Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Comparison Quotes
ComparisonEvolutionInternet BusinessPerceptionTaxonomy Eventually you won't think of 'the Internet business.' You'll think of it more like news, weather, sports, but even that taxonomy isn't clear.
ComparisonFocusQuality vs QuantitySecurity Typically, your corporate e-mail account is not, today, that spam-targeted. It's more the free e-mail accounts that are spam-targeted.
ComparisonHappinessMisjudgmentPerception The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.
ComparisonCredibilityFamily InfluenceSelf WorthYouth challenges I think if you're young and you're being compared with a successful family member, it's really hard to maintain any sense of self-worth and credibility.
ComparisonCreativityOvercoming ObstaclesSelf WorthSuccess One of the biggest obstacles I've overcome in my life was thinking I didn't deserve to be successful. Artistically I'm not as much of a heavyweight as someone like Paul Simon or Joni Mitchell, because I'm not a creator of original music, and I worried about that for years.
ComparisonIdentityIndividualityMusic/ArtReputation They always compare my 'Crazy Story' to Meek's 'Tony Story.'
ComparisonGratitudePerspectivePrivilege Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.
ComparisonConfinementDomesticationFreedomIdentity Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.
ComparisonDesireHappinessHuman Nature Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.
AuthenticityComparisonIndividualitySelf-ExpressionValue of Ideas There are a lot of stuff on the record that I am thinking is generic but actually it is just as good as everybody else who is putting stuff out at the time.
ComparisonEntertainmentFameLifestyleTravel Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour.
ComparisonHealthPerseveranceResilienceSports Joe Frazier got hit more than me - and he doesn't have Parkinson's.
ComparisonEconomicsLuxuryMusicValue I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent.
ComparisonFinancial SecuritySelf-awarenessWealthWork and Leisure I'm not Russell Brand or Ricky Gervais, but I have enough money that I don't have to work. Most people who've done what I do don't have that.
ComparisonHumorPerceptionSportsValue Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.
ComparisonCreativityRarityResilienceStrength Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.
