Comparison Quotes

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Four D's of Disconnection: 1. Diagnosis (judgment, analysis, criticism, comparison); 2. Denial of Responsibility; 3. Demand; 4. 'Deserve' oriented language. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within… — Ulysses S. Grant
What is a child, but a piece of the parent enrapt up in another skin? And yet our dearest children are but as strangers to… — John Flavel
All the way out I listen to the car AM radio, bad lyrics of trailer park love, gin and tonic love, strobe light love, lost… — Lorrie Moore
You get bunches of players like you do bananas, though that is a bad comparison. — Kevin Keegan
The Internet was done so well that most people think of it as a natural resource like the Pacific Ocean, rather than something that was… — Alan Kay
What else is it that should trace the insuperable line? Is it the faculty of reason or perhaps the faculty of discourse? But a full-grown… — Jeremy Bentham
She was an absolute genius as a comedic actress, with an extraordinary sense for comedic dialogue. It was a God-given gift. Believe me, in the… — Billy Wilder
Those who condemn the immorality of liberal capitalism do so in comparison with a society of saints that has never existedâ€”and never will — Martin Wolf
Every time the media brings up the tea party, it's painted as racist and extremists -- but there's never a backlash, no outrage to those… — Hank Williams, Jr.
The way I see it, Messi is the best player in history. He is the one who changes the course of games; he's the best.… — Xavi
In comparison with a loving human being, everything else is worthless. — Hugh MacLennan
Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed… — Loren Eiseley
English is so hierarchical. In Cree, we don't have animate-inanimate comparisons between things. Animals have souls that are equal to ours. Rocks have souls, trees… — Tomson Highway
Imagine not being frightened by any feeling. Imagine knowing that nothing will destroy you. That you are beyond any feeling, and state. Bigger than. Vaster… — Geneen Roth
Once people start making comparisons to a player of the past, they want you to be that player. I try to go out there and… — Paul Pierce
Why do comparisons of words and tone poems (poetry and music) never take into consideration that the word is a mere signifier, but that the… — Franz Grillparzer
With the MacArthur grant, I realized that people have high expectations of me, that they were placing me in this group of achievers. I compared… — Jared Diamond
Don't try to make comparisons between your own pictures. Forget what you have done and think only of making the best of what you are… — William Merritt Chase
A person may be a moron or an imbecile if he is lacking in judgment; but with good judgment he can never be either. Indeed… — Alfred Binet

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