Famous Quotes & Sayings

Andy Roddick

I don't think my serve compares to his serve, ... At least you can get a racket on mine.

I guess a lot of people compared it to Indiana Jones, where you go out into the jungle. About once a year I go to South America, Peru mainly.

Ian Scott

In Europe, (earnings) numbers are still being revised up, ... Estimates have risen by 11 percent in the past six months in Europe compared with 6 percent in the United States.

In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I couldn't duplicate a single thing because that would have been legal infringement.

In order to measure true growth, a distributor must secure from his vendors the real story in the form of pounds purchased compared to a previous period. A big increase in dollars is always fun to review, but it does not tell the true story.

Steven Bauer

I really do like the independent way of working. You don't get much studio intrusion compared to when you're working on a big Hollywood film where there tends to always be loads of people interfering. The only problem, though, with independent features is that they are hard to sell.

Joshua Bell

I love pressure in a different sort of way; I enjoy the pressure of getting out and performing for the public. Being compared and judged doesn't seem quite right to me.

Jon Seda

I know it's inevitable that there will be those who compare 'The Pacific' to 'Band of Brothers.' For years, the Pacific theater of war was not talked about as much as the European theater, yet it was part of the same war.

Clearly, we expect significant price expenditures (for heating fuels) this winter compared to last winter,

Being compared to one of the greatest players of all time is a sign that I work hard and with quality, but people tend to become obsessed with comparisons. Pele and I are very different; I am Ronaldo, I have my own characteristics an I wish to be jud

His acceleration and speed is unmatched in the history of the NFL. You can't compare him to anyone.

Chris King

By using the Internet we reduce our transaction costs by as much as 90 percent compared with traditional paper-based billing, ... That creates savings that we can pass on to customers.

Buck Showalter

I am real proud of where we are as an organization compared to where we were.

But there is still some difference compared with the practice in the international market where fluctuation of trading currencies are mostly not bottomed or capped.

They (the Irish) are a good unit, but you can't really compare us to them.

The flows are getting bigger. We're sending more workers and we're sending more teachers compared with entertainers. So when they remit, it's bigger.

John Wooden

It is harmful to compare yourself to others. Others will do that for you.

Richard Burr

The inconveniences we faced within this state are minor compared to ... New Orleans.

A higher percentage of those soldiers returning from Iraq report mental health concerns and use mental health services when they get home ... compared to soldiers who are returning from deployment to Afghanistan or other locations.

Alex Cora

A group of us watched the whole game. I could compare it with a Tito-Trinidad fight in Puerto Rico. The whole country stops to watch.

Mark Rosenker

All three data recorders we're going to look at, we're going to compare them. They should give us pretty much the same information.

Jeff Ament

All you have to do is drive by the empty tennis courts and basketball courts and compare them to the skate parks... c'mon people, get with the program - the future is now!

Their offense compares to who? Ours. They're very similar, really. We need to take away their big plays.

These are job cuts, but they're happening in a rather humane way compared to what could have occurred. They were going to happen anyway. Now those people have more of a cushion with which to make adjustments in their lives.

These figures prove how much more people understand the importance of recycling compared with just four years ago,

This hunt, compared with what my parents went through, was nothing. There are moments that leave their indelible mark, but I'm alive.

Jim Diamond

All I know is that when I mix to digital and when I mix to tape I compare them and the tape always wins out.

DePodesta said Cruz's recent play compares favorably with his earlier years. His .783 on-base plus slugging percentage is higher than that of Dodgers starters Cesar Izturis, Jason Phillips, Jason Repko, Oscar Robles, Jose Valentin and Werth.

Dar Williams

And there's a sunset over the mountainsI shout my scorn to the splendorous skyFor how does this light compare to all the world's suffering.

A presidential visit is truly a remarkable event, and there's nothing to compare it to.

Anything that happened to me was nothing compared to what happened to Nick and the little girl. I'm sorry I interrupted their lives because of the dogs.

As compared to two years ago, we're ahead, ... We've had some things we've had to work through. We had to get everybody on the same page, we had to get them all going in the right direction. And that's what we've done. That creates a good, positive atmosphere.

Ruth Draper

As a matter of fact, you know I am rather sorry you should see the garden now, because, alas! it is not looking at its best. Oh, it doesn't compare to what it was last year.