“I wonder if that's the difference between fathers and mothers. I'm friends with people who have kids that are like 5 and under, and they're still in that intense mother-bonding phase. It might just be that. Because the dads haven't changed.” PeopleIfsStillsMightKidsMotherFatherDifferencesWonderHavensChangedDadIntensePhasesBonding Author:Jen Kirkman
“Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed, the courage to change that which should be changed, no matter what it takes, and the wisdom to know the difference.” KnowsShouldArtMatterDifferencesChangedNo Matter WhatMaturityArt Of LivingCourage To ChangeWisdom To Know The Difference Author:Ann Landers
“So let's not pretend that travel is always fun. We don't spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Picchu probably doesn't make up for the hassle of lost luggage. (More often than not, I need a holiday after my holiday.) We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything.” NeedsMindHas BeensStillsHomeLostFunHoursDifferencesViewsSecretCreativityChangedDistanceHolidayLuggageHassleLouvreHome HomeMachu PicchuView From The Top Author:Jonah Lehrer
“I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have changed. I do well understand the difference between legislating and judging. As a judge, it is not my function to develop public policy.” BelieveWellsLawDifferencesStepsPolicyChangedJudgingFunctionPublic PolicyJudiciaryTimes Have Changed Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“They call me eccentric. They used to call me nuts. I haven't changed. The only difference between being eccentric and being nuts is the number of security boxes you own.” UsedDifferencesMoneyNumbersSecurityHavensChangedBoxesCall MeNutsEccentricI Haven't Changed Author:Al McGuire
“I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music.” KnowsYearsMadeCausesDifferencesChanceDecisionChangedProjectsApproachMusicianMilesTerritory Author:Herbie Hancock
“There's a difference in our ages [with Leonardo DiCaprio], but we were both in the same sort of position [on The Quick and the Death movie].Everyone below us in a casting position were all these really famous character actors like Keith David. And they were looking at the two of us going, 'Who are these guys?' So that naturally kind of put us together in a way where we'd just hang out together because we didn't care about status. We just wanted to enjoy the experience. The two things that have changed about Leo [ DiCaprio] since that time: he can drink legally and he's no longer a virgin.” WayKindTwoCharacterCareAgeWantedTogetherGuyActorsEnjoyDifferencesPositionChangedDrinkTwo ThingsHanging OutVirginsCastingKeithCharacter ActorsLeonardoTwo Of UsLeo Dicaprio Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“There is a big difference between fighting the cold war and fighting radical Islam. The rules have changed and we haven't.” WarBigsFightingDifferencesHavensChangedColdIslamRadicalCold WarRadical Islam Author:John le Carre
“I walked away from acting for eight years and tried to make the choice that I should have made when I was 21. But, it doesn't make any difference. Nothing changed. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.” ShouldYearsMadeChoicesDifferencesActingChangedShould HaveEightTubesToothpaste Author:Mel Gibson
“Radio has changed, there was a little bit of difference around the country and now that is gone and everything is uniform. That is not the only place it's happening in music, there's a lot of consolidation.” LittlesCountryBitsDifferencesGoneChangedLittle BitHappeningsRadioUniformsConsolidation Author:Joan Jett
“I don't think that has ever changed. I don't think I see any more or any less than I did years ago. Let's say I have the print of a photo taken in the 1960s and one I took a month ago. I think it's pretty difficult to tell any difference, personally.” ThinkingYearsDifficultDifferencesTakenChangedMonthsYears AgoPrint1960s Author:William Eggleston
“We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything. Several new science papers suggest that getting away is an essential habit of effective thinking. When we escape from the place we spend most of our time, the mind is suddenly made aware of all those errant ideas we'd previously suppressed. We start thinking about obscure possibilitiebsthat never would have occurred to us if we'd stayed home.” IfsThinkingNeedsMindHas BeensMadeStillsIdeasHomeDifferencesSecretCreativityChangedHabitEssentialsPaperDistanceOur TimeGet AwayObscurePapersHome Home Author:Jonah Lehrer
“Everyone I know, men and women alike, would love to see the world changed so that boys and girls, men and women are valued equally for what we contribute, despite the differences in how our brains and bodies work.” KnowsMenWorldBodyGirlDifferencesBrainBoysChangedMen And WomenDespiteKnow MeBoy And GirlBody Work Author:Cris Mazza
“The only difference between causation and the value is that the word "cause" implies absolute certainty whereas the implied meaning of "value" is one of preference. In classical science it was supposed that the world always works in terms of absolute certainty and that "cause" is the more appropriate word to describe it. But in modern quantum physics all that is changed. Particles "prefer" to do what they do. An individual particle is not absolutely committed to one predictable behavior. What appears to be an absolute cause is just a very consistent pattern of preferences.” WorldValuesIndividualCausesTermDifferencesModernChangedBehaviorAbsolutesPatternsCommittedPhysicsCertaintyConsistentAppropriateQuantumPreferenceParticlesPredictableQuantum PhysicsImpliedCausationAbsolute Certainty Author:Robert M. Pirsig
“The truth of literature and art has always been granted (if it was granted at all) as one of a "higher" order, which should not and indeed did not disturb the order of business. What has changed in the contemporary period is the difference between the two orders and their truths. The absorbent power of society depletes the artistic dimension by assimilating its antagonistic contents. In the realm of culture, the new totalitarianism manifests itself precisely in a harmonizing pluralism, where the most contradictory works and truths peacefully coexist in indifference.” ShouldArtTwoOrderCultureLiteratureDifferencesChangedHigherPeriodsContemporaryGrantedArtisticIndifferenceRealmsDimensionsContradictoryTotalitarianismCoexistPluralismLiterature And Art Author:Herbert Marcuse
“Henri Nouwen says, "When we come to realize that ... only God saves, then we are free to serve, then we can live truly humble lives." Nouwen changed his approach from "selling pearls," or peddling the good news, to "hunting for the treasure" already present in those he was called to love - a shift from dispensing religion to dispensing grace. It makes all the difference in the world whether I view my neighbor as a potential convert or as someone whom God already loves.” WorldRealizingDifferencesViewsGraceChangedApproachNewsHumbleNeighborTreasureSellingHuntingPearlsGood NewsPeddling Author:Philip Yancey
“Think about the difference between how your local gas station and congressman respond to a spike in oil prices. One has the price placard outside changed to reflect the reality of the market within hours. The other sends out a press release, tries to organize a hearing, and at the end of amount accomplishes nothing. Meanwhile, the gas station has already made at least thirty additional adjustments to the realities of the market while your politico fails to get anything more than easy media.” ThinkingTryingMadeEndsRealityEasyHoursDifferencesFailingMediaChangedAmountPressesHearingAccomplishOilLocalsReleaseThirtyGasStationsOrganizeAdjustmentCongressmanGas StationsAccomplish NothingOil PricePress Release Author:Joel Miller
“We know in history that great individuals have totally changed everything, whether it be Jesus Christ or Abraham Lincoln or Winston Churchill or Albert Einstein. I actually think every person can make a difference.” ThinkingKnowsPersonsJesusIndividualChristDifferencesChangedJesus ChristMaking A DifferenceAbraham Author:Barbara Marx Hubbard
“Bill Pullman is older than Aaron Eckhart - although I was older too - and the age difference changes the play. My perspective on those issues had changed a lot. Without going into nerdy details about that play, there was something that still stuck with me. I still had the same joy in that dialogue and David Mamet's rhythm in terms of his writing. I felt like there was still something to explore.” WritingStillsPlayAgeJoyFeltTermDifferencesIssuesChangedPerspectiveBillsDetailsStuckDialogueRhythmNerdyAge Difference Author:Julia Stiles
“My whole worldview has changed because of the work that I do. Specifically, the way in which I appropriate my own faith as a Christian, and the way in which I think about the faith and life of others who are very different than myself. That mutuality of regard is how we deal with difference and diversity in the world.” ThinkingWorldWayDifferentWholeChristianDifferencesMy OwnDealsChangedDiversityRegardAppropriateWorldviewLives Of Others Author:Diana L. Eck
“Their rhetoric is the same as always. The only difference is that the United States has granted them a whole series of concessions, and that the Cuban government has not changed at all. And that is part of the same thing I've always said, this isn't different, nothing has changed on the part of the Cuban government, absolutely nothing has changed on its part.” SaidDifferentStatesWholeGovernmentDifferencesUnitedUnited StatesChangedSeriesGrantedRhetoricAbsolutely NothingCubanConcessionsThings Have Changed Author:Marco Rubio
“I don't think there's much difference between the two parties. I think whatever their constituents at the moment want, that's what they believe. If their constituents changed, they would change overnight.” IfsThinkingWantBelieveTwoMomentsDifferencesPartyChangedConstituents Author:Michael Bloomberg
“I definitely, at times, felt the pressures of life similar to the pressures anyone would feel growing up. The only difference was that maybe more people were aware of mine. But, if anything, I changed the pressure from negative to positive. So, instead of thinking everybody wanted to see me fail, I decided everybody wanted to see me win, since I wanted to see myself win.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsWantedWinningFeltDifferencesGrowing UpGrowingFailingChangedMinesNegativeDecidedPressure Author:Keke Palmer