“The television reports gave me my first inkling of a world beyond my own, a world that wasn't fair or equal, a world of poverty, war, disease and famine. But I also realized that this state of affairs wasn't necessarily a given, and that we have it in our power to make a difference, to make the world a better place for all. We have that choice. One thing's for sure, though - if we do nothing, it will be a given.” IfsWorldFirstsWarStatesMotivationalChoicesGivenDifferencesMy OwnPovertyOne ThingTelevisionEqualDiseaseFairsAffairMaking A DifferenceReportsBetter PlaceFamine Author:Chrissie Wellington
“I'm always astounded at the way we automatically look at what divides and separates us. We never look at what people have in common. If you see it, black and white people, both sides look to see the differences, they don't look at what they have together. Men and women, and old and young, and so on. And this is a disease of the mind, the way I see it. Because in actual fact, men and women have much more in common than they are separated.” PeopleIfsMenWayMindLooksFactsTogetherYoungSidesBlackDifferencesWhiteCommonDiseaseMen And WomenDividesBlack And WhiteBoth SidesAstounded Author:Doris Lessing
“If I never explore my limits, my bodymind will gradually tighten and become unconscious. If I regularly explore my limits in a caring and adventuresome fashion, I will expand and grow in a vital fashion. But if I try to push myself past where I am honestly able to go, I will no longer be practicing yoga but instead will be practicing greed, and I will probably be met by pain and disease. Stated simply, it is the difference between ignoring your self, making love to yourself, and raping yourself.” IfsTryingSelfAblePainPastGrowsDifferencesFashionMetsLimitsDiseaseYogaGreedCaringHonestlyUnconsciousMaking Love Author:Ken Dychtwald
“Poverty made me feel weak, as if I were coming down with an awful, debilitating, communicable disease - the disease of being without money. Instead of going to the hospital, you went to the poor farm. The difference was, you never got well at the poor farm.” IfsFeelsWellsMadeDifferencesPoorPovertyDiseaseWeakAwfulHospitalsFarmsCommunicable Diseases Book:The Cape Ann: A Novel Source: The Cape Ann: A Novel
“The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear. Make a hairbreadth difference and heaven and earth are set apart; if you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between 'for' and 'against' is the mind's worst disease.” IfsWayWantMindEarthHeavenDifficultDifferencesPerfectStruggleClearWorstDiseasePicksDislikeHeaven And Earth Book:Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living Source: Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
“The feminists are trying to tell women that there is really no difference between them and men. Just as men can be promiscuous, women can, too, and go for one night stands without consequences. But there are consequences. The women have the suffering of the abortion. They suffer more with the social diseases.” MenTryingNightSufferingSocialDifferencesDiseaseConsequenceFeministAbortionOne NightOne Night StandPromiscuous Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“It seems to me patently obvious that we can no more respect and tolerate vast differences in notions of human well-being than we can respect or tolerate vast differences in the notions about how disease spreads, or in the safety standards of buildings and airplanes.” HumansWellsInspirationSeemsMotivationDifferencesBuildingDiseaseStandardsSafetyNotionObviousSpreadWell BeingHealthcareAirplaneTolerate Author:Sam Harris