A Quote by David Copperfield

I'm fascinated by the similarities and differences between comedians and magicians.

David Copperfield

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David Copperfield
American - Entertainer
Born: September 16, 1956

In the development of the understanding of complex phenomena, the most powerful tool available to the human intellect is abstraction. Abstraction arises from the recognition of similarities between certain objects, situations, or processes in the real world and the decision to concentrate on these similarities and to ignore, for the time being, their differences.

Tony Hoare

When I get asked, 'what are the differences between Twilight and THG' I'm like, 'Erm, what are the similarities?'

Jennifer Lawrence

There's going to be biological differences between the genders. There's going to be biological differences between two women or two men. There's biological differences between all of us. My concern is, why are we so concerned about it? Why are we so worried about it? Why, whenever a study comes out about men do this one way and women do this one way, or men's brains and women's brains - why are we so interested in that? You know, what makes us so fascinated by differences between the sexes? And I think more often than not that interest is deeply embedded in sexism.

Jessica Valenti

Our similarities bring us to a common ground; Our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.

Tom Robbins

I told Prince Philip that, having met them both, I was struck, not by the differences between him and Charles, but by their similarities.

Gyles Brandreth

And as journalists we look for differences - differences between countries, cultures, classes, and communities. We're very sensitized to difference, but it's much harder to write about similarities across countries, cultures, classes, and communities.

Amy Waldman

There's always some difference between your Latino and African-American communities. But we definitely have more similarities than differences.

Aja Brown

People have all these preconceived notions about magicians, like that they're lonely and bitter or they're socially awkward people. I don't know what magician hurt all these people, but I'm constantly having to overcome all these stereotypes. So, no. I'm sure there are just as many magicians who are lonely and bitter as there are comedians, lawyers, or any profession.

Justin Willman

Resemblances are the shadows of differences. Different people see different similarities and similar differences.

Vladimir Nabokov

I don't think you can bring the races together by joking about the differences between them. I'd rather talk about the similarities, about what's universal in their experiences.

Bill Cosby

Every cancer looks different. Every cancer has similarities to other cancers. And we're trying to milk those differences and similarities to do a better job of predicting how things are going to work out and making new drugs.

Harold E. Varmus

We see differences in people and seem to be afraid of people. The black or white or gay or straight - I don't necessarily look for differences but for similarities. We need to be looking out for each other.

James Blunt

Every cancer looks different. Every cancer has similarities to other cancers. And were trying to milk those differences and similarities to do a better job of predicting how things are going to work out and making new drugs.

Harold E. Varmus

I don't really see a conflict between the church and the movies, the sacred and the profane...there are major differences, but I could also see great similarities...Both are places for people to come together and share.

Martin Scorsese

This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color.

Lynn Swann

Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.

Andrew Mayne

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