Quotes About Comparison

Oscar De La Hoya is unique. Even Ray Leonard didn't have the star power Oscar has.

My dad, Billy Ray, he had a huge hit in the '90s with 'Achy Breaky Heart.' And, you know, as a kid I always said I wanted to be just like my dad. And it's crazy - just be careful what you wish for because I had the same thing he had, which was a huge hit off his first album.

I personally think our national anthem is not patriotic enough. There is another poem by Dwijendralal Ray called 'Dhono Dhanne Pushpe Bhora,' which is more soul-stirring as a national anthem.

I'm on my own when I say this, but I'm one of the few people that think that 'Everybody Loves Raymond' is better than 'Seinfeld.'

In my mind, the re-election of Richard Nixon, compared with what was available on the other side, was so much more important that I put it in just that context.

Aching all over, we reached level ground again, and Mr. Christy withdrew his claims, and agreed that no road anywhere else could possibly be so bad as a Mexican road; a decision which later experiences only served to confirm.

If you've ever felt like you aren't good enough, you're not alone. However, if you're not careful, those feelings can keep you from reaching your greatest potential.

We're probably close to reaching 2,000 shows, which is more than Julia Child and Jacques Pepin together.

Of all the things that can frustrate a guitarist the most, it's the nagging feeling that he's not reaching a certain level of proficiency as quickly as he should.

If I was being very honest about it, probably more honest than I should be, '28 Days Later' was a reaction to 'The Beach' in some ways because I felt it lacked a kind of aggression in it.

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.

It seems to me that most people are interested in reading about characters who are richer than they are.

Marry someone who flatters you. Because I've written 80 books since 'War Horse' but when my wife reads one, all she says is, 'It's quite good, but it's not as good as 'War Horse,' is it?'

Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.

Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness.

Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president.

I don't think anybody is - no one could compare to Ronald Reagan, because he was the right man at the right time.

Trump is the opposite of everything Reagan was.

Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

I'm an electronic guy, I'm a freak for electronic music but real instruments, the dynamic range of it, and the emotions, there's no comparison.

Everyone knows Summer League isn't the real deal.

Chicago seems to follow New York, and coming from New York and being in real estate, I worry about things happening in Chicago that have happened in New York. I've seen a great city like New York go downhill. It has a wonderful financial downtown, but the rest of the city is not very nice.

I don't think there's a major change between runway and real life anymore.

Every time I see somebody behaving truly insanely in real life, I think, 'Yes! I'm not over the top after all!'