Criterion Quotes

121 Criterion quotes by 105 unique authors

As the number of unexplained, irreducibly complex biological systems increases, our confidence that Darwin's criterion of failure has been met skyrockets toward the maximum that… — Michael Behe
I don't care who likes it or buys it. Because if you use that criterion, Mozart would never have written Don Giovanni, Charlie Parker would… — Charlie Parker
By what criterion... can we distinguish among the numberless effects, that are also causes, and among the causes that may, for aught we can know,… — Chauncey Wright
As you grow, you develop the ideal of where your true belonging could be - the place, the home, the partner, and the work. You… — John O'Donohue
I emphasize that virtually every engineering calculation is ultimately a failure calculation, because without a failure criterion against which to measure the calculated result, it… — Henry Petroski
The vegetarian movement ought to fill with gladness the souls of those who have at heart the realization of God's kingdom upon earth, not because… — Leo Tolstoy
All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes down ultimately to… — Ayn Rand
It is completely in accord with the etatist thinking prevalent everywhere today to consider a theory to be finally disposed of merely because the authorities… — Ludwig von Mises
The man who is egoless is the man who has no ideals. Let this be the criterion, and you have stumbled upon a fundamental. The… — Rajneesh
To be pleasing to God, art must be true as well as good. Truth has always been one important criterion for art. Art is the… — Philip Graham Ryken
Now in creative thought common sense is a bad master. Its sole criterion for judgement is that the new ideas shall look like the old… — Alfred North Whitehead
The criterion of true beauty is, that it increases in examination; of false, that it lessens. There is something, therefore, in true beauty that corresponds… — George Grenville
Language [can] be expressed . . . by movements of the hands and face just as well as by the small, sound-generating movements of the… — Harlan Lane
The criterion of truth is that it works even if nobody is prepared to acknowledge it. — Ludwig von Mises
Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is the final apologetic. — Francis Schaeffer
My criterion for accepting a role isn't based on what I would like to do. I try to consider what the audience would like to… — Peter Cushing
I don't care who likes it or buys it. Because if you use that criterion, Mozart would have never written Don Giovanni, Charlie Parker never… — Branford Marsalis
In a society dominated by the fact of commercial competition, money is necessarily the test of prowess, and wastefulness the sole criterion of power. — Upton Sinclair
It has been said that a countryâ€™s greatness can be measured by what it does for its unfortunates. By that criterion Canada certainly does not… — Tommy Douglas
A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values.… — Stephen Covey

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