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Difference Quotes

On contrast, conflict, and the small actions that add up.

This page gathers quotes on difference in its many senses—conflicts rooted in belief rather than politics, the contrast between two very different cities, and the small, individual actions that end up mattering most.

No, moral conscience is one thing, the law is another. We have to hold onto this difference.

Quotes by Rocco Buttiglione

There is not a chance that I could have a difference with Alessandro Del Piero.

Quotes by Roberto Baggio

The difference between a healthy person and one who is mentally ill is the fact that the healthy one has all the mental illnesses, and the mentally ill person has only one.

Quotes by Robert Musil

But to do it professionally is a quantum leap difference and my father had to be persuaded by these kind of Ivy League professors that I should go to the Yale Drama School, another one of the stories in there.

Quotes by Robert Klein

I'm comfortable reading science and dissecting it and discerning the difference between junk science and real science.

Quotes by Robert Kennedy, Jr.

The difference between management and administration (which is what bureaucrats used to do exclusively) is the difference between choice and rigidity.

Quotes by Robert Heller

I was called to start a mission, not a church. There is a difference.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

Since the web is totally worldwide, we need a set of behavioural rules, laws they are commonly called, that are accepted worldwide. There is a big difference as to how things are treated in the U.S. and Europe and Asia.

Quotes by Robert Cailliau

On private transactions, I'll just go very quickly now, a major difference between the United States and Euroland is that in Europe banks are much more important in financial transactions than in the United States.

Quotes by Robert C. Solomon

Send me to Washington, and if I can't make a difference, I'll voluntarily come back after just one term. Cut the deficit, slash illegal immigration in half, fix our horrific tax system - or I'll come home and help find...

Quotes by Robert Blaha

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.

Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

Your executives liking your show makes all the difference in the world. It's the difference between happiness and misery.

Quotes by Rob Thomas

Ohio chose the president in 2000 and 2004. The independent voters, the so-called swing voters, are the ones who make the difference.

Quotes by Rob Portman

I'm learning from every game and trying to make a difference.

Quotes by Rishabh Pant

That's the big difference between Christianity and other religions. The difference between Works and Grace or Do and Done.

Quotes by Rick Warren

I mean, Dodd-Frank is strangling small community banks. It doesn't make any difference what the interest rate is. They're not - they're not going to loan the money because they can't make any money for one thing plus the cost...

Quotes by Rick Perry

It could happen to anyone when you get hired by a different president. There's a difference in philosophies. It happens. It's a change in CEOs. They have their own people, their own philosophies, and it's different than what Bob stands...

Quotes by Rick Pitino

I see little difference in the attitudes of those who consider themselves Christian and those who are openly secular and agnostic. Most Christian citizenship appears to be clearly right here - on this little bit of very unreal estate.

Quotes by Richard Rohr

The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial.

Quotes by Richard Rorty

Frequently Asked Questions

What different kinds of "difference" do these quotes explore?
This mix covers an opinion comparing quarrels over religion and politics, a personal observation about the difference between two cities, and the idea that small individual actions can make a real difference.
Is there a quote comparing quarrels over religion and politics?
Yes - presented as the speaker's own opinion: "Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics."
Does a quote describe a personal experience of difference between two cities?
Yes: "The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them."
Is there a quote about small individual actions making a difference?
Yes: "It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees."
Where can I find more related quotes?
For more, see our Make and Between quotes pages.

It also touches on distinctions within belief systems themselves—see our big and know quotes for more.