"A God. The God. One word can make all the difference in the world."
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"There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and avoids it, is learned and temperate."
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"Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity."
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"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting."
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"Couples who make it aren't the ones who never had a reason to get divorced; they are simply the ones who decided early on that their commitment to each other was always going to be bigger than their differences and their flaws."
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"We make each other alive; it doesn’t make a difference if it hurts."
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"There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to."
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"Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other."
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"There is less difference than many suppose between the ideal Socialist system, in which the big businesses are run by the State, and the present Capitalist system, in which the State is run by the big businesses."
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"Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat."
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"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything."
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"Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other."
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"Your mind doesn't know the difference between reality and fantasy. Your mindacts on what you feed it. Feed it good thoughts."
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"So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved."
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"If I perceive in another person mainly the surface, I perceive mainly the differences,that which separates us. If I penetrate to the core, i perceive our identity, the fact of our brotherhood. This relatedness from center to center - instead of that from periphery to periphery - is 'central relatedness'."
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"Gradually, by selective breeding, the congenital differences between rulers and ruled will increase until they become almost different species. A revolt of the plebs would become as unthinkable as an organized insurrection of sheep against the practice of eating mutton."
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"There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance"
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"God sees everything at once and knows what you are called to do. Our part is not to play God, but to trust God - to believe that our single, solitary life can make a difference"
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"The only difference is now more young black men are in the spotlight."
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"Left wing, chicken wing, it don't make no difference to me."
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