“Time the healer (Time the killer) flies faster here in Rome than anywhere else in the world, I believe ... here in Rome there are or seem to be strange differences in the value of things. For instance, the pound weight, instead of being sixteen ounces, is only twelve; the foot measure, instead of being twelve inches, is only nine; and I think, in some way, this must apply to time as well, so that the hour, instead of being sixty minutes long, is only forty-five!” ThinkingWorldWayBelieveWellsLongSeemsTimeValuesI BelieveHoursDifferencesFiveFeetMinutesStrangeWeightNineInstanceFasterFortyPoundsRomeKillersTwelveInchesSixtySixteenHealerSixty Minutes Author:Charlotte Saunders Cushman
“Race is a lie built on a lie. The first lie is that people are different, somehow skin color or hair texture is more significant than eye color, or the shape of one's feet. The second lie built on top of that is that there's a hierarchy that more significant difference, the color showing up as brown on your skin rather than brown in your hair, or whatever, is somehow more significant and there's some sort of hierarchy. That the lighter you are, the straighter your hair, the better you are.” PeopleFirstsDifferentEyeLyingDifferencesRaceFeetColorHairShapesBuiltSkinsSignificantBrownHierarchyTextureLightersShowing UpSkin ColorEye Color Author:Benjamin Jealous
“I don't see a great difference between someone sending a robot or a drone to bomb people and controlling it on a PlayStation from another country. It's thousands of miles away as opposed to someone in an airplane who is thousands of feet away releasing a bomb.” PeopleCountryDifferencesFeetMilesBombsAirplaneRobotsDronesMiles AwayPlaystation Author:Gary Oldman
“What's the difference between a hockey mom and a mass turkey-murdering machine? Looks like about 15 feet.” LooksDifferencesFeetMomMassMachinesHockeyTurkeysHockey Mom Author:Keith Olbermann
“Regarded anatomically, the resemblances between the foot of Man and the foot of the Gorilla are far more striking and important than the differences... be the differences between the hand and foot of Man and those of the Gorilla what they may the differences between those of the Gorilla and those of the lower Apes are much greater.” MenMayImportantHandsDifferencesGreaterFeetApesResemblanceGorillasHands And Feet Author:Thomas Huxley
“Recycling helps make people feel involved, and in some cases can be useful. Although you've got to do careful life history studies of what you're recycling. If all you're doing is recycling - if you've got three automobiles, and 10 children, and a 7,000-square-foot dot-com palace and second home up in the mountains that has to be heated - the recycling isn't making much difference.” PeopleIfsFeelsChildrenHelpingHomeThreeDifferencesCasesStudyFeetInvolvedMountainCarefulSquaresPalacesAutomobileDotsRecycling Author:Paul R. Ehrlich
“Thumbelina what's the difference if you're very small? When your heart is full of love you're nine feet tall!” IfsHeartDifferencesFeetLove YouNineTall Author:Danny Kaye
“The difference between corporations and governments is governments have a monopoly on force. It's a lot easier to vote with your feet or your wallet than it is to change a government with your vote.” GovernmentForceDifferencesFeetEasierVoteCorporationsMonopolyWallets Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“When you're standing around for an hour doing stand up it's no big deal but when you're standing around watching a show for an hour - it's a big difference. It's annoying - your feet hurt, your back hurts - it's just not the most comfortable way to see stand-up comedy.” WayShowsBigsHoursDifferencesHurtDealsComedyFeetComfortableStandingAnnoyingBig DealStand Up ComedyBack Hurts Author:Joe Rogan