Distinction Quotes

677 Distinction quotes by 540 unique authors

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as unimportant, are unlikely to think carefully about anything else. — Brian Reynolds Myers
Discipline in typography is a prime virtue. Individuality must be secured by means that are rational. Distinction needs to be won by simplicity and restraint.… — Stanley Morison
It is usually a mistake to impose an individual's taste on a room that has its own....style. Conversely, to put very fine pieces of furniture… — Nancy Lancaster
No mathematician in the world would bother making these senseless distinctions: 2 1/2 is a "mixed number " while 5/2 is an "improper fraction." They're… — Paul Lockhart
We are not superior. There are no clear distinctions between us and animals. — Michael Fox
Publishing should be a collaboration between authors and their smartest readers — and at some point the distinction should become meaningless, — Nick Denton
I would reject the distinction between a Keynesian moment and a behavioral moment. — Cass Sunstein
The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions of… — Hans Morgenthau
In teaching there should be no distinction of classes. — Confucius
Social distinctions concern themselves ultimately with whom you may and may not marry. — Katharine Fullerton Gerould
During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans,… — Nelson Mandela
The most sensible people to be met with in society are men of business and of the world, who argue from what they see and… — William Hazlitt
All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced...the distinction of the Trinity is quite… — Tertullian
Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity. — Abdus Salam
In mauve sea-orchids as in her striking earlier book Guardians of the Secret, Lila Zemborain brings into relationship the viscera of the body and the… — Forrest Gander
In love, there is no distinction between success and failure. If love remains then even separation is union otherwise even union is separation. — Wasif Ali Wasif
Although it is true that petros and petra can mean 'stone' and 'rock' respectively in earlier Greek, the distinction is largely confined to poetry. — Frank E. Gaebelein
The Greek makes the distinction between petros and petra simply because it is trying to preserve the pun, and in Greek the feminine petra could… — Frank E. Gaebelein
Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that… — Townsend Harris
Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress. — John George Nicolay
In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction. — John George Nicolay
We can safely say, therefore, that whereas some moralists may find it possible to make a distinction between two spheres and reigns-one of flesh, the… — Joseph Campbell
Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity. Outside this, believe me, there is no elegance. Only pretension. — Christian Dior
It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure. — Andy Hargreaves
I am happy because I want nothing from anyone. I do not care for money. Decorations, titles or distinctions mean nothing to me. I do… — Albert Einstein

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