(65 quotes found)
“You don't merely give over your creativity to making a film -- you give over your life! In theatre, by contrast, you live these two rather strange lives simultaneously; you have no option but to confront the mould on last night's washing-up.”
Daniel Day-Lewis
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”
Charles Dickens
“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.”
Daniel J. Boorstin
“Opposition is true friendship.”
William Blake
“The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.”
Clarence B. Kelland
“We are so made that we can derive intense enjoyment from a contrast and very little from a state of things.”
Sigmund Freud
“Our performance in both innings of the two matches was contrasting... good in one while failing in the other.”
Dav Whatmore
“In the autumn, Bradley came out with his policy positions and we entered a compare-and-contrast phase. We're in that same position this week.”
Chris Lehane
“The record of accomplishment of the countries covered in this year's...report stands in stark contrast to the pessimistic view put forward (elsewhere). Africa is more than the sum of its problems...The best days are yet to come.”
Charles Stith
“The Bridge had a lot of long, soft profiles about the administration, ... In contrast, BU Today has shorter, hard pieces - more consistent with online journalism - which people can read every morning when they log on.”
Craig David
