Distinction Quotes

677 Distinction quotes by 540 unique authors

Every man is equally entitled to protection by law. But when the laws undertake to add... artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges—to… — Andrew Jackson
The superficial distinctions of Fascism, Bolshevism, Hitlerism, are the concern of journalists and publicists; the serious student sees in them only one root-idea of a… — Albert J. Nock
The spectacle we find in true religions has as its purpose enchantment, not entertainment. The distinction is critical. By endowing things with magic, enchantment is… — Neil Postman
The fact -- not theory -- that evolution has occurred and the Darwinian theory as to how it occurred have become so confused in popular… — George Gaylord Simpson
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between work and play. — L. P. Jacks
There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it. — Jim Allchin
Death and the dice level all distinctions. — Samuel Foote
Good girls like myself need subversion. Being solemn, I aspire to comedy. Being a novelist, I aspire to the musical. Being organized, I aspire to… — Janet Burroway
We need to make a distinction between misled Iraqis, those who believe that they are carrying weapons to liberate Iraq from what they call occupation,… — Jalal Talabani
Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That required a very… — Pete du Pont
The popular distinction between 'constructive' and 'destructive' criticism is a sentimentality: the mind too weak to perceive in what respects the bad fails is not… — Brigid Brophy
When a company owns one precise thought in the consumer's mind, it sets the context for everything and there should be no distinction between brand,… — Maurice Saatchi
The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts… — W. C. Sellar
If one believes in a god, one is a Theist. If one does not believe in a god, then one is an A-theist — he… — Chapman Cohen
It is not His teachings which make Jesus so remarkable, although these would be enough to give Him distinction. It is a combination of the… — Kenneth Scott Latourette
But, when Scripture makes a clear distinction between the act of creation and the process of preservation, we cannot accept the idea of a progressive… — Walter Lang
There’s one thing that’s been 'learned' maybe from Tunisia and Egypt that I think is a mistake. And that is that the existing ruler has… — Gene Sharp
The new painting has broken down every distinction between art and life. — Harold Rosenberg
In Western lands there is a distinct division between the religious and the secular life. There is one rule of conduct for laymen and another… — Virchand Gandhi
The inspired Scriptures make the clear distinction between false and true riches and make plain the reason why happiness is gained and fully enjoyed only… — Joseph Franklin Rutherford
To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction. — Minna Antrim
It doesn't annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It's a subtle distinction, but… — Evan Davis
To the man who is truly ethical all life is sacred, including that which from the human point of view seems lower in the scale.… — Albert Schweitzer
I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the… — Joe Biden
From the apparent usefulness of the social virtues, it has readily been inferred by sceptics, both ancient and modern, that all moral distinctions arise from… — David Hume

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