Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

What's done at the hardware level is really minuscule compared to what could be done,

What is going on in Belarus can be compared to the storm of a fortress. This was the first storm. We will use peaceful methods. We will surround that fortress and we will not retreat.

We knew going into September that it would be challenging given continued inventory constraints and compared to exceptionally strong year-ago results.

The won is rising too rapidly, compared with other currencies.

The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief -But the pain of griefIs only a shadowWhen compared with the painOf never risking love.

The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief - But the pain of grief Is only a shadow When compared with the pain Of never risking love.

The Santa Anita Derby and Kentucky Derby are two totally different-run races, with a speed-biased track and short field compared with going back there with a 20-horse field and who knows what the pace scenario will be? This is a big race, a $750,000 Grade I. To win that would be a big deal. The Kentucky Derby is like a one-hand poker game. It's all in with whatever you've got. Whatever comes up comes up.

You have to give their girls credit. I was kind of disappointed with our girls, seeing how they finished, but most of their times actually compared favorably with the last time they ran the course.

This year can not be compared to any other. I'll never forget this courageous, dysfunctional and record-setting team.

What we are doing is nothing compared to the suffering of Iraqis. We hope that our government will wake up to the fact that thousands of innocent people are dying because of their political ambitions.

What this project is costing the county is pennies compared to what it will generate over the next five to 10 years in property taxes and impact fees.

What this means is every teacher's salary will increase by at least $4,100 a year. By 2009, compared to the salaries they're receiving today, they will get at least $4,100.

Matthew Wright

What are the ratings of Parkinson on ITV1 compared to those when it was on BBC1? I really do hope they're worse just to spite ITV. I hate them so much.

There's some encouragement in the initial sweeps. ... The numbers (of dead) so far are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

Is he better at this point compared to where he was last week? Yes.

We look like we went from a VW to a Ferrari. The way we're moving up and down the floor, compared to what was happing when Mike was out, is incredible. Practice looks completely different.

Pope John

What shall I say? Everything that I could say would fade into insignificance compared with what my heart feels, and your hearts feel, at this moment.

What's going on with short-term deficit is minor compared to the problem that is looming. But if they're ignoring the big problem, it's not surprising they're ignoring the near-term issues.

We expect that our revenue growth in 2000 over 1999 will be in the 30 to 35 percent range, up from our previous view of 20 to 21 percent, and that our growth in earnings-per-share from operations in 2000 compared with 1999 will be around 30 percent,

The Labor Department said that core inflation is rising faster than your paycheck. Through the first three months of this year overall inflation is up by 4.3%, last year the rate was 3.4%. Energy prices are up by 21.8% compared with 17.1% last year; core inflation, excluding food and energy, is up by 2.8% and March was the largest increase in all categories.

The lap times improved continuously throughout the tests and the long runs were OK compared to the fastest.

Their experience is huge compared to ours and that showed down the stretch. They stepped it up to a different level.

The cost is really insignificant compared to what we're trying to do to save children's lives. The technology is inexpensive and easily installed.

Leigh Steinberg

The cost is minimal compared to the human cost and the enormous investments that these teams make in training and in contractual commitments to contemporary NFL players,

Ron Johnson

Inherently, department stores have significant advantages compared to all other retailers.

Indiana is a state with very high rates of home ownership compared to the nation. We have more risk households who own rather than rent.

In Chennai we were given a rosier view of the situation compared to what we actually saw.

In Caterpillar's time, replacement workers were seen as dirty pool by the union. That was kid gloves compared to bankruptcy.

Adam Duritz

In LA, and also on tour, I've been isolated for too long. On stage you're the man, but other than that, there's nothing I like about being on tour. Thousands of people that worship you are nothing, compared to one evening with your friends. But it's my job: I'm a grown-up man, and I go to work.

Viggo Mortensen

I mean, I've been around a long time compared to a lot of other actors. I mean, I've been working on and off for 20 odd years.

Maddie Ziegler

I like Sam Smith and Taylor Swift. I love pop music, but I also like Sam Smith's slow songs. That would be more to dance to. I think dancers like different genres of music, compared to just a regular person.

Jeff Suppan

It's pretty amazing, the type of players that he's compared to. Names that you've heard your whole life, and he's putting up those types of numbers. ... He's the type of guy who has that ability, and has a good work ethic and it shows out on the field.