Standards Quotes · Page 44

Presidents should not be exempted from the same standards of reason and evidence and justification that any other citizen or civil movement…

— Edward Snowden

When other people ask me, 'What gives you the right to suggest standards for others?', my answer is, 'If I don't, someone…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church.

— Pope Benedict XVI

“As for Headmistress Crouch, I pegged her as the type who wouldn't have a mate, either because of her exacting standards, or…

— Stacey Lee

We need timeless principles to steer by in running our organizations and building our personal careers. We need high standards --- the…

— Price Pritchett

Having played in both competitions over recent years I believe that although standards continue to rise in Super League, the NRL is…

— Adrian Morley

Even Karaoke needs higher standards than I can reach, so I have gone great lengths to avoid being bullied into it.

— Zac Goldsmith

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to…

— John Malkovich

The problem is when you try to impose today's standards on people living back then. It's the politically correct thing to do,…

— Dick Clark

QE and other aspects of Fed policy increased inequality pretty significantly. This is reinforced if you take into account all the other…

— Gerald Epstein

I think it's a very old and deep-seated double standard that holds that when a man writes about family and feelings, it's…

— Jennifer Weiner

I don't do filler songs. I don't get them. They don't make any sense to me. Why would I literally waste my…

— Betty Who

Not for a million - years. I mean, I like the INXS boys, but I found the process very degrading, really. Reality…

— Brian May

I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest secrets to true peace of mind -- a decent sense of values.…

— Dale Carnegie

On a personal level, Freaking Out is a process whereby an individual casts off outmoded and restricting standards of thinking, dress, and…

— Frank Zappa

Jews have been harmed by the threats to freedom of opinion and debate, the punishments for candor, and the decline in rigorous…

— Amy Wax

'But surely "blind" is just how you would describe men who have no true knowledge of reality, and no clear standard in…

— Plato

I've had a dozen people tell me, maybe more, 'What would have happened if Michael Brown had shot and killed Darren Wilson?…

— Chris Hayes

The very word "change" has changed. When I was young--and not just because I was young--we looked forward with confident impatience to…

— Neal Ascherson

I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I…

— John F. Kennedy

I think with the advent of Reagan, and subsequently, both parties, there's been a strong move towards the advantage given to the…

— Jimmy Carter

What do you think the Devil is going to look like if he's around? Nobody is going to be taken in if…

— Albert Brooks

The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form whatever. It is opposed to any game of…

— Heber J. Grant

Clark, what in your honest opinion is the right standard for determining conduct? Is the only right standard for everyone, the probable…

— Charles Sheldon

Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards.

— Anonymous

Integrity and being ethical is one of Affectiva's core values. This means we hold the highest standards for all we do, especially…

— Rana el Kaliouby

“Too bad guys aren’t like Mr. Potato Head Where you can pick and choose which parts you want. Then we might come…

— Susane Colasanti

They will stop calling brides beautiful after today—you have simply set the standard too high,' he said.

— Anna Godbersen

As an artist, you have to express yourself. I make no excuses for my versatility. I grew up singing classical arias, but…

— Idina Menzel

Since nature has the most sustainable ecosystem and since ultimately agriculture comes out of nature, our standard for a sustainable world should…

— Wes Jackson

Mothers work outside the home for many reasons; one of them is almost always because their families need their income to live…

— Kenneth Keniston

If courage wasn't a standard result of aging it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

— Lawana Blackwell

If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to…

— Anonymous

It seems, by today's standards, that it's better to seek approval than to tell the truth. It's better to utter sweet nothings…

— Monica Johnson

When you don't have work for a year or two, you lower your standards a bit for survival.

— Ranvir Shorey

Good parts just don't fall off trees. I try to be very careful about what sort of projects I attack. There's an…

— David Jason

So successful has been the camera's role in beautifying the world that photographs, rather than the world, have become the standard of…

— Susan Sontag

I go by my own standards, and I will be the voice of the curves for the women that feel like they…

— Danielle Brooks

Five Life Standards of Voluntary Simplicity Do Justice Learn from the World Community Nurture People Cherish the Natural Order Non-Conform Freely.

— Doris Janzen Longacre

I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking.

— Ignacy Jan Paderewski