Distinctions Quotes

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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to mark the distinctions of the… — William Bartram
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be… — George W. Bush
Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality. — Thomas Aquinas
For our immigration policy to make sense, it is necessary to make distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it. — Barbara Jordan
The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force. — Albert Einstein
One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Where there are no distinctions there can be no superiority; perfect equality affords no temptation. — Thomas Paine
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree to be weary… — Samuel Johnson
Meditation should not be a thing apart from life; it should be amidst life, it should be a part of life an organic part, nothing… — Rajneesh
Just understand, don`t choose - don`t choose even choicelessness. Simply understand the whole situation: that whatsoever you choose, whatsoever you do, will come out of… — Rajneesh
Homosexuality is a psychological and psychiatric disorder, there is no question about it. It is a purple menace that is threatening the proper design of… — Charles W. Socarides
Even those who claim the Bible's inerrancy make distinctions between Scriptural edicts, sensing that some passages - the Ten Commandments, say, or a belief in… — Barack Obama
To begin with our knowledge grows in spots. ..What you first gain, ... is probably a small amount of new information, a few new definitions,… — William James
I ask you what is the taste of your mouth all you can do is to say: it is neither sweet nor bitter, nor sour… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Ours is supposed to be a government in which classes and distinctions melt into a harmonious whole. Until we reach this ideal of government, we… — Timothy Thomas Fortune
Taking into account these distinctions, in harmony with the Magisterium of my Predecessors[81] and in communion with the Bishops of the Catholic Church, I confirm… — Pope John Paul II
If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a… — Howard Gardner

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