“That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics.” DoeTodayDealsAttitudePhysicsDistinctionColumbia Author:Gordon Gould
“Ethics occupies a central place in philosophy because it is concerned with sin, with the origin of good and evil and with moral valuations. And since these problems have a universal significance, the sphere of ethics is wider than is generally supposed. It deals with meaning and value and its province is the world in which the distinction between good and evil is drawn, evaluations are made and meaning is sought.” WorldMadePhilosophyProblemValuesEvilSinDealsMoralEthicsConcernedUniversalDistinctionGood And EvilSignificanceSpheresProvincesEvaluationValuation Author:Nikolai Berdyaev
“The Assault Weapons Ban deals with a fictional distinction. You have guns that are exactly the same guns as are banned, in function, that were banned because of the way they look. And you know, that's the whole truth of this policy: it's to make politicians look as if they are doing something, when in point of fact, they are doing nothing.” IfsKnowsWayLooksWholeFactsDealsPolicyPoliticianWeaponsGunFunctionDistinctionAssaultDoing NothingBansBannedWhole TruthAssault WeaponsAssault Weapons Ban Author:Alan Keyes
“Liberals and international diplomats (a distinction without a difference) have notorious difficulty understanding how to deal with totalitarian regimes.” UnderstandingDifferencesDealsDifficultyInternationalDistinctionRegimesDiplomatsNotoriousTotalitarian Regimes Author:Mona Charen
“A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment.” ShowsDealsAnd LoveMereAriseVanityDistinctionSentimentsPhilanthropyBenevolentGilded Book:The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations Source: The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations