- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dissimilar Quotes
Lines on difference, distance and staying yourself.
These quotes explore what it means to be dissimilar — an actor separating himself from a scripted character, or two books in publishing history that share almost nothing in common. It pairs well with the Behavior quotes collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Film Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a lot of other businesses.
- Devil
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's possible there are no two books in publishing history more dissimilar than 'Human Traces' and 'Devil May Care.' And that was really the attraction of it.
- Differential
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is a curious historical fact that modern quantum mechanics began with two quite different mathematical formulations: the differential equation of Schroedinger and the matrix algebra of Heisenberg. The two apparently dissimilar approaches were proved to be mathematically equivalent.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Caravanning can be as simple or as luxurious as you choose. My own experience is probably not dissimilar to that of many families across the country who also share this hobby.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
At a startup, it's hard enough to get a single thing right, much less a whole bunch of things. Especially if the things you are trying to do are not only dissimilar but actively impede each other.
- Charging
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- Nov 07, 2020
A number of non-banking finance companies have entered the rural microcredit market. Many microcredit agencies have been charging interest rates not very dissimilar to those charged by moneylenders. Borrowing then becomes more to meet pressing consumption needs, rather than for farming or small-scale enterprises.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
The challenges that the homeless face aren't dissimilar to those in developing countries.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm able to leave Don Draper at work. I'm quite dissimilar from him in real life.
- Grace
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- Nov 07, 2020
After leaving school, I got a job in a department store not dissimilar to Grace Bros in 'Are You Being Served?'
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will say that adapting a character like Da Vinci really wasn't that dissimilar from doing Batman or Superman. Because all three of these guys are really iconic figures, and yes, Da Vinci was historical, but there's clearly been a lot of mythmaking about him, and a lot of things have been attributed to him that may or may not have happened.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020