Famous Quotes & Sayings

You name the state or the drug company, and they will all have representatives there. We're the only group from West Virginia that is going. We might be small potatoes compared to others, but we think our presence will be felt.

David Morse

Young urbanites spend a lot of money--a lot more than they have. This generation is very, very materialistic compared to prior generations. It's not about spirituality and self-realization like the '60s. It's much more about having stuff as an expression of who you are as a person.

Shane Doan

You never want to say, 'This one's for him,' because nothing compares to that, but it's a good way to go home. We're finding ways to win games again.

This is fairly delayed compared to normal. It just got really super cold.

This is fabulous, fantastic. Compared to when I was in high school, this is so meticulous. The teachers must really have a knack for teaching the kids how to do art.

Francis Collins

This is a pair of programs where the public is the main winner. The genome has been compared to a textbook, and what we're talking about today is an opportunity to learn how to read that textbook in a more precise way.

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,

I don't like to compare the score in other games. Momentum is a key. Every sport is a game of momentum, especially lacrosse.

Sherwood Schwartz

I don't like it to be compared to 'Survivor.' The idea of 'Survivor' is to kill each other off to win the prize. There's no killing in Gilligan's Island.

Calvin Trillin

I don't mind being compared to Tolstoy literarily, but when it comes to Fun Stats it's a little humiliating.

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.

Mark Victor Hansen

Whomever compares him or herself to another, always loses.

Joe Namath

I can't compare family to athletics.

Kevin Spacey

Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.

The level of play, if you go and compare their 11 to our 11, it's still very obvious that we're very young,

The level of concern has declined, especially compared to a decade ago. And the concern about the loss of jobs, we are definitely correlating to the unemployment rate.

Joseph Franklin Rutherford

The constellation of the Pleiades is a small one compared with others which scientific instruments disclose to the wondering eyes of man.

All of the songs are excellent. It's been compared to the Rocky Horror show, and honestly I think it's a better score.