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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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As a writer, I find it very satisfying when a lyric suddenly ties together more neatly than you expected it to. But for the listener, hearing a good lyric is not generally as exciting as hearing a great beat or a great riff or a great melody or even a distinctive singing voice for the first time.

~Adam Schlesinger

Topics: Beat Distinctive Even Exciting Expected Find First First Time Generally Good Great Hearing Listener Lyric Melody More Neatly Riff Satisfying Singing Suddenly Than Ties Time Together Very Voice Writer You

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The one thing that is distinctive about America historically has been the fact that we are all able to engage in public discourse without the political becoming personal.

~Ajit Pai

Topics: Able About America Becoming Been Discourse Distinctive Engage Fact Historically One Thing Personal Political Public The One Thing Thing Without

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Katie Price is no exception. She, too, is - in a distinctive way - a philosopher. Partially, Katie Price's philosophy is one of extraordinary confidence. She is remarkable not for her looks or antics but because of her tremendous self-assurance and her unwillingness to be intimidated by criticism or failure.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Because Confidence Criticism Distinctive Exception Extraordinary Failure Her Intimidated Looks No Exception Philosopher Philosophy Price Remarkable She Too Tremendous Way

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It's funny because I think that both France and Britain are known for their distinctive styles, and everyone says that France is so chic and elegant but I think, more than that, French women are renowned for dressing in what suits them.

~Alexa Chung

Topics: Because Both Britain Chic Distinctive Dressing Elegant Everyone France French Funny Known More Says Styles Suits Than Them Think Women Women Are I Think

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If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

~Alexander Smith

Topics: Acute Character Distinctive Egotism Full His Possession Precious Race Remains Strong Weak Worthless

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One of the most distinctive evolutionary features of human beings is our unusually long, protected childhood.

~Alison Gopnik

Topics: Beings Childhood Distinctive Evolutionary Features Human Human Beings Long Most Our Protected

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My character Preet in 'Fanaah' had a very distinctive appearance: loud make-up and dramatic clothes.

~Anita Hassanandani Reddy

Topics: Appearance Character Clothes Distinctive Dramatic Had Loud Make-Up Very

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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

Topics: After Age Been Costly Distinctive Extravagant Growth Human Ignorance Most Perhaps Powers Waste Wastes Womanhood

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I work at the sentences. Many of the things people find distinctive about my writing, I think of as natural.

~Anne Enright

Topics: About Distinctive Find Many Natural People Sentences Things Think Work Writing I Think

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