#simi

Television is not vulgar because people are vulgar; it is vulgar because people are similar in their prurient interests and sharply differentiated in their civilized concerns. ↗

— George Gilder

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I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will. ↗

— Antonio Gramsci

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Poetry and prayer are very similar. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

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I remarked constantly, just at sunset, in these latitudes, that the eastern horizon was brilliantly illuminated with a kind of mock sunset. This in a short time disappeared, to be soon succeeded by another similar in character, but more faint. ↗

— George Grey

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Every pessimist who ever lived has been buried in an unmarked grave. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be. ↗

— Will Harvey

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For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers. ↗

— Homer

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You can put in all the difficulties, jumps, runs, and any other devilish complexities you like, except octave spans and similar features which do not suit the formation of hands. ↗

— Johann Nepomuk Hummel

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I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

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Closely related species of birds are also chromosomally similar. ↗

— Peter R. Grant

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My plays are made up of long monologues, which is similar to prose working with the language. ↗

— Elfriede Jelinek

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