Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jacques Rogge

If you look at the revenue for the next Games in 2008 we are already plus 30 percent in comparison to the previous Games. So this is a huge increase.

Phil Garner

He's still very good, ... He's still better than good. But in comparison to last year, that's what I've seen since the end of last season.

They're taking it very seriously. There's a comparison to the World Cup. They want to win a gold here - they haven't come all this way for nothing.

Our efforts may look weak and limited in comparison with the government's strong and thunderous media campaign. Whether history proves the project to be a success or a failure, the fact remains that we were simply a group of journalists who took our profession very seriously. We tried to do what we felt was right at a time when we were needed.

People start out in January with great excitement and wonderful resolutions, and rush into joining a gym without doing a lot of comparison shopping or giving much thought to what it is they want from one.

Origin has struggled to outperform the sector in comparison to some of the other energy stocks.

Jeff Bell

The money is good but it pales in comparison to the money we make selling the automobiles.

Comparison would have been even better for some of those retailers if you would have had better weather in the Northeast.

E. B. White

This equipment is newer and greater and does so much more. There's just no comparison in what we can do.

Chris Chandler

The rents in Tahoe pale in comparison to what the real estate prices have done.

Soren Kierkegaard

... all comparisons injure.

Energy stocks are very volatile. We consider them to be the tech stocks of the energy industry. And that is probably one of the reasons why they do so well and investors are looking for higher returns in this market. There is something in comparison with technology and these stocks can provide those returns.

We think such a discussion is overdue, in light of Sun's past five years of poor performance, and weak results in comparison to our peers.

We miss our families, and my little fellow started kindergarten this week, and my wife's having to pick up the slack, so it's tough being away, ... But all of that pales in comparison to what these people are going through.

Michelle Kwan

We will write down her levels and do a comparison (with other skaters) to determine if she is ready to compete.

We expect the first quarter to be a reasonably tough comparison versus last year,

Phil Knight

The slower growth in revenues and continued pressure on margins will result in negative earnings comparison for at least the next two quarters, with fiscal 1998 earnings per share likely to be in the $2 to $2.15 range,

Generally it's a good idea, but you need to comparison shop to make sure you get a good deal.

Do not dismayed daughters, at the number of things which you have to consider before setting out on this divine journey, which is the royal road to heaven. By taking this road we gain such precious treasures that it is no wonder if the cost seems to us a high one. The time will come when we shall realize that all we have paid has been nothing at all by comparison with the greatness of our prizes.

John Breaux

Consumers should not fear being defrauded by a dishonest funeral provider who sells them more than they need, or who does not provide itemized prices to comparison shop.

It's a comparison of how a subjective, self-selected group view themselves in isolation.

It's just going extremely well in comparison to the Rte. 1A (project),

Bob Riley

It was devastating, but in comparison to what they had in southern Mississippi and Louisiana, it kind of pales in comparison,

Tom Izzo

I feel better that our key people are very confident, very stable. I feel worse that we definitely don't have the depth. We have more depth inside than we had last year, but no experience. And we have no experience or depth inside or outside in comparison to what we lost.

Kathleen Blanco

By comparison to New York's economic recovery challenges, Louisiana's situation is vaster, more complex and will be more protracted,

Michael Buble

There was no way I was ever going to get a fair shake. How good could I be? I was Canadian. I wasn't from New York. I wasn't from Vegas. I was born in 1975, not 1917. My last name wasn't Sinatra or Darin or Martin. Early on and often, there was always the comparison. "He's good, but he's no '[fill in the]blank.' "

The challenges I face in the studio pale in comparison to when I'm out in nature.

The comparison with PCBs suggests that toxic flame retardants have emerged as a major environmental health concern,

The comparison of the 2000s (to the prior two decades) will not be favorable from a historical perspective.