“Few things in life can be so appalling as the difference between a dry antiseptic statement of a principle by a well spoken man in a quiet office, and what happens to people when that principle is put into practice.” PeopleMenWellsHappensDifferencesPrinciplesPracticeQuietOfficeStatementsDryThings In Life Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but important difference between the implementation of the high ideals of religious faith and public duty.” TwoImportantDifferentGovernmentFacesPoliticalDifferencesChurchReligiousDutyOfficeIdealsRealmsSubtleReligious FaithImplementation Book:The Jimmy Carter Library Source: The Jimmy Carter Library
“We need government and business to work together for the benefit of everyone. It should no longer be just about typical "corporate social responsibility" where the "responsibility" bit is usually the realm of a small team buried in a basement office - now it should be about every single person in a business taking responsibility to make a difference in everything they do, at work and in their personal lives.” NeedsShouldPersonsGovernmentTogetherSocialBitsDifferencesResponsibilityTeamOfficeBenefitsCorporateRealmsMaking A DifferenceWorking TogetherBuriedTypicalPersonal LifeSocial ResponsibilityTaking ResponsibilityBasementsSingle PersonCorporate Social ResponsibilityGovernment And Business Author:Richard Branson
“The only difference between men and women is that women are able to create new little human beings in their bodies while simultaneously writing books, driving tractors, working in offices, planting crops - in general, doing everything men do.” MenWritingHumansLittlesBookBodyAbleDifferencesHuman BeingsOfficeMen And WomenDrivingCropsWriting A BookTractorsDifferences Between Man And Woman Author:Erica Jong
“There are many people making a difference. I mean, Dr. King never held an office. Gandhi never held an office. There are people who are archetypes in our society who have never held office and made a difference.” PeopleMeanMadeDifferencesKingsOfficeMaking A DifferenceOur SocietyDrsArchetype Author:Dennis Kucinich
“Sometimes the difference between two candidates is an important one in the immediate sense, and then I believe trying to get somebody into office, who is a little better, who is less dangerous, is understandable. But never forgetting that no matter who gets into office, the crucial question is not who is in office, but what kind of social movement do you have. Because if you have a powerful social movement, it doesn't matter who is in office.” IfsTryingBelieveKindLittlesTwoImportantSometimesMatterI BelieveSocialDifferencesForgetPowerfulDangerousMovementOfficeCandidatesNever ForgetCrucialSocial Movements Author:Howard Zinn
“I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. Im not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive.” PeopleThinkingWantYoungDifferencesLevelsNumbersLike YouOfficeBurdenNot SureExpensiveMaking A DifferencePublic OfficeLike Yourself Author:Birch Bayh
“There are many ways to be influential. You can work for politicians or in government and make a difference. And for young women who are interested in running for office, you just have to decide you're going to follow Eleanor Roosevelt's maxim about growing skin as thick as the hide of a rhinoceros, and you have to be incredibly well-prepared - better prepared [than a man], actually - and you have to figure out how you're going to present yourself, and you have to have a support group around you, because it can be really a brutal experience.” MenWayWellsGovernmentRunningYoungDifferencesSupportGrowingGroupsFiguresPoliticianOfficeSkinsPreparedMaking A DifferenceThickBrutalYoung WomenMaximsInfluentialEleanorRunning For OfficeRhinocerosSupport Groups Author:Hillary Clinton
“I was a very senior minister in the Howard government and I sat around this particular table [in the prime ministerial office] in many discussions. The difference between being a senior minister and the prime minister is that ultimately the buck does stop with the prime minister and in the end the prime minister has to make those critical judgement calls and that's the big difference.” DoeEndsBigsGovernmentDifferencesParticularOfficeTablesCriticalMinistersDiscussionJudgementSatPrimeSeniorPrime MinisterBucks Author:Tony Abbott
“So is there a difference between Democrats and Republicans? Sure. The Democrats say one thing ("Save the planet!") and then do another--quietly holding hands behind the scenes with the bastards who make this world a dirtier, meaner place. The Republicans just come right out and give the bastards a corner office in the West Wing. That's the difference.” WorldGivingHandsDifferencesBehindsOne ThingThis WorldPlanetsRepublicanSceneOfficeWingsWestDemocratCornersBehind The ScenesHolding HandsSave The Planet Author:Michael Moore