Quotes About Comparison

Una de mis historias favoritas es sobre un joven que va a un viejo filósofo y le dice: «La vida es dura». El filósofo responde: «¿En comparación con qué?».

Just as we can't tell how much we've eaten simply by relying on internal cues, we can't really tell how much we've gained or lost without some external benchmark.

The colonel mustn't really mind the Army being a topsy-turvy place because the Church was often a topsy-turvy place as well, with curates and chaplains often holier than canons and bishops, but of course that wasn't quite the same, because the Lord was there to guide the Church, and although she didn't want to be rude, she didn't think that He had always guided the army in quite the same way.

Each country excels in some things, and in the rest is just the same as other countries: mediocre.

When one studies something characteristic of a people it is wise to look at its best side, at least if one wants to learn anything. Ugly things are ugly in much the same way the world over. Only the best can teach us, and the best of anything is individual. Each country excels in some things, and in the rest is just the same as other countries: mediocre.

When market prices fall below (rise above) this firm foundation of intrinsic value, a buying (selling) opportunity arises, because this fluctuation will eventually be corrected—or so the theory goes. Investing then becomes a dull but straightforward matter of comparing something's actual price with its firm foundation of value.

Percentage of Actively Managed Mutual Funds Outperformed by the S&P 500 Index (Periods through June 30, 2012) Sources: Lipper and The Vanguard Group.

Average Annual Returns of Actively Managed Mutual Funds Compared with S&P 500 20 years, Ending June 30, 2012 Sources: Lipper, Wilshire, and The Vanguard Group. S&P 500 Index Fund 8.34% Average Active Equity Mutual Funda 7.00% Shortfall +1.34%

God's will and your will are the same, whether you notice it or not. There's no mistake in the universe. It's not possible to have the concept "mistake" unless you're comparing what is with what isn't. Without the story in your mind, it's all perfect. No mistake.

Heaven: "This is wonderful. I could stay here forever." Hell: "This is not quite perfect.

A religion can be judged only on the basis of another religion.

Humility is honestly assessing ourselves in light of God's holiness and our sinfulness.

That does not mean he is smarter than I am. I mean, can he draw a cat ?

Daddy, how come in Kansas City the bagels taste like just round bread?

I don't feel less because I'm in the presence of a beautiful person. I don't go, oh, I'll never be that beautiful! What a ridiculous attitude to take! ....When men look at sports, when they look at football, they don't go, oh, I'll never be that fast!, I'll never be that strong!

Why do magazines do this to women? It's all about creating insecurity. Trying to make women feel like they're not good enough. And when women don't feel like they're good enough, guess what? Men win. That's how they keep us down.

Have I ever been in love? Really in love? And why is it that with each new guy I think I'm more in love with him than the last?

Is this better or worse than being married and living in the suburbs? Better or worse? Who can tell?

Why is it that everyone who's had a baby acts like they're the only one who ever has?

But that was the problem with New York: No matter how succesful you thought you were, there was always someone who was richer, more successful, more famous.. The idea of it was sometimes enough to make you want to give up.

He wasn't Tolstoy but just plain old James Gooch. Commercial writer. Destined to be of the moment and not to stand the test of time. And the worst thing about it was that he'd never be able to pretend to be Tolstoy again.

What is it you want from me Dad? You want me to be the big basketball star you never were?-Scott

If anything is more irresistible than Jesus, it's Mickey.

Buck had lobbied for a banjo player but Lane said they cost too much, which made no fucking sense to Buck because a banjo's got fewer strings than a damn guitar.