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  Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Patriotic, Equality, Democracies Have

  "Discours prononcé à l'assemblée constituante le 12 Septembre 1848 sur la question du droit au travail". Oeuvres complètes, Volume IX, p. 546, 1866.

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• It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of honor; as such differences become less, it grows feeble; and when they disappear, it will vanish too.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Men, Giving, Honor

  "Democracy in America". Book by Alexis de Tocqueville, Volume II. Book Three, Chapter XVIII, 1840.

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• No state of society or laws can render men so much alike but that education, fortune, and tastes will interpose some differences between them; and though different men may sometimes find it their interest to combine for the same purposes, they will never make it their pleasure.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Men, Law, Different

  Alexis De Tocqueville (2004). “Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II”, p.506, Bantam Classics

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• 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.

  Leo Tolstoy

  God, Men, Deeds And Words

  Leo Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy (graf), Reginald Frank Christian (1978). “Tolstoy's Letters: 1880-1910”, Burns & Oates

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• I actually think that I'm a rather optimistic and happy person; it's just that I'm not a very positive person, if you see the difference.

  Linus Torvalds

  Optimistic, Thinking, Happy Person

  "The Legacy Of Linus Torvalds: Linux, Git, And One Giant Flamethrower" by Robert Mcmillan, www.wired.com. November 19, 2012.

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• I know the difference between black magic and white magic.

  Tina Turner

  White, Black, Magic

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• I want to know what the difference between the essence of a man and woman is.

  Tina Turner

  Men, Essence, Want

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• What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Money, Political

  Notebook, Dec. 1902

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• I wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women.

  Shania Twain

  Men, Thinking, Feminist

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It was just like a dream. I could have ended up with an album that's not all that different from anything else coming out of Nashville. Mutt made the difference. He took these songs, my attitude, my creativity, and colored them in a way that is unique.

  Shania Twain

  Dream, Song, Attitude

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent.

  Mark Udall

  Political Differences, Healthy, Hateful

  "enator Pushes Bipartisan Seating Chart For State Of The Union" by Wes Barrett, www.foxnews.com. January 12, 2011.

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• I think that if your approach is one where you don't want to alienate anybody, you're going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you're offering to such an extent that it doesn't have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk.

  Eddie Vedder

  Thinking, Offering, Risk

  "Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam" by Josh Modell, www.avclub.com. November 06, 2002.

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• I can't see any difference in government between Bush and Obama apart from the color of their skin.

  Jesse Ventura

  Government, Color, Skins

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• If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn't lose focus. That made the difference.

  Sebastian Vettel

  Focus, Boat, Made

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There is some place where your specialties can shine. Somewhere that difference can be expressed. It's up to you to find it, and you can.

  David Viscott

  Shining, Up To You, Specialty

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• Guys who might not be superstars but because of their hustle, because of the little things they do, these are the guys who can really mean the difference between winning and losing.

  Dwyane Wade

  Success, Basketball, Mean

  The IGN Interview, www.ign.com. August 26, 2005.

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• It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward.

  Scott Walker

  Moving, Working Together, Way

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• That's the big difference between Christianity and other religions. The difference between Works and Grace or Do and Done.

  Rick Warren

  Grace, Done, Christianity

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• Basically there is no difference between whites and blacks, browns and yellows. I decided to think no more of people as Northerners and Southerners.

  Ethel Waters

  Thinking, Yellow, People

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• The entertainment industry is pretty nuts, and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a big difference. It's important to me to feel like I have my own life.

  Emma Watson

  Nuts, Important, Entertainment

  Interview with Emma Rosenblum, www.glamour.com. September 3, 2012.

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• Our goal should be to understand our differences.

  James D. Watson

  Goal, Should

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• I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.

  Len Wein

  Important, Lenses, Plot

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• When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

  Len Wein

  Writing, Editors, Littles

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying.

  Jennifer Weiner

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Book

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• Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference.

  Kanye West

  Inspirational, Basketball, Making A Difference

  "Kanye West Compares Himself to Hitler". www.usmagazine.com. August 08, 2011.

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