Almost everything that distinguishes the modern world from earlier centuries is attributable to science, which achieved its most spectacular triumphs in the seventeenth century. Bertrand Russell
I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being. Jack Nicholson
I think there's one thing which distinguishes our art - we don't consider. We don't think. We write a little verse because it comes to us. Howard Nemerov
Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless. Max Born
My point is, if you want to achieve anything in life, it is not enough to merely wish for it. You must develop that kind of 4:30 AM discipline that distinguishes you from others. Armstrong Williams
Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists. Jurgen Habermas
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
The Church's note must be a supernatural note which distinguishes incarnation from immanence, redemption from evolution, the Kingdom of God from mere spiritual process. Arthur Middleton
The main peculiarity which distinguishes man from other animals is the means of his support-the power which he possesses of very greatly increasing these means. Thomas Malthus
