#contrast

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. ↗

— Voltaire

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There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois. ↗

— Scott Walker

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In marked contrast to the University of Wisconsin, Biochemistry was hardly visible at Stanford in 1945, consisting of only two professors in the chemistry department. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

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Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white... to highlight that contrast. ↗

— Leonard Nimoy

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In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like. ↗

— Richard Rogers

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In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated and only expressed in concrete sound as a last stage, when it is performed. ↗

— Pierre Schaeffer

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Contrast is what makes photography interesting. ↗

— Conrad Hall

#interesting #makes #photography

But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc. ↗

— Bruno Bauer

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There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. ↗

— Charles Dickens

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I have run large organizations, I know what it takes to create a healthy business climate, and I have more experience than Jerry Brown doing that. So it'll be a stark contrast, a career politician vs. someone who has met a payroll, gotten a return on investment, knows how to use technology to do more with less. ↗

— Meg Whitman

#business #career #climate #contrast #create