#than

The children are taught more of the meanest state in Europe than of the country they are born and bred in, despite the singularity of its characteristics, the interest of its history, the rapidity of its advance, and the stupendous promise of its future. ↗

— Henry Lawson

#born #bred #characteristics #children #country

We shall never be understood or respected by the English until we carry our individuality to extremes, and by asserting our independence, become of sufficient consequence in their eyes to merit a closer study than they have hitherto accorded us. ↗

— Henry Lawson

#asserting #become #carry #closer #consequence

I think maybe when you live with someone who is really very ill for a long time, it somehow gives you more of a greedy appetite for life and maybe, yes, you are less measured in your behaviour than you would otherwise be. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#behaviour #gives #greedy #i #i think

On the whole, I prefer Christmas as an adult than I did as a child. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#child #christmas #did #i #prefer

Our liquidity is fine. As a matter of fact, it's better than fine. It's strong. ↗

— Kenneth Lay

#fact #fine #liquidity #matter #our

You'll have lower prices under deregulation than you will through regulation. ↗

— Kenneth Lay

#lower #lower prices #prices #regulation #than

I'm much more low-key than the characters I've played. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#i #low-key #more #much #played

People call me Joey all the time. I take it as a compliment. There's no point in correcting them. But I'm much more even-keeled and subdued and relaxed than Joey Tribbiani. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#compliment #correcting #i #joey #me

People will speak slowly to me sometimes. And they always ask me if I'm all right, because I'm much more low-key and reserved than my character in 'Friends'. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#ask #because #character #friends #i

Still, on 'Friends', we had some guest-stars who were less than spectacular, not the stunt-casting, but just regular guest-stars, and they weren't particularly great actors, but the material was so good that they scored. It's the writing. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#good #great #had #just #less