Shirley Chisholm (Shirley Anita Chisholm) Quotes
My God, what do we want? What does any human being want? Take away an accident of pigmentation of a thin layer of our outer skin and there is no difference between me and anyone else. All we want is for that trivial difference to make no difference.
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We are all quick to point out all the differences but not as willing to accept what bonds us as humans.
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If you don't acknowledge differences, it's as bad as stereotyping or reducing someone.
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History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom.
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In countries where there are no racial differences or no religious differences, people find other reasons to set aside one certain group of people and generally spit in their direction.
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We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.
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For kids growing up now, there's no difference watching 'Avatar' on an iPad or watching YouTube on TV or watching 'Game of Thrones' on their computer. It's all content. It's just story.
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First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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The difference between being an elder statesman And posing successfully as an elder statesman Is practically negligible.
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Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to large differences in your results.
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Demonstrate to your customer the difference between price and cost. The price is what it takes to purchase the item. The cost is the amount the customer eventually pays. They are not the same.
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Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.
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I didn't join a band. I didn't start a band. I got asked to do it. It kinda happened by accident.
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The difference between rich and poor", said Francie, "is that the poor do everything with thier own hands and the rich hire hands to do things.
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It's not that much of a difference. Basically, your job is the same as a film director. It's a triangle between creativity, money, and time. But they don't really change. You're ultimately trying to get the most creativity and time with the money that you have.
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But I know the difference. Everyone else is a ghost. I exist here alone, stranded by choice. Deserted.
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The more human beings proceed by plan the more effectively they may be hit by accident
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We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.
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Our atmosphere can't tell the difference between emissions from an Asian factory, the exhaust from a North American SUV, or deforestation in South America or Africa.
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There's a difference between the way I see it and the character's interpretation of the events, so the rules within the film are the rules within the film.
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It is 'where we are' that should make all the difference, whether we believe we belong there or not.
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In an unhealthy culture, each group believes that if their objectives trump the goals of the other groups, the company will be better off. In a healthy culture, all constituencies recognize the importance of balancing competing desires—they want to be heard, but they don’t have to win.
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For the last century of neuroscience, lots of people have tried to control neurons using all sorts of different technologies - pharmacology (drugs), electrical pulses, and so on. But none of these technologies are precise. With optogenetics, we can aim light at a single cell, or a set of cells, and turn just that set of cells on or off.
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If there is a God, he's a great mathematician.
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My God, what do we want? What does any human being want? Take away an accident of pigmentation of a thin layer of our outer skin and there is no difference between me and anyone else. All we want is for that trivial difference to make no difference.
