Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joe Crede

To be able to perform on this stage and be compared to all those great players, it's definitely an honor,

Rudy Giuliani

The United States is paradise compared to China, Russia, Ecuador and Cuba, with regard to the press. And with regard to secrecy and transparency.

Louis Leterrier

I did my 'Hulk,' but it was not easy. If I do another Hulk film it will always be compared to the Ang Lee thing, and my first one... if I come back, I'd love to do another superhero, something different that I can really put my touch on.

Veronica Roth

I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.

Robert Vaughn

Compared to today's salaries, our cut was minuscule but it was very good for the time.

Whereas it took the last official runners 30 minutes to cross the starting line last year, this year it will take fewer than 10 minutes for each wave to cross. It is important to note that the anticipated net difference in this method versus previous years' 'one gun, one start' is only about 10 minutes, meaning the last runner will be crossing the starting line this year at 12:40 p.m. as compared to 12:30 p.m. last year.

Jay Wright

Our guys still have some things to prove. But I'd be proud to have my team compared to that team.

Our fans were great!. They were more vocal and into the game compared to Morris. That was great to see, and the girls fed off that (support).

Overall, I'd say there's a 20 percent increase in sales this week compared to the rest of December.

Our world's a little different because we can get so many tapes on people compared to high-school and junior-college. Every one of the teams, you might have about 14-15 tapes you've got to watch and know everything about them.

Supplies of heating oil are very low compared to other supplies of energy commodities.

Some of the catastrophic deaths some people have predicted may not have occurred. The numbers, so far, are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.

Paolo Maldini

My situation has improved a great deal compared to the start of 2006. The injury is still there, but it has been treated and is much better. I am not too worried by it and can live with the discomfort.

Nationally, production is down and demand is up compared to last year. In addition, many regions of the country are having trouble getting sufficient supplies of ethanol, which is used in new formulas for gas. Uncertainty about supply has lifted gasoline to near-record prices on the spot market and that filters down to the neighborhood gas pump.

Looking at the preliminary numbers, obviously February was a disappointment compared to last year and year-to-date.

David Cohen

It is an overpriced network compared to other regional sports networks around the country.

It is an extremely passionate group of people. Compared with a hobby like golf or hunting, it's a small hobby. But it's a healthy hobby, and has never been better.

I think there's some encouragement in what we've found in the initial sweeps. Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000.

I think the rain's insignificant compared to the meaning of this day.

Ron Dayne

just a little phase. ... It was nice to be compared to somebody good. But you're not that person.

Amy Ryan

Last season, we kind of compared our season to the Patriots and Red Sox. They've shown how you can be an underdog and still win. You still give it your all.

I thought we had speed - well, we do have speed - but speed is a relative thing, ... We'll have speed compared with the next few folks we play. Compared to Brookhaven, we have speed, but they have more of it.

I thought that we were more patient with our offense in the second half compared to the first which was important.

I think we pay very well compared to other retailers in the area,

I think that compared to other teams we are looking competitive.

I think they (Yellow Jackets) are better than they were last year, and I am not sure where we stand right now compared to a year ago,

Rental income is quite stable when compared with the income of property developers.

Paris enjoys a high reputation for the style of its public edifices, and, while there is a very great deal to condemn, compared with other capitals, I think it is entitled to a distinguished place in this particular.

Buck Showalter

I am real proud of where we are as an organization compared to where we were.

But there is still some difference compared with the practice in the international market where fluctuation of trading currencies are mostly not bottomed or capped.

There is a noticeable difference compared to the engines we've been running before.

Jim Haslett

We lost one game and this team's overcome a lot in the last month, so that one game is nothing compared to what we've had to overcome,

I think the legs are a lot fresher compared to this time last year.