When we force a boy to be a mediocrity in a dozen subjects we destroy his standards, perhaps for life. — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
As a global society, we have the technology, resources and the know-how to make a massive difference to living standards everywhere, including… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
We have got nowadays so that we divide lies into white lies and black lies, society lies and business lies, etc. The… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
The larger and more indiscriminate the audience, the greater the need to safeguard and purify standards of quality and taste. — Moses Hadas Copy Share Image
moral codes and standards in our societies very rarely apply to all people equally. This is the most damning proof of how… — Nawal El Saadawi Copy Share Image
The standards of judgment must be rooted in the whys and wherefores of life as it is lived, the world as it… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
I want the standard of living in Iran in ten years' time to be exactly on a level with that in Europe… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Only when women rebel against patriarchal standards does female muscle become more accepted. — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
People often say, with pride, 'I'm not interested in politics.' They might as well say, 'I'm not interested in my standard of… — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
Making mathematics accessible to the educated layman, while keeping high scientific standards, has always been considered a treacherous navigation between the Scylla… — Gian-Carlo Rota Copy Share Image
While a painting, even one that meets photographic standards of resemblance, is never more than the stating of an interpretation, a photograph… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
I would close down all those teenage magazines that encourage young girls to diet. Who says that to be pretty you have… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
There is - and always will be - the legacy of chattel slavery in this nation, an obsession with racial and gender… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I also generally play slide guitar in standard tuning, which enables me to switch back and forth between using the slide and… — Warren Haynes Copy Share Image
Goods produced under conditions which do not meet a rudimentary standard to decency should be regarded as contraband and not allowed to… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
What little recognition the idea of obligation to the public obtains in modern morality, is derived from Greek and Roman sources, not… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Professional standards, the standards of ambition and selfishness, are always sliding downward toward expense, ostentation, and mediocrity. They tend always to narrow… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
In this nation I see tens of millions of its citizens, a substantial part of its whole population, who at this very… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
But you see," said Roark quietly, "I have, let’s say, sixty years to live. Most of that time will be spent working.… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I'm for higher standards measured in an intellectually honest way, with abundant school choice, ending social promotion. And I know how to… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
The theme of the collection this time is MONSTER. It's not about the typical Monster you find in sci-fi and video games.… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
I wish and will continue to wish, that the German people should learn that by reason of practical examples afforded by their… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
It's really frustrating when you write a show and it's really funny and someone and from Standards and Decency says, 'You can't… — Russell Howard Copy Share Image
moral, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I can't speak highly enough of Petr Cech. He's set the standards of what it is to be a proper man and… — Ryan Mason Copy Share Image
Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers' unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids. — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative. — Edward Sapir Copy Share Image
You become visibly stressed because you are working hard to pay for a standard of living so robust that it overwhelms your… — William Thorsell Copy Share Image
The standards are being lowered, not just on the Internet, but in all of news and media. — Vince McMahon Copy Share Image
Put it this way, I'm a regular guy with the exception of having an unusual - by regular guy standards - occupation. — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
Who is omnipotent or wise enough to decide each new standard of good taste? Or sensitivity? — Cary Grant Copy Share Image
In short, if we adhere to the standard of perfection in all our endeavors, we are left with nothing but mathematics and… — Daniel Gilbert Copy Share Image
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
I do believe that leaders have to be held to a higher standard, especially Christian leaders. I put myself in that camp. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
A standard of living is of the nature of habit. ...it acts almost solely to prevent recession from a scale of conspicuous… — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
In nine months, a group of children left alone with a computer in any language will reach the same standard as an… — Sugata Mitra Copy Share Image
“It's a lot harder to get someone OUT of your life than it is to let them IN, so please…be selective.” — Mandy Hale Copy Share Image
