Difference Quotes

Actions speak louder than words. There is a big difference between what people say and what they do. People might tell you they are excited about your new product, but when they are in a buying situation their behaviour might be totally different.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but there was not a major difference, though.

One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now.

Rome is magic, it's like being in Hollywood. But the difference between Hollywood and Rome is that here you don't have just the movie business. The movie business is so little, so you also have the choice to hang out with people who do different kinds of business.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

There is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy.

Whether it's a penalty or a tax, it's all one in the same. It's coming out of somebody's hard-earned money in their pocketbooks and that's the point. So in some ways, to me, it's a distinction without a difference.

And there is a difference between the essence of a Sacrament and its use.

The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'.

That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.

I then endeavoured to show that it is more especially in the thorough conformity with law which natural phenomena and natural products exhibit, and in the comparative ease with which laws can be stated, that this difference exists.

If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex.

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.

The difference between tragedy and comedy: Tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.

I understand the difference between journalism and scholarship that comes 20 years later.

Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents.

The difference - the fundamental difference between theater acting and film acting is that film acting is disjunctive.

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.

Yes, across the board, these gentlemen understand they have the power to make a difference and even educate people to injustices that are occurring in their worlds.

There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.

The difference between reality and unreality is that reality has so little to recommend it.

I've never gone out with a guy who is older than me by more than a couple years. Usually it's my age, a little bit older, or even a little bit younger. But not a 15- or 20-year difference.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.

For me, seeing the target and not seeing the target doesn't make any difference.

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.

I've come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women. It's genetic.

I don't sing to people. I sing for them. I told that once to Elvis Presley. He bought it. After that Elvis sang not to but for the audience. A subtle difference.