Distinction Quotes

677 Distinction quotes by 540 unique authors

Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we… — Thomas Paine
If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but… — Ralph Barton Perry
If you go to the city of Washington, you will find that almost all of those corporation lawyers and cowardly politicians, members of congress, and… — Eugene V. Debs
When you're following your energy and doing what you want all the time, the distinction between work and play dissolves. — Shakti Gawain
The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid: the state of being alone. — James A. Baldwin
There is a difference between going to a service "for the worship" and going to a service "to worship the Lord." The distinction appears to… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
In God there is no duality. In that Presence "I" and "we" and "you" do not exist. "I" and "you" and "we" and "He" become… — Mahmud Shabistari
The great distinction of a true Christian is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. How careful should he be, lest anything in his thoughts or… — Francis Schaeffer
In the affluent society, no useful distinction can be made between luxuries and necessities. — John Kenneth Galbraith
The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the… — Dick Vitale
Nothing flatters me more than to have it assumed that I could write prose, unless it be to have it assumed that I once pitched… — Robert Frost
But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. — Thomas Browne
I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands and… — Antony Gormley
I make a distinction between manners and etiquette - manners as the principles, which are eternal and universal, etiquette as the particular rules which are… — Judith Martin
Certainly we can end racism with love. We can demand that the federal government change its emphasis on racial distinction. — bell hooks
The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness. — Yotam Ottolenghi
Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different. — Gretchen Rubin
To be in love with Debo Devonshire is hardly a distinction. — Tom Stoppard
For me, the reputation for teaching language in general, and East European languages most particularly, gave Glasgow University, and by reflection the country, a distinction. — Tom Stoppard
The distinction between reality and fiction in America seems like it is becoming really blurry. With its religious fanaticism, reality TV programs and fake news… — Dana Schutz
People who study primate societies make a distinction between two kinds of cultural interactions, agonic and hedonic. In agonic societies, you gain status by asserting… — Eric S. Raymond
I think one of the great things about the United States has been our ability to maintain a distinction between our military and domestic law… — Barack Obama
While the Bible teaches that immortality of the soul is conditional upon well-doing, it makes no distinction in respect of the spirit. — Max Heindel
And for well over a hundred years our politicians, statesmen, and people remembered that this was a republic, not a democracy, and knew what they… — Robert W. Welch, Jr.
That means that every human being - without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin -… — Hans Kung

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