Famous Quotes & Sayings

That's pretty disappointing compared to what their peers are reporting. When you look at CVS and Walgreen, you're seeing sales up by 13 or 14 percent.

That's pretty disappointing compared to what their peers are reporting, ... When you look at CVS and Walgreen, you're seeing sales up by 13 or 14 percent.

That's quite a luxury compared to the days when I was doing research with two people squeezed into one fume hood.

That's one of the key reasons why we have such a big presence here compared to past years.

Mary Williams

That is a small number, compared to concerns expressed that the law might be abused or people might feel pressured to use it. It confirms that the law gives the terminally ill some control and say in their final days whether they want to have physician help in hastening death.

Bill Evans

It's like having a designer dress compared with one from Woolworth's. Which one is more impressive when you go to the debutante ball?

It's nice to be out because compared to what it was like there, it's like a five-star hotel here.

It's nice to see that kind of improvement. It still doesn't compare to Dell's margins, but HP is headed down the right path.

Each of us is incomplete compared to someone else -- an animal's incomplete compared to a person... and a person compared to God, who is complete only to be imaginary.

Athletically and speed-wise, I'd compare them to Baylor and Texas A&M.

As people start driving them, they start finding more reasons to use them. They're practical, easy to park and get great gas mileage. I put US$5 worth of gas into mine when it's totally empty, compared to US$50 in my SUV.

That New Zealand should compare so well internationally is a credit to the quality of our regulatory regime and to the government's economic management.

Every time I feel sorry for myself having to do this, I just look at the people who have to go through this every day. They have to live without somebody in their life. Whatever I have to go through is minuscule compared to that.

Trisha Goddard

Because I say why don't you compare me to (American host) Sally Jessy Raphael,

Everything pales when compared to this. These demonstrations are historic because they surpass in size any of the previous Latino-organized protests, going back to the '50s and '60s.

David Chang

Everyone tries to compare cooks to rock stars. I see more comparisons to the fashion world.

It's only inexpensive compared to an all-time, record-high price.

Ryan Smyth

It's loud here, but nothing compared to the playoff environment in Edmonton. That's a whole new level. Maybe the sound doesn't' funnel down here (at Joe Louis) but it's huge in Edmonton.

It's always exciting to see your name up on the board. This year is this team, we can't compare it with last year. I'm just excited to be back on the floor to be playing with my teammates, giving it our all.

Jake Shimabukuro

You know, the ukulele itself is not a very loud instrument, all right? And, you know, compared to like a trumpet, right? A trumpet is really loud.

For the past month, gasoline prices have fallen as inventories of gas and crude oil continued to show a healthy surplus compared to last year. Motorists can expect to see relative price stability for the next couple of weeks.

Gloria Gaynor

There's nothing to compare to live music, there just isn't anything.

Daron Malakian

I feel like people have only heard half a record so far. But we like releasing shorter records. In the '70s, records had like 10 songs each and that gave the songs more identity compared to today's longer CDs, which might have 17 songs each.

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,