Although he didn’t care much about any subject for its own sake, he cared a great deal about marks (grades or comparisons).

We form our impression not globally, by placing ourselves in the broadest possible context, but locally, by comparing ourselves to people in the same boat as ourselves.

Stop comparing yourself to others and you’ll be happy.

Comparisons are like rigid fingers—eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.

Comparisons are always welcomed when drawn in favor.

Cassidy brings something beautiful to me from the outside. Aimee brings something beautiful up from the depths of my insides.”I can’t dance like Cassidy,” she says.”Yeah, but you dance like Aimee. And that’s perfect.