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Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
Otto Weininger
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You don`t need to be Catholic to be Catholic anymore. If you dissent, you don`t get out. Martin Luther looks like a prince compared to these people because he knew when it was time to go.
James P. McFadden
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Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost? and (3) What are the hard facts?
Thomas Sowell
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Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
Michel de Montaigne
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But we are at war, and we here at THE DAILY SHOW will do our best to keep you informed of any late-breaking...humor we can find. Of course, our show is obviously at a disadvantage compared to the many news sources that we`re competing with… at a disadva...
Jon Stewart
Keywords: and :: any :: are :: at :: best :: breaking :: but :: can :: compared :: competing :: course :: daily :: disadvantage :: do :: find :: here :: humor :: informed :: is :: keep :: late :: many :: news :: obviously :: of :: our :: re :: show :: sources :: that :: the :: to :: war :: we :: will :: with… :: youSource: thinkexist.com
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I grew up in northern Sweden in a very small village and this is exactly the same. It`s very strange. It`s two hundred small villages linked together. Living here as compared to living in Tokyo, where I lived, or in London or New York, this is so much mor...
Peter Stormare
Keywords: and :: as :: compared :: exactly :: grew :: here :: hundred :: in :: is :: it :: like :: linked :: lived :: living :: london :: more :: much :: new :: northern :: or :: same :: small :: so :: strange :: sweden :: the :: this :: to :: together :: tokyo :: two :: up :: very :: village :: villages :: where :: yorkSource: imdb.com
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It`s cool to be compared to her [Elizabeth Taylor], but honestly, who gives a damn?
Liv Tyler
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[on Fred Astaire] But when you`re in a picture with Astaire, you`ve got rocks in your head if you do much dancing. He`s so quick-footed and so light that it`s impossible not to look like a hay-digger compared with him.
Bing Crosby
Keywords: and :: astaire :: but :: compared :: dancing :: digger :: do :: footed :: fred :: got :: hay :: he :: head :: him :: if :: impossible :: in :: it :: light :: like :: look :: much :: not :: on :: picture :: quick :: re :: rocks :: so :: that :: to :: ve :: when :: with :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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On being compared to Rekha in the original version of Umrao Jaan (1981): "For me, as an actor, it`s a special experience to get the opportunity to play Umrao Jaan who has been already iconised on our celluloid. When I played Paro in Devdas, I went through...
Aishwarya Rai
Keywords: 1981 :: actor :: already :: an :: as :: been :: being :: celluloid :: compared :: devdas :: experience :: for :: get :: has :: iconised :: in :: it :: jaan :: me :: of :: on :: opportunity :: original :: our :: paro :: play :: played :: rekha :: sam :: special :: the :: through :: to :: umrao :: version :: went :: when :: whoSource: imdb.com
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I may be the only actress in Hollywood who won`t need a face lift, because when I take off my makeup, I look so great compared to my characters!
Lin Shaye
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I thought martial arts were my great strength, but when I actually got involved in show-business, I realized I wasn`t the only one who could do these things. And compared to a lot of others, I wasn`t really that good. So I became a children`s TV program h...
Stephen Chow
Keywords: actually :: and :: arts :: became :: business :: but :: children :: compared :: could :: do :: good :: got :: great :: host :: in :: involved :: lot :: martial :: my :: of :: one :: only :: others :: program :: realized :: really :: show :: so :: strength :: that :: the :: these :: things :: thought :: to :: tv :: wasn :: were :: when :: whoSource: imdb.com
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[On being compared to his father]: I get it all the time. You know, `Will he look like him, will he talk like him?`, that sort of thing.
Jason Connery
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[speaking in 1976] The heavies in my day were kid`s stuff compared to today. Our villains had no redeeming qualities. But there`s a new morality today. A villain is a guy with a frailty. Heroes are villains.
Richard Widmark
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Obviously, all the positives are very flattering and being compared to [Mariah Carey], and I get a lot of [Britney Spears] comparisons as well, and she`s extremely talented, but we are two different artists and even when I`m doing radio interviews and stu...
Christina Aguilera
Keywords: all :: and :: are :: artists :: as :: being :: britney :: but :: carey :: compared :: comparisons :: different :: doing :: even :: extremely :: flattering :: get :: interviews :: lot :: mariah :: obviously :: of :: positives :: radio :: she :: spears :: stuff :: talented :: the :: they :: to :: two :: very :: we :: well :: whenSource: imdb.com
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[Asked if he was a rich man]: No, not rich. Compared to striking miners and work-less actors very rich: compared to successful stockbrokers and businessmen I expect I would be considered nearly poor.
Alec Guinness
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[Asked if he was a rich man]: No, not rich. Compared to striking miners and work-less actors very rich: compared to successful stockbrokers and businessmen I expect I would be considered nearly poor.
Alec Guinness
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I am doing the best I can and I don`t want to ever be compared to somebody that great because then when someone sees me they`ll say, `No, she`s not that good.` But I`m working hard and I hope that I can eventually live up to that title
Amanda Bynes
Keywords: am :: and :: be :: because :: best :: but :: can :: compared :: doing :: don :: eventually :: ever :: good :: great :: hard :: hope :: live :: ll :: me :: no :: not :: say :: sees :: she :: somebody :: someone :: that :: the :: then :: they :: title :: to :: up :: want :: when :: workingSource: imdb.com
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[on the critical plaudits earned by The Last Picture Show (1971)] I`m very gratified by the reception. It`s gone beyond my wildest dreams. To have your picture compared to Citizen Kane (1941) is incredible; certainly it isn`t true, but it`s nice to have i...
Peter Bogdanovich
Keywords: 1941 :: 1971 :: beyond :: but :: by :: certainly :: citizen :: compared :: critical :: dreams :: earned :: gone :: gratified :: have :: incredible :: is :: isn :: it :: kane :: last :: my :: nice :: on :: picture :: plaudits :: reception :: show :: the :: to :: true :: very :: wildest :: written :: yourSource: imdb.com
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I don`t have the slightest desire to speak about my dead brother. It gets on my nerves to always be compared with him. My brother was a magnificent person and an outstanding actor.
Joaquin Phoenix
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What I said was, the United States of America is a young country compared to Europe, compared to, you know, other countries. We`re young. We`re 200 and something years old.
Johnny Depp
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What I said was, the United States of America is a young country compared to Europe, compared to, you know, other countries. We`re young. We`re 200 and something years old.
Johnny Depp
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The German press is not friendly to me. I can compare it to the US press. I had 25 percent really bad reviews, like, "Oh, a Boll movie. Typical trash." But some said it was "by far Boll`s best movie." They compared it to, not "Lord of the Rings," but some...
Uwe Boll
Keywords: 25 :: bad :: best :: boll :: but :: by :: can :: compare :: compared :: far :: friendly :: german :: had :: is :: it :: lik :: like :: lord :: me :: movie :: not :: of :: oh :: percent :: press :: really :: reviews :: rings :: said :: some :: something :: the :: they :: to :: trash :: typical :: us :: was :: weakerSource: imdb.com
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Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual counterfeit money when compared to a good Kung Fu film.
Werner Herzog
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At first, I didn`t like coming down to Los Angeles at all. It`s like everything`s black and white compared to where I live out in the middle of nowhere. There`s like 400 people in my town!
Max Thieriot
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[on James Dean] Dean`s body was very graphic; it was almost writhing in pain sometimes. He was very twisted, as if he were cringing all the time. Dean was a cripple anyway, inside -- he was not like [Marlon Brando]. People compared them, but there was no ...
Elia Kazan
Keywords: all :: almost :: anyway :: as :: body :: brando :: but :: compared :: cringing :: cripple :: dean :: graphic :: he :: if :: in :: inside :: it :: james :: like :: marlon :: no :: not :: on :: pain :: people :: similarity :: sometimes :: the :: them :: there :: time :: twisted :: very :: was :: were :: writhingSource: imdb.com
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You put Genesis over there in a corner with Yes, ELP, Moody Blues and the Floyd (Pink Floyd) because that`s the period we happened to come up in. I don`t like any of those groups - so it angers me and frustrates me when we get compared to them.
Phil Collins
Keywords: and :: angers :: any :: because :: blues :: come :: compared :: corner :: don :: elp :: floyd :: frustrates :: genesis :: get :: groups :: happened :: in :: it :: like :: me :: moody :: of :: over :: period :: pink :: put :: so :: that :: the :: them :: there :: those :: to :: up :: we :: when :: with :: yes :: youSource: imdb.com
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I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nu...
Stanley Kubrick
Keywords: and :: anything :: as :: basic :: big :: by :: can :: children :: class :: compared :: etc :: failing :: fear :: getting :: grades :: in :: interest :: is :: learning :: mistake :: motivation :: not :: nuclear :: of :: on :: produce :: scale :: schools :: staying :: teach :: the :: think :: to :: trying :: using :: with :: yourSource: imdb.com
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I was born in the West after World War II in a senselessly wealthy country, and I never really had to struggle. Sure, there were years when I didn`t have a refrigerator or stove, but that`s nothing compared to Rwanda.
John Malkovich
Keywords: after :: and :: born :: but :: compared :: country :: didn :: had :: have :: ii :: in :: never :: nothing :: or :: really :: refrigerator :: rwanda :: senselessly :: stove :: struggle :: sure :: that :: the :: there :: to :: war :: was :: wealthy :: were :: west :: when :: world :: yearsSource: imdb.com
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[at a 1972 press conference in Madison Square Garden] "Man, I was tame compared to what they do now, are you kidding? All that I ever did was just jiggle."
Elvis Presley
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[Talking about the shoot of Conan the Barbarian]: "It was tough. I nearly lost a finger. Arnold [Schwarzenegger] smashed his head against a rock. But that was nothing compared to what the stunt men went through."
Sandahl Bergman
