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Yes, I've heard of the 'Mad Men' comparisons, but I like to think 'The Hour' has its own distinctive voice. Although it is set in 1956, I have tried to give it a contemporary edge, and its themes of love, passion, romance, fury, professional jealousy, and personal failure are universal, I think.

~Abi Morgan

Topics: Although Comparisons Contemporary Distinctive Edge Failure Fury Give Heard Hour Jealousy Like Love Mad Mad Men Men Own Passion Personal Professional Romance Set Themes Think Tried Universal Voice Yes I Think

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I think that's created a healthy environment. The comparisons to 'ER' were maddening and there was this assumption that the two of us were looking at each other with rage and resentment, which was also not the case.

~Adam Arkin

Topics: Also Assumption Case Comparisons Created Each Environment Healthy Healthy Environment Looking Other Rage Resentment Think Two Us Were Which I Think

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I would love it if we made more comparisons between current issues and issues of the past. Maybe we'd realize that sometimes 'current issues' and 'past issues' are one and the same. Our world's people still fight over natural resources, kill in the name of religion, occupy regions and give them up - just as we did 'so long ago.'

~Adora Svitak

Topics: Between Comparisons Current Did Fight Give Issues Just Long Love Made Maybe More Name Natural Natural Resources Occupy Our Over Past People Realize Regions Religion Resources Same Sometimes Still Them Up World Would

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Anyone who was tempted to draw comparisons between my father's 'Dave Robicheaux' series and my first book quickly gave up.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Anyone Between Book Comparisons Dave Draw Father First Gave Quickly Series Tempted Up Who

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Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.

~Alan Watts

Topics: Arranged Badly Between Comparisons Constellations Looking Make Night Nor Out Right Right And Wrong Stars Things Universe Well Wrong

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There's absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays. Willie Mays, he's the greatest baseball player of all time.

~Alex Rodriguez

Topics: Absolutely Anyone Anyone Else Baseball Baseball Player Comparisons Else Greatest He Mays Me Player Time Willie Willie Mays

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YouTube clips get millions, billions of hits. Reality TV programs have their own channels. How can movies attempt to compete with these kinds of numbers? And do we even need to? Are we scaring ourselves by unnecessary comparisons, by not comparing apples with apples?

~Alison Owen

Topics: Apples Attempt Billions Channels Comparing Comparisons Compete Even Get Hits How Kinds Millions Movies Need Numbers Ourselves Own Programs Reality Reality Tv Tv Unnecessary Youtube

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When you get into comparisons in any way of, 'we want it to be like this' or 'we don't want it to be like this,' it takes away from the authenticity of what you're trying to say and what you're trying to make.

~Ari Graynor

Topics: Any Authenticity Away Comparisons Get Like Make Say Takes Trying Want Way You

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I'm Austin Seferian-Jenkins. He's Tony Gonzalez. He's the best tight end to ever play the game. So that's a real strong comparison. I'm just going to do my job and leave the comparisons up to the coaches and the media.

~Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Topics: Austin Best Coaches Comparison Comparisons End Ever Game Going He Job Just Leave Media Play Real Strong Tight Tony Up

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Whenever a dope artist comes out of nowhere, the first thing you do is try and compare it to stuff until you realise that that artist is just them, and eventually those comparisons will stop.

~Bryson Tiller

Topics: Artist Compare Comparisons Dope Eventually First First Thing Just Nowhere Out Realise Stop Stuff The First Thing Them Thing Those Try Until Whenever Will You

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