Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Johnson

I wouldn't read a lot into one year's statistics. That's particularly true at the moment, when you've had a number of years of pretty dramatic decline in violent crime. If you're comparing this year's numbers to the 1990s, the story would be a decrease in crime.

I was comparing myself to what I was doing last year. I'm trying to get myself right.

Jhonny Peralta

I knew some fans were going crazy because of those errors and comparing me to Omar. I was feeling it a little.

Bob Arum

I'm not comparing him as a fighter to Marvin Hagler, because there was only one Marvin, but the situation is the same. But I promised Antonio I would do everything in my power to make 2006 his year. If he doesn't get those fights this year, it won't be for a lack of effort. It will be because guys aren't interested in picking up the pen and signing the paper.

Robert Francis

TCO for Application Servers: Comparing Linux with Windows and Solaris.

It's an interesting group of kids. They've meshed together. I'm constantly comparing them to the last team that won this championship (2002). That team was a breeze. I had to do a little. This one, they put it out there. There's a lot more effort.

There's a real thing when they're sitting at a family dinner and they start comparing who's best. They don't want to come home losing.

Seinabo Sey

It was the part of Gambian culture where they give each other advice a lot, how they're always comparing things in order to get a message across... that really influenced the way I write.

Sara Rue

Every set has their own personalities and their own quirks. It's funny comparing starring in a show to going in and doing recurring work - there's already a rhythm that's been established, and people know each other so well. It's like being a guest in someone else's home.

The Schick launch has nothing to do with this; it's like comparing a Ferrari to a Volkswagen as far as we're concerned.

Tim Birkhead

There are several ways we can know what a dog, a bird or, indeed, any other organism can see, for example either by looking at the structure of the eye and comparing it with other species, or by behavioural tests.

Everyone's talking about the Fed's deflation paper. You're starting to see a lot of people talk about Japan and comparing it to here.

People would trade secrets about their tendencies, comparing themselves to others and figuring out how other people did it.

But we're comparing tornado reports, which are probably inflated, with confirmed tornadoes for previous years.

For two years, UT fans called our show complaining that Mack can't win the big game. Now they're comparing him to Darrell Royal.

By comparing the two pieces of information, the manufacturer says a woman can learn how many eggs she has left, and how many years she'll remain fertile.

Miramax started out as a film distributor and they were really smart in their acquisitions in the early years. I would hope that's what they're comparing us to.

I think Steve has got some good points on why comparing vulnerability numbers is difficult.

Jim Les

You always in the back of your mind are comparing yourselves to those teams that play on TV, to those upper echelon teams To me, it's a great opportunity to see where we're at.

For our relays, I was looking at the times they are swimming and comparing them to last year, and I think we can qualify all three relays.

Brent Sutter

I am not going to get into comparing one team to the other. I said from Day 1 this team will form its own identity and it will be good within itself. I think the kids have stuck on the program.

Parents have to help teens understand that they're comparing themselves to an image that isn't real.

Brittany Snow

With Instagram and Twitter, you're constantly looking at other people and comparing yourself to them, and it's just not beneficial. There is always going to be someone skinnier or prettier or with better skin, and that same girl you're looking at is comparing herself to someone else.

I don't think I have to combat Airbnb. It is like comparing Tiffany to a shop that sells things for one dollar.

Martha Beck

Comparing and contrasting is a valuable human skill - and not just during high school English exams. Our ability to rank-order things is invaluable in making choices and setting priorities.

Philippe Falardeau

In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on box office and comparing our films to the American films.

Two-thousand and two is still the record year, but we are comparing the start of this year to be worse than 2000 in some parts of the state.

We have sent a copy of the opinion to our members and undoubtedly they are reviewing it and comparing it to their own programs.