Famous Quotes & Sayings

If I had to compare myself to Baryshnikov, I'd give up and take up carpentry.

If I had to compare his stature and quickness, I have to say that he reminds me of Brentson Buckner. The only difference is Brentson played defensive line, not offensive line.

Joe Horn

I can take you to a spot right now and show you more harsh conditions: People lying on cots, not knowing where their next meal is going to come from, not knowing where they're going to stay. (This) is nothing compared to what they're going through. . . . We're not looking for a pity party here.

Amy Yasbeck

I certainly wouldn't want to be the man who was compared to John Ritter through my eyes.

I am not quite sure of that. It is difficult to compare different historical situations.

If compared with other, similar, post-conflict elections, I think that the level of irregularities that we are currently reviewing is extremely reasonable.

Mark Richt

I don't think we compare quite to the accomplishments they had. That was definitely the greatest four-year period in Georgia history. ... We can't match the three SEC championships and the national championship.

Jared Bernstein

However, a far larger gap exists when we compare net worth: minorities' net worth was about 27 percent of whites, about half the size of the income ratio.

Doug Wilson

I compare this to a go-cart race. It's go out there, race and have fun. If you run out of gas, that's no fun.

I compare it to sleeping on a soft mattress,

By getting up early in the morning one also gets more time at his disposal for work as compared to late-risers. Scholar and thinkers get up early in the morning and contemplate.

Tim Smith

By definition of 'Economics 101' it's a perfect marketplace. That's why it's so competitive: it's very easy to compare prices.

But we are lucky compared to those in Gulfport and other parts of Slidell and downtown New Orleans.

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.

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.

Eli Roth

I like to take risks and do weird things and stuff that's not normal compared to other Hollywood movies. Not stuff that's totally avant garde and daring, but doing stuff that's in other languages and not using stars and using real people - things that they generally don't do in mainstream films.

Robert Richard

If there's a problem, you can easily reverse (lap-band) by removing the band. It's the safest weight-loss procedure available, with a (national) mortality rate of 1 in 2,000, compared to 1 in 200 for gastric bypass.

If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend.

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.

I haven't had a 2-year-old like this so I can't compare him. So far, he's much faster than any of the horses he's raced against. But we have to take it furlong by furlong because you never know with young horses.

I have to say we are faster as a defense than we were in 2000. If we stuff the run like we've been doing, there's no telling what we're going to do, and how great this defense can be. I would never want to compare it player to player to 2000, but on the overall scale there's no telling how good we can be.

Elie Wiesel

I have to wonder about people who compare Israelis to Nazis.

Ali Karimi

How can you compare me with Diego Maradona? That is simply ludicrous. Maradona is a star in the football heavens.

Andy Roddick

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

Andre Agassi

I don't know if I can put in context with how this compares with some of my greatest moments on tennis courts, but it's right up there,

It was really scary. I mean, he was in a situation where he had the potential to die. Super Bowl, all that is nothing compared to someone's life. That was a very, very hard time, a very emotional time for our team.

It's a very strong week for auctions, compared to other weeks in the year. It's very unusual to have so much supply concentrated in one week.

Mario Williams

It's actually an honor. He's a great player. Just to be compared to somebody like that, I take that very highly. I'm thankful.

Paul Wolfowitz

It is still a small sum compared with the damage that could be done if we fail to prevent the spread of the disease. International financing will be critical.

Ernie Harwell

It's a great idea. Now, there's really a way to compare these guys. I enjoy the versatility of the different announcers.