“Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will- to- action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.” PeopleWorldActionDifferencesImpossibleFailingAcceptanceBurdenDistinctionApathyUnconditional Acceptance Author:Arthur Gordon Webster
“It's been my experience that every man has in him the possibility of doing well some one thing, no matter how humble, and that there's some one, in some place, who wants that special thing done. The difference between a fellow who succeeds and one who fails is that the first gets out and chases after the man who needs him, and the second sits around waiting to be hunted up.” MenWantNeedsFirstsWellsMatterDoneWaitingDifferencesFailingOne ThingSpecialPossibilityHe ManSucceedFellowsHumbleEvery ManThings DoneHuntedSpecial Things Book:Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son Source: Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son
“I fail to see what difference it makes whether it be supernatural or not--so long as it is malefic, possesses great powers and life span and has the ability to change its shape at will.” LongDifferencesAbilityFailingShapesGreat PowerLife SpanAbility To Change Author:Roger Zelazny
“We can all perceive the difference between ourselves and our inferiors, but when it comes to a question of the difference between us and our superiors we fail to appreciate merits of which we have no proper conceptions.” DifferencesFailingAppreciateSuperiorsPerceiveMeritConceptionInferiorsSuperiority Author:James F. Cooper
“Whether you fail or set the world on fire cannot make so very much difference if only you have the opportunity to try for it, to work for it, to think of nothing else!” IfsThinkingWorldTryingOpportunityDifferencesFireFailing Book:The Crystal Cup Source: The Crystal Cup
“Disrespect also can take the form of idealizing you and putting you on a pedestal as a perfect woman or goddess, perhaps treating you like a piece of fine china. The man who worships you in this way is not seeing you; he is seeing his fantasy, and when you fail to live up to that image he may turn nasty. So there may not be much difference between the man who talks down to you and the one who elevates you; both are displaying a failure to respect you as a real human being and bode ill.” MenWayHumansMayRealFormTurnsDifferencesHuman BeingsPerfectFantasyPiecesFailingSeeingHe ManFineWorshipIllChinaGoddessNastyDisrespectPedestalReal HumanPerfect WomanWorship YouFine China Author:Lundy Bancroft
“Many businesses fail because the owner wasn't willing to invest and wasn't educated on the difference between spending money frivolously and investing money into the business for growth, and the risks and rewards of that cash infusion.” GrowthDifferencesFailingRiskWillingRewardsInvestingSpendingEducatedOwnersCashSpending MoneyInvesting MoneyInfusionRisk And Reward Author:Carol Roth
“I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. I do believe that right makes might and that if I am wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference. I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.” IfsMindBelieveHeartShowsMightSpiritPresidentDifferencesJusticeOpinionFailingMy HeartAngelMercyHumbleGods WillServantRelyShow MeHeart And MindPublic OpinionPollsBucksServant Of GodSwearingRely UponOpinion Polls Author:Gerald R. Ford
“Many of us have spent a lifetime trying to be what we’re not, feeling lousy about ourselves when we fail, and sometimes when we succeed. We hide our differences when, by accepting and celebrating them, we could collaborate to make every effort more exciting, productive enjoyable, and powerful. Personally, I think we should start right now.” ThinkingShouldTryingSometimesFeelingsDifferencesPowerfulEffortAcceptingFailingRight NowSucceedExcitingLifetimeCelebrateProductiveEnjoyable Author:Martha Beck