Distinguishing Quotes

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge.

The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from the contents of our own consciousness.

The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic.

Circumstances give in reality to every political principle, its distinguishing colour, and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.

I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive.

Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at the expense of the community at large.

I know that one of the distinguishing things was I looked like I could hold a gun, even though I'd never held one before and I'm physically able to do the martial arts and all that stuff.

Yet another thing Canadians and Europeans have in common is an obsession with the United States, and with distinguishing themselves from it, often by crude stereotyping.

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for it.

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it.

I had trouble distinguishing art from life. I don't now, and I feel much better!