Meg Wolitzer

When you're writing, it's so absorbing. It's like a drop cloth goes over you, and the world outside falls away, but you do have a miniature version of the world, your own world, that you actually have some control over. I love to work.

American Writer

James Cameron

I don't use film cameras. I don't do visual effects the same way. We don't use miniature models; it's all CG now, creating worlds in CG. It's a completely different toolset. But the rules of storytelling are the same.

American Director

Olivia Wilde

I love kids with a passion I usually reserve for hot cheese, miniature chairs, and Prince concerts, but I feel no stress to reproduce simply because of a fear of withering eggs.

American Actress

Emily Martin

When we anthropomorphize the egg and sperm, when we turn them into a miniature bride and groom complete with personalities, what effect does this have on abortion legislation?

American Scientist

Jon Favreau

King Kong,' especially the first two acts of it, is a really good example of the use of miniatures mixed with digital characters and how convincing it was.

American Actor

David Linley

I must have made 20 different bicycles in my life; bicycle parts are like works of art in miniature.

British Royalty

Albert Pike

One man is equivalent to all Creation. One man is a World in miniature.

American Lawyer

Douglas Trumbull

I think miniatures are still superior to a lot of computer graphics.

Stanley Elkin

Plot is to literature what individual holes are to miniature golf.

American Novelist

Mohsin Hamid

I'd rather create a miniature painting than a Taj Mahal of a book.

Pakistani Writer

Use 'miniature' to contrast with the regular size of objects to highlight their tininess.

Size Comparison

'Miniature' objects are often non-functional and made for decoration or collection.

Not Functional

Calling something 'miniature' can convey affection or endearment due to its cute smallness.

Endearment Factor

When 'miniature' is a noun, it refers to detailed small-scale models mirroring the original.

Accurate Representation

Miniature items often become collectibles due to their unique designs and rarity.

Collectible Items

Miniature paintings hold historical importance and were once personal or intimate gifts.

Historical Significance

Art miniatures are valued for their detail which requires magnification to appreciate fully.

Intricate Art

 I've talked a lot about models. I began this talk with models. So let me end with some thoughts about model building. That's what we do as scientists. You know, when an architect builds a model, he or she is trying to show you a world in miniature. But when a scientist is building a model,

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 As the particle travels through the rows of miniature figures, complicated interference patterns will develop in the probability distribution, making it even more difficult to accurately predict its position. And here’s where your advanced physics degree can finally come in

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 this miniature golf course and also the go kart track out here that certain morning I happen to look over into the sky to the northeast and I seen a very very bright light up there like a very bright store and then I said well that's

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 to form vast communities known as biofilms. Natural biofilms are like miniature jungles filled with many kinds of microbes from across the web of life. Bacteria and archaea mingle with other microbes like algae, fungi, and protozoa,

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 miniature war games science fiction films and anime right from the start I knew I wanted to make a military vehicle toy I imagine a world where air power never evolved and tanks did getting bigger and bigger eventually any of like

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 although they look just like a miniature version of the African river hippo pygmy hippos in fact have many different features they lead a semi-aquatic lifestyle but are much less adapted to water their feet are less webbed and

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 from miniature versions to huge giants which take on much larger prey some have been found which have stems up to six meters long whilst others have traps which are more than 40 centimeters deep and can hold

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 miniature warriors to defend his fruit they'll eat any pests and by tying these strings between mango trees mr boonchu helps the ants get to new

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 the female extrudes her eggs onto the underside of a leaf each protected within its own miniature pool

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 this miniature world has it's very own miniature squirrel sized monkey a golden