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PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the gore.

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Wit and Humor - if any difference, it is in duration - lightning and electric light. Same material, apparently; but one is vivid, and can do damage - the other fools along and enjoys elaboration.

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The structural unity of the parts is such that, if any one of them is displaced or removed, the whole will be disjointed and disturbed. For a thing whose presence or absence makes no visible difference is not an organic part of the whole.

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No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.

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We forget that despite the superficial differences between us, people are equal in their basic wish for peace and happiness.

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The quality of the thought differences the Egyptian and the Roman, the Austrian and the American.

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There's a difference between the world ending tomorrow and just drinking and drugging yourself to death.

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All sectarian religions take for granted that all men are equal. This is not warranted by science. There is more difference between minds than between bodies. One fundamental doctrine of Hinduism is that all men are different, there being unity in variety. Even for a drunkard, there are some Mantras-even for a man going to a prostitute!

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There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy.

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I refuse to allow any man-made differences to separate me from any other human beings.

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Every coming year is as bad as the previous one, the only difference being that in most cases it is even worse.

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We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.

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Woman is generally so bad that the difference between a good and a bad woman scarcely exists.

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We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.

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I'm oftentimes asked, What difference does it make to America if people are dying of malaria in a place like Ghana? It means a lot. It means a lot morally, it means a lot from a -- it's in our national interest.

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Of course, Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with anyone who is dedicated to its destruction. But while I know you have had differences with the Palestinian Authority, I believe that you do have a true partner in President Abbas.

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The difference between a learned man and an ignorant one is the same as that between a living man and a corpse.

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What is the difference between attention and inattention? What is attention and what is concentration? ...Attention has no centre.

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Every mind is different; and the more it is unfolded, the more pronounced is that difference.

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The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling stories from the same facts.

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