“One of the most distinguishing differences between liberals and conservatives in America is that the average Liberal feels that we should have little reservation about killing the unborn, while the average Conservative feels it is better to wait until after they are born before we kill them.” FeelsShouldLittlesAmericaPoliticsWaitingBornDifferencesShould HaveKillingAverageConservativeUnbornReservations Author:Derek R. Audette
“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 hadn't originally intended to do any reading, what if I did read one book more or one book less, whether I read or not wouldn't make a difference, I would still be waiting to get cremated.” IfsStillsBookReadingWaitingDifferencesMaking A DifferenceWhat If Book:Soul Mountain Source: Soul Mountain
“Get up now and go and find Robert Kilroy-Silk. Smile in a warm, friendly sort of way, then punch him on the nose. Now go and find Robert on television, despite my best endeavours, this is still relatively easy to do. Wait for a close-up, same smile, and punch him on the nose. If you followed the instructions carefully, you will have noticed a distinct difference. On the one hand, you were suffused with a sense of public-spirited righteousness; on the other, you're probably dribbling blood. That's the difference between reality in life and reality on television.” IfsWayStillsHandsRealityEasyWaitingDifferencesBloodTelevisionWarmDespiteGet UpNosesFriendlyRighteousnessInstructionSilkEndeavourSpirited Author:A. A. Gill
“Now is the time... if you want to make a difference in the world, now is the time. Don't be fooled into thinking you should wait until you are older or wiser or more secure because it doesn't work that way. The wisdom will come. The security will come. But first you must begin.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWantShouldFirstsMotivationalWaitingDifferencesSecuritySecureMaking A DifferenceWiserFooled Author:Ron Atchison
“The difference between smartphones and cigarettes is this: a cigarette robs 10 minutes from your lifespan, but at least has the decency to wait and withdraw all that time in bulk as you near the end of your life - whereas a smartphone steals your time in the present moment, by degrees. Five minutes here. Five minutes there. Then you look up and you're 85 years old.” YearsLooksEndsMomentsWaitingDifferencesFiveMinutesDegreesStealingLook UpPresent MomentCigaretteFive MinutesDecencySmartphones Author:Charlie Brooker
“I believe the difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next.” PeopleBelieveNextI BelieveWaitingDifferencesGreat People Author:Michael Gerber
“I just really hope that Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema can resolve all their differences. I'm hoping that's going to happen, but we'd have to wait and see. I would love to explore Middle Earth again with Peter.” HappensEarthWaitingDifferencesLinesMiddleCinemaResolvePeterMiddle Earth Author:Karl Urban
“Producers think in the language of abundance rather than scarcity, take initiative instead of waiting for someone else to provide them with opportunity, and boldly venture wise risks instead of surrendering to fear that they can't make a difference.” ThinkingOpportunityLanguageWaitingDifferencesWiseRiskProducersAbundanceMaking A DifferenceInitiativeVentureScarcity Author:Oliver DeMille