Flair is what marks the difference between artistry and mere competence. – Cmdr. William Riker Star Trek: The Next Generation, ‘Time Squared’.
There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note. – Gustav Mahler
I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there. – Harri Holkeri
I brought what I could of myself to this thing, because between Henry Warnimont and I – not a hell of a lot of difference. – George Gaynes
The only difference between a good writer who publishes a book and a good writer who doesn’t is that the writer who publishes actually finished her book. – Hanya Yanagihara
The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this. – Helen Wills Moody
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand. – Henry Adams
The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane. – Hunter S. Thompson
It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws. – Hans Hofmann
I don’t see a difference between the big screen and the small one. We are entertainers, and the medium doesn’t matter. – Genelia D’Souza
The fault seems to me to have been that men have taken ancient country churches as their models and have failed to discover that between them and churches in towns there ought to be a most distinct and marked difference. – George Edmund Street
Now I know the difference between a rousing reception and a pat on the back. Now I know the difference between a gold in Commonwealth Games and a bronze in Olympics. – Gagan Narang
My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about. – Herman Cain
The fact that that’s the difference between Mexicans and Cubans is pronounced. It’s so immediately recognizable, the way a Cuban speaks, the way a Cuban moves the hands. – Hector Elizondo
As many as half of Ethiopia’s girls become wives before becoming adults. But Ethiopia is also a place where lasting solutions to child marriage are starting to make a difference. – Helene D. Gayle
The difference between our decadence and the Russians’ is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic. – James Thurber
Being able and willing to complain is what makes us rational and moral animals, capable of seeing and articulating the difference between how things are and how they should be. – Julian Baggini
If you get just a bit of exercise in before every meal, you’ll really see a difference. – Jai Courtney
We have secrets, and we have the same secrets that criminals have. Sometimes the only difference between a criminal and a law-abiding citizen is that somebody found out the criminal’s secret. – Jane Velez-Mitchell
There was a 10- and 8-year difference between us, so my brothers were into tormenting me and I was into getting away from them. – Josh Gad
People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference. – Jacqueline Novogratz