Difference
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At Cornell University, my professor of European literature, Vladimir Nabokov, changed the way I read and the way I write. Words could paint pictures, I learned from him. Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.
In the last three years of racing I've met as many women fans as men fans, and in NASCAR it's the same thing. My wife loves cars, but the difference is she doesn't have 20 years of understanding the background of them. She basically drives them and uses her gut feelings as to which is best.
The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win.
I've also said you don't rule any options out, because if you are in public life because you want to make a difference... obviously, you have to be open to those kind of possibilities.
Money is a very important tool to make a big difference in people's life. It is positive or negative depending on the values.
The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.
There's a difference between fair game and playing games.
Let's get one thing straight — there is a big difference between a quitter and someone who gives up. Unfortunately, I have the right to make this claim because I fit into the category of 'quitter'.
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.
In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
When lifting, I'm always with a trainer because the thing that makes a difference is that last 20% in your training, and he very scientifically looks after my food as well, because when I'm going for a 'shirt off' shot, everything changes the month before, and I'm timed down to the day.
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
Age and size are only numbers. It's the attitude you bring to clothes that make the difference.
There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.
Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.
The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
What is Apple, after all? Apple is about people who think 'outside the box', people who want to use computers to help them change the world, to help them create things that make a difference, and not just to get a job done.
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