“No state is free from militarism, which is inherent in the very concept of the sovereign state. There are merely differences of degree in the militarism of states.” StatesDifferencesDegreesConceptsInherentSovereignMilitarism Author:Christian Lous Lange
“Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.” MindDifferencesViewsMajorsConceptsGenuineDialogueConfrontationSettlement Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“The significance of God, cause, number, substance or soul consists, as James asserts, in nothing but the tendency of the given concept to make us act or think. If the world should reach a point at which it ceases to care not only about such metaphysical entities but also about murders perpetrated behind closed frontiers or simply in the dark, one would have to conclude that the concepts of such murders have no meaning, that they represent no 'distinct ideas' or truths, since they do not make any 'sensible difference to anybody.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldIdeasSoulCareGivenCausesDifferencesDarkNumbersBehindsConceptsMurderCeaseTendenciesSubstanceSignificanceSensibleEntityMetaphysicalFrontiers Book:Eclipse of Reason Source: Eclipse of Reason
“In Tar Baby, the classic concept of the individual with a solid, coherent identity is eschewed for a model of identity which sees the individual as a kaleidoscope of heterogeneous impulses and desires, constructed from multiple forms of interaction with the world as a play of difference that cannot be completely comprehended.” WorldPlayFormDesireLiteratureIndividualDifferencesIdentityBabyModelsConceptsImpulseClassicInteractionMultipleKaleidoscope Author:Toni Morrison
“I don't change the language for children books. I don't make the language simpler. I use words that they might have to look up in the dictionary. The books are shorter, but there's just not that much difference other than that to be honest. And the funny thing is, I have adult writer friends [to whom I would say], "Would you think of writing a children's book?" and they go, "No, God, I wouldn't know how." They're quite intimidated by the concept of it. And when I say to children's books writers, would they write an adult book, they say no because they think they're too good for it.” ThinkingKnowsWritingLooksChildrenBookUseMightLanguageDifferencesKnow HowHonestConceptsAdultsBeing HonestLook UpDictionaryFunny ThingsIntimidatedDon't ChangeChildren's BooksChildren BookChildrens Book Author:John Boyne
“There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while.” I CanDifferencesLonelinessSolitudeConceptsMonk Author:Tom Hanks
“I think the whole concept of dating is deeply flawed, so maybe it's a good thing to be undateable. There's a difference between being unlovable and undateable.” ThinkingWholeDifferencesConceptsDatingGood ThingsFlawedUnlovable Author:Mickey Sumner
“As far as male and female are concerned, difference is a biological fact, whereas equality is a political, ethical and social concept. No rule of nature or of social organization says that the sexes have to be the same or do the same things in order to be social, political and economic equals.” FactsPoliticalOrderSocialSexDifferencesEconomicConceptsConcernedFemaleOrganizationMalesEqualityEthicalSocial Organization Author:Alice S Rossi
“I like the idea of the idler wheel - it just sits in between things, but it makes such a big difference in the way that the machine is working. That concept has always been something that has interested me, but I didn't really know why.” KnowsWayIdeasBigsDifferencesConceptsMachinesWheelsIdlers Author:Fiona Apple