#distinctive

The best opinion now is, that there are multitudinous forms which are not sufficiently differentiated to be distinctively either plant or animal, while, as respects ordinary plants and animals, the difficulty of laying down a definition has become far greater than ever before. ↗

— Asa Gray

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Conventional forms of narrative allow for different points of view, but for this book I wanted a structure whereby each of the main characters contributed a distinctive version of the story. ↗

— Penelope Lively

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Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it's just going to sound dumb. ↗

— Brian Setzer

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In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention distinctive enough to be patented. ↗

— Northrop Frye

#conventional #copyright #day #disguised #distinctive

I'd never try to be that distinctive from the Bee Gees' sound. I'm very proud of being a Bee Gee and am always aware that I'll be identified as a Bee Gee. ↗

— Robin Gibb

#am #aware #bee #bee gees #being

Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I have a distinctive look - it's partly the glasses I wear - and people seem to remember me once they've seen me. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#being #business #distinctive #glasses #i

Of all the wastes of human ignorance perhaps the most extravagant and costly to human growth has been the waste of the distinctive powers of womanhood after the child-bearing age. ↗

— Anna Garlin Spencer

#age #been #child-bearing #costly #distinctive

I'm not certain that the BBC can claim to be making a wide enough range of distinctive programmes to make the case convincingly. ↗

— Jonathan Dimbleby

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In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents. ↗

— Peter Garrett

#affected #ancient #australia #because #climate

Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done. ↗

— Benjamin E. Mays

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