#compare

When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?' ↗

— Sydney Harris

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My mother was kind and forgiving and would take in all the waifs and strays in our neighbourhood; we always compared her to Mother Teresa. She taught me a lot. ↗

— Tommy Hilfiger

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I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#been #compared #condescended #i #indian

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#embrace #music #only #prayer #sexual

If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem. ↗

— John Avlon

#hitler #offense #only #part #party

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#feels #himself #males #mediocre #most

That's the thing with animated films - I often feel that puppets get the better parts compared to us normal actresses. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

#animated films #better #compared #feel #films

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling back into the great subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her. ↗

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

#buffy #character #compare #female #female character

I loved acting, I started as a child and it is interesting because I didn't compare myself to others that were doing the same thing. I just felt that I needed to stay focused and stay out of trouble. ↗

— Diane Lane

#because #child #compare #doing #felt