Comparing Quotes

254 quotes by 228 authors

Yet we always envy others, comparing our shadows to their sunlit sides. — Margaret George
Back then, things were plainer: less money, no electronic devices, little fashion tyranny, no girlfriends. There was nothing to distract us from our human and… — Julian Barnes
In order to be utterly happy the only thing necessary is to refrain from comparing this moment with other moments in the past, which I… — Andre Gide
Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another. — Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
With more than half the population now checking their account balances more often as a direct result of the downturn, and with more of us… — Joe Staton
Two thousand years ago, the Holy family had a ramble from Nazareth to Bethlehem - in much the same way as I'm having a ramble… — Steve Coogan
Comparing the three domains, I found that for jobs of all kinds, emotional competencies were twice as prevalent among distinguishing competencies as were technical skills… — Daniel Goleman
Jealousy is comparison. And we have been taught to compare, we have been conditioned to compare, always compare. Somebody else has a better house, somebody… — Rajneesh
The jealous man lives in hell. Drop comparing and jealousy disappears, meanness disappears, phoniness disappears. But you can drop it only if you start growing… — Rajneesh
I'm actually happier with my body now . . . because the body I have now is the body I've worked for. I have a… — Cindy Crawford
A while ago I did a story comparing the change in employment rates in recessions in the U.S. and in Europe, and what I found… — Amity Shlaes
To understand something, whether we are aware of it or not, depends on choosing a model. We get to understand what we see by comparing… — Iain McGilchrist
I feel like my biggest competition is myself. A lot of kids get caught up in the comparing game - comparing themselves with Michael Jackson,… — Romeo Miller
A common criticism of establishment journalists entails comparing them to stenographers, on the ground that most of them do little more than mindlessly write down… — Glenn Greenwald
The problem, when comparing contemporary television to television in 1974, is that TV has become not just bad but sad. — P.J. O'Rourke
Bring your kids along next time you go to the grocery store and ask them to help find the price per unit for the general… — Alexa Von Tobel
I have always liked coming home and sharing what has happened that day with my loved ones. I like comparing notes. I know other people… — Sarah Kay
I wrote a staggeringly bad poem when I was 19 after a girlfriend dumped me. I seem to remember comparing her to a tarantula. It… — Simon Schama
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… — Tim Birkhead
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… — Martha Beck

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