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Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.

Someone's energy and aura and soul are so much more important - they don't compare to what you have on.

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.

I love the idea that somebody is going to compare me to my character or think that I am like my character when they see me. I feel like that is a role that I am willing to fulfill.

You've got Corey Feldman doing his thing, and the problem is, they're trying to be pop stars. You can't compare Salty to any of the other actors out there playing music.

You can compare me with Greta Garbo. I have big feet, too.

The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago.

How would you compare Polanski or Kubrick? I try not to do any comparisons.

I wil not compare the education of an ancient Spartan with that of a British nobleman.

I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it.

Compare not thyself with those that have less than thyself, but look on those that have far exceeded thee.

Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.

Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?

For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz.

It's a pity one can't imagine what one can't compare to anything. Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

And well historically it's never been a good thing to compare yourself to biblical characters.

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations - such is a pleasure beyond compare.

I've been asked about this constantly, and I compare it to how if you're walking down the street and some schizo guy comes up to you and vomits on you: You wouldn't be hurt by that, you'd just think it's weird.

It's hard to compare. Different times, different players. The administration four years ago did not have 9/11. I could tell you this; this particular administration was better suited to handle that than the former.

I am still learning every day not to watch other people's careers and compare.

Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.

With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there.

The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future.

I hope people don't compare 2D and 3D because 3D's new, it's unfair to compare to 2D which is really sophisticated, even when we're jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily.

In other words, unlike some people with new theories, we will go out, we'll go into a school and we get products and the products are evaluated, whether it's by teachers or others. The scores are quantified and then we compare performances.

If you compare my character to the others, they were sexy with designer clothes. I had the nerdy outfit.

I compare the Twist to the electric light, The Twist is me, and I'm it. I'm the electric light.

Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.

Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star. We had no idea that other people would think we were special, because there was no other lifestyle to compare it to.

There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale.