"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." ~ Audre Lorde
Respecting differences is very difficult. ~ Rod Steiger
You and I are one consciousness reflected in an infinite rainbow of seeming differences. ~ Danaan Parry
When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom. ~ John Gray
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. ~ Mark Twain
Much of the vitality in a friendship lies in the honoring of differences, not simply in the enjoyment of similarities. ~ James L. Fredericks
Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciate each others differences short, tall, democrat, republican, black, white, gay, straight. ~ Barbra Streisand
It is understanding that gives us the ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences. ~ Harry S Truman
It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, bit it is the little differences that make them interesting. ~ Todd Ruthman
So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks. ~ Bill Clinton
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere in which individual differences are appreciated, love is shown openly, mistakes are used for learning, communication is open, rules are flexible...the kind of atmosphere found in a nurturing family. ~ Virginia Satir
We learn to listen to our own voices if we are listening at the same time to other women whose stories, for all our differences, turn out, if we listen well, to be our stories also. ~ Barbara Deming
I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things. ~ Henri Matisse
We must learn to talk with each other, and we mutually must understand and accept one another in our extraordinary differences. ~ Karl Jaspers