Comparative Ability Quotes

I wouldn't be able to act like Al Pacino or play the piano like Dr. John, But I could probably act better than Dr. John and play the piano better than Al Pacino.

You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.

What it means is that some of Charles' press secretaries have been better than others as some of the Queen's press secretaries have been better than others.

I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

I have a pretty good math mind, so I can see patterns, but I don't have a great ear. It's like a tragedy - I can see so much more natural musical ability in so many other people.

No matter how poorly you play, there is always someone you can beat. No matter how well you play, there is always someone who can beat you.

Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins to be incredulous.

The youth of this Colony are found, by manifold experience, to be not inferior in their natural geniuses to the youth of any other country in the world

Let me tell you, if I could write one-tenth as fast as some of my friends, I'd be made. I'd be it. But instead I happen to be, in the tree of life of writers, down at the bottom, with the hematodes.

After the music that had been created by my family, I thought there was no way I could stack up.