Country Comparison

Famous quotes containing the words country and/or comparison:

“City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“Most parents aren’t even aware of how often they compare their children. . . . Comparisons carry the suggestion that specific conditions exist for parental love and acceptance. Thus, even when one child comes out on top in a comparison she is left feeling uneasy about the tenuousness of her position and the possibility of faring less well in the next comparison.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)