Quotes about Differences

Insecure people think that all reality should be amenable to their paradigms. They have a high need to clone others, to mold them over into their own thinking. They don't realize that the very strength of the relationship is in having another point of view. Sameness is not oneness; uniformity is not unity. Unity, or oneness, is complementariness, not sameness. Sameness is uncreative… and boring. The essence of synergy is to value the differences.

When we really, deeply understand each other, we open the door to creative solutions and third alternatives. Our differences are no longer stumbling blocks to communication and progress. Instead, they become the stepping stones to synergy.

The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interactions with the hearts and minds of other human beings. That person values the differences because those differences add to his knowledge, to his understanding of reality. When we're left to our own experiences, we constantly suffer from a shortage of data.

Developing relationships is a very important part of doing business, and I see more similarities than differences when I travel the world.

The level of tolerance for religious differences is much greater than the politically correct crowd would have us believe.

It appears that every man's insomnia is as different from his neighbour's as are their daytime hopes and aspirations.

Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.

I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.

This much I have learned: human beings come with very different sets of wiring, different interests, different temperaments, different learning styles, different gifts, different temptations. These differences are tremendously important in the spiritual formation of human beings.

Men and women aren't the same. And they won't be the same. That doesn't mean that they can't be treated fairly.

there are always people who can't forgive an able man for differing from them.

All denominations of Christians have really little difference in point of doctrine, though they may differ widely in external forms.