Yemen. Robert M. Sapolsky individual-differences stress games Individual differences in testosterone level predict very little about differences in aggression. Robert M. Sapolsky individual-differences levels littles Children are just different from one another, especially in temperament. Some are shy, others bold; some active, others quiet; some confident, others less so. Respect for individual differences is in my view the cornerstone of good parent-child relationships. Sandra Scarr individual-differences views children Children need both latitude of expression and firmly enforced limits on their behaviors, in a blend that results in calm, patientmanagement. The key to success is to tailor the rearing environment to the developmental level of the child--what she or he can handle--and to individual differences among children. Sandra Scarr individual-differences expression children 12»
