Famous Quotes & Sayings

Paris enjoys a high reputation for the style of its public edifices, and, while there is a very great deal to condemn, compared with other capitals, I think it is entitled to a distinguished place in this particular.

Supplies of heating oil are very low compared to other supplies of energy commodities.

Some of the catastrophic deaths some people have predicted may not have occurred. The numbers, so far, are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

Our fans were great!. They were more vocal and into the game compared to Morris. That was great to see, and the girls fed off that (support).

Overall, if you compare it to January it has been incredibly peaceful.

Overall, I'd say there's a 20 percent increase in sales this week compared to the rest of December.

Our world's a little different because we can get so many tapes on people compared to high-school and junior-college. Every one of the teams, you might have about 14-15 tapes you've got to watch and know everything about them.

Ted Forrest

Right up there near the top. I'd compare those guys to any two in the league.

Rental income is quite stable when compared with the income of property developers.

Mammalian cells of all types disgorge prostaglandins at the slightest provocation, but the tissue content of prostaglandins is very low compared with the release.

I think this summer was a little off compared with previous years,

David Cohen

It is an overpriced network compared to other regional sports networks around the country.

It is an extremely passionate group of people. Compared with a hobby like golf or hunting, it's a small hobby. But it's a healthy hobby, and has never been better.

I think there's some encouragement in what we've found in the initial sweeps. Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000.

I think the rain's insignificant compared to the meaning of this day.

Ron Dayne

just a little phase. ... It was nice to be compared to somebody good. But you're not that person.

Amy Ryan

Last season, we kind of compared our season to the Patriots and Red Sox. They've shown how you can be an underdog and still win. You still give it your all.

The 10-year notes are reasonable to get in at these yield levels compared with a month ago.

I think they (Yellow Jackets) are better than they were last year, and I am not sure where we stand right now compared to a year ago,

John Beilein

It is not a gimmick. I wouldn't compare it to a wishbone, I'd say it is more like the fun and gun because they spread you out and they are going to shoot the 3-pointer 25 times.

Sophie B. Hawkins

Marriage is a walk in the park compared to being a single mother or father. I'll take that walk later.

Nastia Liukin

It feels great, even though I had a mistake on the floor. Mostly all my routines are new compared to the World Championships, so I think I just need a little more time to get consistent.

Vince Spadea

I think my career, if you compare it to other Americans, it was maybe in the shadow, not as good, but was much better than 90 million people that were playing and quit.

Jake Abel

It does not matter what film you're making. If you're young and there's romance in the movie, it's compared to 'Twilight'.

I think if you compare quarterbacks -- who are the leaders of their offensive unit -- to how the team is doing and not so much how many passes they throw or how many passes they complete, I think the team success tells you a lot about the quality of the quarterback,

Robert Maillet

I think I'll get a little more interesting small parts and see if I can really... I guess you don't have to have the pressure on you compared to when you're a leading man in a film.

Annika Sorenstam

I think for the future it's going to give us good measurements on the performance of everybody around the world. It's really tough to compare the money list, especially with the purses being different.

I think just to look at ratings compared to past years, there's a lot more to the story.

I think litigation is not getting any worse in the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom and in Europe, (liability potential) is infinitesimal compared to the United States.

Mack Brown

John's a great coach, ... He's done a great job wherever he's been. But Steve Spurrier's from Johnson City, Tenn., and Lloyd Carr's from Tennessee, so you can compare me to them, too.

Juice is going to be great for the program. He's a star recruit and we're all going to compete. I'm going to help him out. But I feel confident where I am compared to last year. I'm going into the summer just worrying about myself.

Samuel Johnson

It is easy to talk of sitting at home contented, when others are seeing or making shows. But not to have been where it is supposed, and seldom supposed falsely, that all would go if they could; to be able to say nothing when everyone is talking; to have no opinion when everyone is judging; to hear exclamations of rapture without power to depress; to listen to falsehoods without right to contradict, is, after all, a state of temporary inferiority, in which the mind is rather hardened by stubbornness, than supported by fortitude. If the world be worth winning let us enjoy it, if it is to be despised let us despise it by conviction. But the world is not to be despised but as it is compared with something better.

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