The painter will produce pictures of little merit if he takes the works of others as his standard. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
I believe you have to keep the theological standard high; the Lord said, 'Be perfect,' and the leaders have to be striving… — Adrian Rogers Copy Share Image
There's a Washington standard of casually putting things off the record. It's really gone too far. I don't know an easy way… — Adam Clymer Copy Share Image
Unequivocally, individual human beings who live together will always have different standards of what a 'clean house' looks like. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share Image
It's a good thing to remember that hiring will get easier as you scale - but you should also never drop your… — Diane Greene Copy Share Image
Dont lower your standards to keep anyone, if theyre not making you happy, its time to find someone who does. — Robert Tew Copy Share Image
Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization. — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
There was not a single poll in 2019 or 2020 that met CNN's standards for publication in which more respondents said they… — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
Jesus gave us a model for the work of the church at the Last Supper. While his disciples kept proposing more organization… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I remember Secretary of State [George] Shultz one day saying that America is an economic model for the world. I replied to… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Reputation is a reward, to be sure, but it is really the beginning, not the end of endeavor. It should not be… — Alvan Macauley Copy Share Image
I speak a lot about what I call "the trance of unworthiness" which is really epidemic in our culture, this sense of… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
There is such a stigma on both sides of being a working mother, and you can fall into the trap of what… — Samantha Ponder Copy Share Image
I do not want you ever to initiate any action for any refunds of taxes without first consulting me and presenting the… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
If we cannot return to fiscal integrity because the public prefers profusion and prodigality over balanced budgets, we cannot escape paying the… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
What I do believe happens in a lot of these cases is that we somehow want to place blame on the victim… — Sharon Cooper Copy Share Image
The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
When I first came into international running, most runners did about 60-70 miles or running a week. I guess that is still… — Gerry Lindgren Copy Share Image
Who stands firm? Only the one for whom the final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, his… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Ordinary people do not question the commonly accepted version of reality. They conform to the standard values of subduing enemies and cherishing… — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When you're younger and dumber, as a guy, you do things because you think you have to, because that's how things are… — Jason Mulgrew Copy Share Image
“The promoters of the standards claim they are based in research. They are not. There is no convincing research, for example, showing… — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
I suppose I'd had, by the standards of that pre-permissive time, a good deal of sex for my age. Girls, or a… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
I've learnt that what you need to do is have standards that are agreed nationally and then allow people locally to work… — Matt Hancock Copy Share Image
We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
Now is the time to set your life's goals. Now is the time to set your standards firmly and then hold to… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Free market capitalism has done more for the soul of the human race than any other system. And it's created the highest… — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music. — Jon Pardi Copy Share Image
As a former teacher, I have a high passion for quality student learning and high standards. — Kay Ivey Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that we are, by traditional automotive manufacturing standards, an automotive conglomerate. And so that causes confusion by definition. — Sergio Marchionne Copy Share Image
Don't worry about living up to someone else's standards for you, live up to your own standards. That's all that matters! — Niick Copy Share Image
You cannot choose your battlefield, The Gods do that for you; But you can plant a standard Where a standard never flew. — Nathalia Crane Copy Share Image
Standards should not be forced down from above but rather set by the production workers themselves. — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
A higher standard of living also brings about a higher standard of culture and civilization. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[Brazil] went to the UN and said, "We need new standards for this." We need to take a look at what they're… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
As we move into the twenty-first century, women's status in society will become the standard by which to measure our progress toward… — Mahnaz Afkhami Copy Share Image
Obviously this is the world descending into worse and worse standards of targeting civilians both in state violence in Iraq, Gaza and… — Clare Short Copy Share Image
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