We are going to see a burst of creativity that will make the Renaissance pale in comparison.

What are they going to do for an encore? ... Anyone else they choose is going to pale in comparison.

World events pale by comparison.

Despair is a cop-out, the ultimate abdication of all responsibility, in which people feel justified in their feelings of impotence. But if, on the other hand, you feel that your work in the world does make a difference and that you do have the power to change things, the nay-sayers will turn a deaf ear.

It is a dark, unspoken truth that the powerful - the 'ruling class' - make up the rules as they go along.

The rents in Tahoe pale in comparison to what the real estate prices have done.