Voltaire

The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it.

French Writer

James D. Watson

One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

American Scientist

Joel Kinnaman

I look at characters to see if they have some contrasts to play with; I think that's always what I'm looking for in characters: ones that have a wide range of expression.

Swedish Actor

Rituparna Sengupta

I have been fortunate at being part of a contrasting genre of films and I portrayed a huge range of characters in these two decades.

Indian Actress

David Lynch

Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things.

American Director

Prabhas

My character in 'Saaho' is completely contrasting to my character in 'Baahubali,' and I am quite excited about it.

Indian Actor

Jay Chandrasekhar

I am convinced that tough villains help make a comedy sparkle because they provide a contrast to the funny guys.

American Actor

Herman Melville

There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.

American Novelist

Gianni Versace

I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast... We have to change.

Italian Designer

Sonya Walger

English Actress

Use 'contrast' to create a vivid image by highlighting differences.

Visual Imagery

'Contrast' can evoke strong feelings by juxtaposing opposites.

Emotional Effect

Use 'contrast' to emphasize change or character development in stories.

Narrative Tool

Contrast to distinctly show how two things differ from each other.

Clarify Differences

'Contrast' specifically points out differences, not general comparisons.

Not Synonym for Compare

Use 'contrast' to address opposing viewpoints or arguments.

Debate and Discussion

In visual media, 'contrast' affects how clear or vibrant images appear.

Visual Clarity

Look for 'contrast' settings on electronic devices to improve display quality.

Adjustment Feature

Contrasting objects or colors create a visual impact that stands out.

Visual Impact

Use 'contrast' when describing something that is strikingly different at first glance.

Immediate Difference

Contrast can be a powerful literary technique to convey opposing themes or characters.

Literary Technique

 all of which mean that real laughter is extremely easy, or feels extremely easy to spot. In contrast, posed laughter, we might think it sounds a bit fake. Actually, it's not, it's actually an important social cue. We use it a lot, we're choosing to laugh in a lot of situations, and it seems to be its own thing.

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 From there, engineers and military inventors created all kinds of destructive weapons. From bombs to guns to cannons, gunpowder left its mark on the world in some pretty terrible ways, in contrast to the beautiful marks it can leave in the air. So, how does black powder propel

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 A mouse, for instance, can hardly expect to survive more than a year in the wild. So, it has evolved to grow and reproduce more rapidly, like an evolutionary defense mechanism against its shorter lifespan. Larger animals, by contrast, are better at fending off predators,

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 the contrast between above the ice in antarctica where of course it's like leaking ancient ices being swept by snow when you go below the ice you sort of drop down this drilled hole down into the world below all of a sudden you're sort of looking

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 like atomic energy, artificial intelligence, and space travel meant for humanity's future. Contrasting with popular visions of shining progress, dystopian science fiction expanded to films, comics, and games. Robots turned against their creators

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 These are all comparisons, though, ways of defining it by contrast, by saying it's more important than all other things, but is it? Sure, love matters more than your standard turkey sandwich, but does it matter more than shelter? Or sanity?

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 of this environment the boys and girls mixed was a nurturing caring environment he weren't slapped if he made a mistake and this contrast would lay the foundation for an identity crisis for my identity crisis that would manifest

An inside look at...

 Stage and screen engage some of our senses directly. We see and hear the interactions of the characters and the setting. But with prose fiction, all you have is static symbols on a contrasting background.

How to write descriptivel...

 which is full of references to fire and imagery that contrasts light and dark. These moments suggest not only the spark of Prometheus's fire, but the power of radical ideas to expose darker areas of life.

Everything you need to...

 on roofs once decorated only with prayer flags satellite dishes sprout this village has entered the modern world whose images of romance stand in sharp contrast to