Distinctions Quotes

“If we want to decode our community's deep-seated fibers, we must go and see the world and explore the significant distinctions and resemblances. To find out about the inner self and understand our internal murmurings, we must learn to reach out to the others. ("On a casual day without a tie")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“I wanted to tell them that they had made a mistake. I wasn’t like them. I didn’t want the same things that they wanted, and they should know this. They should know my difference, they should sense my unfathomable fucking depths.”
― Ling Ma, Severance

“Take distinct steps and exploits. Those who are distinct and distinguished always score distinction. Go there, be there and stay there.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Shaping the dream

“I think people have an obligation to show to the world things that are...not great, most people aren't capable of that--but better than most things people show to the world. Now people show everything. Every single thing.

There's nothing wrong with it morally, but I wonder how--the people who have always done this who are young, who have always lived in this world--I wonder how they would judge anything.

And since basically making distinctions is my profession, and judging is my profession, I don't think there's any people like me in a young generation, because they wouldn't be allowed to be like me [...] They're either incredibly critical in a kind of crazy way--"I hate your hairstyle, you should die"-- or they're incredibly overpraising -- "Oh, that's great. You're great. Keep going, you're great." I would basically say, "Your hairstyle, no one should be killed for your hairstyle, but your writing, stop. Don't keep going.”
― Fran Lebowitz

“The more rigid and exclusive one makes the border between philosophy and theology, the more that distinction itself has to fall on the side of theology, and the more inaccessible that very distinction becomes to philosophy”
― Gregory B. Sadler

“One cannot breathe, without distinctions. One may deny that; however, it would be the escape, not the truth.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“I always thought that only you never give credit to whatever one does, but your postings show; I have to review my thoughts again since now your postings of my writings endorse your neutrality and fairness without distinctions.”
― Ehsan Sehgal