“I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.” ThinkingStillsImportantLiteratureDifferencesInternetLonelyFunctionDisappearWebsiteSlateSalons Author:David Talbot
“The very notion of superiority of one kind over another will have to disappear, although differences among kind will remain.” KindDifferencesNotionDisappearSuperiority Author:Marilyn French
“The problem of individual differences and group differences would not be made to disappear by abolishing tests. One cannot treat a fever by throwing away the thermometer.” MadeProblemIndividualDifferencesGroupsTestsTreatsDisappearThrowingFeverThermometersIndividual DifferencesThrowing Away Book:Bias in Mental Testing Source: Bias in Mental Testing
“But even if we were to disappear, people would still be divided into people and Others. No matter how those Others were different.People can't get by without Others. Put two people on an uninhabited island, and you'll have a human being and an Other. And the difference is that an Other is always tormented by his differentness. It's easier for people. They know they're people, and that's what they ought to be. And they all have no choice but to be that way. All of them, forever.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayHumansStillsTwoDifferentMatterChoicesDifferencesHuman BeingsForeverOughtEasierDisappearIslandsDividedDifferent Peoples Author:Sergei Lukyanenko