— Mark Twain

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter–’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”

— Tarryn Fisher, Mud Vein

“What’s the difference?” I asked him. “Between the love of your life, and your soulmate?”

“One is a choice, and one is not.”

— Nizar Qabbani, My Lover Asks Me

“My lover asks me:
“What is the difference between me and the sky?”
The difference, my love,
Is that when you laugh,
I forget about the sky.”

Jane Goodall. National Geographic, 1974.

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

simba and nala

I think the world should take account into this scene

A great relationship is about two things,

A great relationship is 
about two things, 
first, find out the similarities, 
second, respect the differences…

Photographer Lalage Snow takes pictures of soldiers’ faces before, during and after the war in Afghanistan.

a person's determination

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.

— Gemma Teller

“Only men need to be loved, sweetheart. 

Women need to be wanted.”

Modern Gentleman

There's a difference

 between 

seeing her as a wife 

and 

seeing her as a prize.

Don't confuse it

There is a difference 
between someone being 
on your mind 24/7 and 
someone being 
in your heart 24/7.

There is a difference between someone being on your mind 24/7 and someone being in your heart 24/7.

in spite their differences, they had one important thing in common,

Getting Kicked in the Balls vs. Menstruation

Anonymous asked: 

honestly why do girls make such a big deal about their periods? It's just a bit of blood for a few days and then it's over. That's nothing compared to being kicked in the balls 

- a confused male.

Getting Kicked in the Balls

vs.

Menstruation 

Duration

Getting Kicked in the Balls	Menstruation
Pain from testicular injury typically lasts an hour (from kidshealth.org)	Shedding of the uterine lining lasts from 3 to 5 days, but some periods lasts up to 7 days (from womanhealth.gov)

Frequency

Getting Kicked in the Balls	Menstruation
No statistical information could be found, but occurs occasionally during active sports or roughhousing.	On average, occurs five days per month, beginning at age twelve and lasting until menopause at about age fifty (from National Center for Biotechnology Information) 38 years (of menstruation) x 12 (months per year) = 456 periods in a lifetime

Symptoms and Affected Areas

Getting Kicked in the Balls	Menstruation
Soreness in testicles	Premenstrual signs are "mood swings, tender breast, food craving, fatigue, irritability and depression" (from Mayo Clinic) During menstruation, lower abdominal, back pain, fever, fatigue and bleeding from your vagina.

Management

Getting Kicked in the Balls	Menstruation
Lie down Apply ice to the testicles hour (from kidshealth.org)	Regulate cycle with birth control pills Use tampons, pads or menstrual cup to absorb bleeding Take Ibuprofen or other medication to manage fever and cramps. Apply heating pad to abdomen or lower back.

Prevention

Getting Kicked in the Balls	Menstruation
Wear protective athletic cup to prevent testicular injury during sports. Do not act in an inappropriate/offensive manner that would cause another party to harm external genitalia.	No preventable - occurs in "sexually reproductive age females" who are not pregnant.

the differences

You don't miss me, you miss my attention.. there's a big difference.

The difference between bees and wasps.

Bee: Hi there friend! How are you today? I'm just doing my job, pollinating flowers and all, no need to be afraid of me, I'm just happy I get to enjoy this wonderful weather with you.

Wasp: Oh hey motherf*cker, wanna go? I swear I will kill any cunt stupid enough to get 3 feet near me, I can sting you, and it will be the nastiest feeling you've had in awhile. Buzz Buzz, asshole. Bet that hurts doesn't it? Stupid fuck.

— Ernest Hemingway

“I didn’t want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you goodnight. And there’s a lot of difference.”

— Ernest Hemingway

There's a difference between giving up and moving on.

a woman on her period and a terrorist

The difference between a woman on her period and a terrorist is that you can negotiate with a terrorist.