“You are different. That does not make you less.”

“Although other animals may be different from us, this does not make them LESS than us”

“What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.”
Quid enim refert, quantum habeas? multo illud plus est, quod non habes.

“Thales said there was no difference between life and death. "Why, then," said some one to him, "do not you die?" "Because," said he, "it does make no difference."”

“If there's nothing in here but atoms, does that make us less or does that make matter more?”

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

“Maybe everything bad that happens to you makes you weaker, and so you can stand less and less.”

“What difference does it make if you live in a picturesque little outhouse surrounded by 300 feeble minded goats and your faithful dog? The question is: Can you write?”

“It does not make such a difference whether you are simply mute or employ no art for speaking. For it is not feasible that you can express what you think as it should be understood unless you acquire and strengthen the ability to speak by art.”

“Awareness of insanity does not make one any less insane. Awareness of drowning does not make one any less of a drowning person--it only adds the burden of panic”