Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Cuban

We are very happy with the results so far of this first day-and-date release, and while theatrical performance was not as high as we would have liked, it compared favorably to other similar films released this weekend.

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

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

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.

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.

Ken Venturi

You can't be compared to a Hogan or a Nicklaus until you do it. But... after having dinner with Tiger, he's the most mature 18-year-old golfer I've known.

We've had various tests obviously during the winter and things have in general improved compared to what was our position and situation last year.

To speak, therefore, of an electric current in the nerves, is to use quite as symbolic an expression as if we compared the action of the nervous principle with light or magnetism.

Wow, what a tremendous performance, particularly compared with the previous year,

There is a lot of talk about where we are compared to where Auburn was last year, but we think everything is right in front of us,

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,

We see a marked difference on days when there is good weather compared with days when the weather is bad.

Rob Enderle

Vista, because it was pretty much conceived during the toughest times for Microsoft with regards to malicious software, has the most protection in it compared to any of their platforms.

Johan Santana

At this point in the season, compared to a couple of years ago, I feel much better.

Scott Aukerman

At the end of Season Four of 'Mr. Show,' instead of doing another season, everyone just thought they wanted to go and do a movie. Kind of like Monty Python. Monty Python went right into 'And Now For Something Completely Different,' and everyone kind of compared 'Mr. Show' to Monty Python.

Don't hang your head. Compared to the machine she's got, I think we did damn good.

The results were very upbeat. However, Sony Ericsson may have lost market share compared to the fourth quarter as the overall market was very strong in the first quarter.

Bill Gates

There's really only one that they've done a leadership thing in, which is in search, and search today is very poor compared to what it will be even a year or two years from now -- their search, our search, everybody's search. So there's so much room to do better, to have that work well with the other offerings.

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.

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

Bob Johnson

I never expected it to take off the way it has. Property values have just gone through the roof here compared to what they were.

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.

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.

Jimi Mistry

If we can be compared to a film like that then that's fantastic. If you can compare me to a male Nia Vardalos then that is even better because I think she's fantastic as well.