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title: "39 Lower Standards Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 39 Lower Standards quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Lower Standards sayings and thoughts."
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> [The Christian market has less competition and lower standards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-b-jenkins/the-christian-market-has-less-competition-and-lower-standards/)

[Jerry B. Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-b-jenkins/)

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> [“When you face writer's block, just lower your standards and keep going.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/when-you-face-writer-s-block-just-lower-your-standards-and-keep-going/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

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> [I refuse to lower my standards to deal with someone who disrespects me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaihawkfly/i-refuse-to-lower-my-standards-to-deal-with-someone-who-disrespects-me/)

[JaiHawkFly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaihawkfly/)

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> [Lower your standards and relax as it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/lower-your-standards-and-relax-as-it-is/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [Don't lower your standards for anything or anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rihanna/don-t-lower-your-standards-for-anything-or-anyone/)

[Rihanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rihanna/)

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> [Don't ever lower your standards for anyone. Self respect is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-ever-lower-your-standards-for-anyone-self-respect-is-everything/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Never lower your standards to meet anyone's expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu/never-lower-your-standards-to-meet-anyone-s-expectations/)

[Ritu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu/)

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> [When faced with writer's block, lower your standards and keep going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/when-faced-with-writer-s-block-lower-your-standards-and-keep-going/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

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> [I will never permit myself to give in to American taste and lower the standards of art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sholom-aleichem/i-will-never-permit-myself-to-give-in-to-american-taste-and-lower-the/)

[Sholom Aleichem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sholom-aleichem/)

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> [I set very high standards, normally for myself. For other people, I try to lower my standards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-lam/i-set-very-high-standards-normally-for-myself-for-other-people-i-try/)

[Carrie Lam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-lam/)

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> [Don't lower your standards. Instead, wait for people to rise up to your expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-lower-your-standards-instead-wait-for-people-to-rise-up-to-your/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Set a high standard on how you treat women. Whether they appreciate it or not, don’t lower your own standards of behavior.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/set-a-high-standard-on-how-you-treat-women-whether-they-appreciate-it/)

[Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/)

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> [I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adriana-trigiani/i-don-t-settle-in-any-other-area-of-my-life-when-it-comes-to/)

[Adriana Trigiani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adriana-trigiani/)

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> [Dont lower your standards to keep anyone, if theyre not making you happy, its time to find someone who does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-tew/dont-lower-your-standards-to-keep-anyone-if-theyre-not-making-you/)

[Robert Tew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-tew/)

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> [Don't lower your standards to 'keep' anyone, if they're not making you happy, it's time to find someone who does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-lower-your-standards-to-keep-anyone-if-they-re-not-making-you/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Never allow someone to NOT know your worth. If you know it they'll know it too. Never lower your standards for any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-allow-someone-to-not-know-your-worth-if-you-know-it-they-ll/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Sometimes you want things so bad you will kind of lower your standards, and I've learned that once you do that, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamar-braxton/sometimes-you-want-things-so-bad-you-will-kind-of-lower-your/)

[Tamar Braxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamar-braxton/)

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> [Man cannot pretend to be higher in ethics, spirituality, advancement, or civilisation than other creatures, and at the same time live by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-jay-dinshah/man-cannot-pretend-to-be-higher-in-ethics-spirituality-advancement-or/)

[H. Jay Dinshah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-jay-dinshah/)

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> [“If you lower your standards to be in a relationship, you are only lowering yourself, your heart, and your consciousness. Be true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-g-ortiz/if-you-lower-your-standards-to-be-in-a-relationship-you-are-only/)

[Kenneth G. Ortiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-g-ortiz/)

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> [Dont lower your standards for anyone or anything. Self respect is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orebela-gbenga/dont-lower-your-standards-for-anyone-or-anything-self-respect-is/)

[Orebela Gbenga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orebela-gbenga/)

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> [Crime stories are often sensationalized. They can provoke lower standards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-grann/crime-stories-are-often-sensationalized-they-can-provoke-lower/)

[David Grann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-grann/)

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> [Love yourself enough to never lower your standards for anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/love-yourself-enough-to-never-lower-your-standards-for-anyone/)

[Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/)

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> [Never lower your standards. Always keep them high and go for your dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-lower-your-standards-always-keep-them-high-and-go-for-your/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Never lower your standards because you hate being alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-lower-your-standards-because-you-hate-being-alone/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“By the end I was deteriorating faster than I could lower my standards.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/by-the-end-i-was-deteriorating-faster-than-i-could-lower-my-standards/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [When the woman lower their standards the Men followed and lower thier's to..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frenchqueen/when-the-woman-lower-their-standards-the-men-followed-and-lower-thier/)

[Frenchqueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frenchqueen/)

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> [Left me ta lower your standards?? Nonsense](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/left-me-ta-lower-your-standards-nonsense/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Never lower your standards just to fill a position. You will pay for it later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cottrell/never-lower-your-standards-just-to-fill-a-position-you-will-pay-for/)

[David Cottrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cottrell/)

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> [The standards to get in are very high. We don't want to lower those standards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-shelton/the-standards-to-get-in-are-very-high-we-don-t-want-to-lower-those/)

[Hugh Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-shelton/)

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> [Do Not Lower Your Standards To Keep Anyone. Make Them Meet You At Your Level. Self-respect Is Your Power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/do-not-lower-your-standards-to-keep-anyone-make-them-meet-you-at-your/)

[Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/)

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> [Sometimes you need to lower your standards so that your expectations meet reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-you-need-to-lower-your-standards-so-that-your-expectations/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When you don't have work for a year or two, you lower your standards a bit for survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ranvir-shorey/when-you-don-t-have-work-for-a-year-or-two-you-lower-your-standards-a/)

[Ranvir Shorey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ranvir-shorey/)

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> [She: What do you really want from me? Me: I really want you to lower your standards so I can climb on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-espinoza/she-what-do-you-really-want-from-me-me-i-really-want-you-to-lower/)

[Rudy Espinoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-espinoza/)

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> [As I calculate my grades to see what I need to get on my finals, I realize that it's time to lower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/as-i-calculate-my-grades-to-see-what-i-need-to-get-on-my-finals-i/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Stop letting others bring you down to their level.Refuse to lower your standards to accomodate those who refuse to raise theirs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian/stop-letting-others-bring-you-down-to-their-level-refuse-to-lower/)

[Damian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian/)

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> [“we have repeatedly demonstrated our species's bottomless ability to lower our standards to make information technology look good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaron-lanier/we-have-repeatedly-demonstrated-our-species-s-bottomless-ability-to/)

[Jaron Lanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaron-lanier/)

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> [Lower standards tell students that they don't need to work hard and leave more high school students unprepared for college and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mercedes-schlapp/lower-standards-tell-students-that-they-don-t-need-to-work-hard-and/)

[Mercedes Schlapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mercedes-schlapp/)

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> [“No! Be weak! Give up! You can’t do everything. Lower your standards. Get friends to come and help you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/no-be-weak-give-up-you-can-t-do-everything-lower-your-standards-get/)

[Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/)

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> [Never lower your standards to their standards when you know you come from a good raising home..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frenchqueen/never-lower-your-standards-to-their-standards-when-you-know-you-come/)

[Frenchqueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frenchqueen/)

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