Different People Quotes

“I think one can tell a lot about a person from the way he chooses to let the stub of his cigarette burn out...”
― Sanhita Baruah

“The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When others cry, the other are laughing and making merry. The world is mingled with sadness, joy, happiness, anger, wealth, poverty, etc.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“No one would have guessed that the jagged pieces of our soul fit the puzzle in this box. We were considered the left over remnants that had no place, except the picture we wanted to create together.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“To know a very different person from ourselves is a great luck for us!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“I've learned that, at certain points, even if we're of such different cultures, we can think alike, and understand each other easier than we may expect.”
― Tamuna Tsertsvadze, Notes of Oisin: From an Irish Monk to a Skaldic Poet

“I must settle for freedom in this modern time”
― Leila Aboulela, Minaret

“Different people think of different versions of 'God' - a loving father or a fearful punishing ghoul. These are incompatible, irreconcilable - and you thought having 'one world religion' or 'one God' would unite humanity?”
― Christina Engela, Loderunner

“Some people are like egg. The more you apply heat to them, the harder they become. To hatch them, just use a gentle heat, and to keep them alive, just keep them cool.”
― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“It is always a good chance for you to meet someone who does not think like you, who does not dress like you, who does not speak like you, who is not of your religion, who does not conform to your morality, because encountering all these different things makes you question yourself!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Well, I won't call on foreigners," Mary said.

"You can't treat them the same as you'd treat regular people," I said.”
― Shirley Jackson, Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories

“Well, not everyone believes these things exist. The things we see are not common; they should not be common knowledge. It is like the story of Santa Claus. You and I know he does not exist -- that he is a metaphor. You know this because you are a special child; you sought to discover the truth yourself. But all of the other children do not know that yet. And we've discussed that you should not tell them the truth because it is not their time to hear it. It would make them very sad without good reason. Just so, it is better for us that we do not tell people about these extra things we see."

"When will they figure it out? When can I talk about it?"

"Some of them will never know." Pappou paused. "They must never know. Because they will think we are different, and people sometimes do bad things to people whom they consider to be different."

Lexi's legs stopped swinging. "Why?"

"Why, indeed." The old man sat for a moment, his elbows propped on his knees and his chin resting on his fist. "Perhaps to make us appreciate the nicer people all the more.”
― Angela Panayotopulos, The Wake Up

“Making a strong connection with people is never easy. It is even more difficult to connect with people who are very different from you.”
― Abhishek Ratna, small wins BIG SUCCESS: A handbook for exemplary success in post Covid19 Outbreak Era

“Τη ζωή μου, από τη στιγμή που άρχισα εγώ να την ορίζω, αλλιώς την είχα ξεκινήσει.”
― Ισίδωρος Ζουργός, Περί της εαυτού ψυχής

“Why do people always mistrust people who are different? Am I really that different?”
― Madeline L'Engle, Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Titling Planet, An Acceptable Time)

“It didn’t affect him because he couldn’t fathom how I felt. He never saw how I held or how I dealt. And when a breeze hits, his first thought is never a scent. We worked in different ways and different places, which were divided by a constellation.”
― Dominic Riccitello