High Standards Quotes

94 High Standards quotes by 83 unique authors

With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a… — Jennifer Granholm
My father was a guitar player, and I was raised with a super high standard of what good guitar playing was. — Billy Corgan
I've got high standards when it comes to boys. As my dad says, all girls should! I'm from the South - Tennessee, to be exact… — Miley Cyrus
Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline. — William Hague
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to… — Michael Jordan
I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel… — Yousuf Karsh
I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to… — Jennifer Lopez
We do all, myself included, we tend to hold ourselves to pretty low standards. But when it comes to judging public figures or politicians or… — Unknown Author
Nothing is a hobby - each discipline is its own world with its own high standards. Of course, every artist has 'minor works' that they… — Patti Smith
I have very high standards for every part of life - my work, my relationships, food, love. I can't just pretend. — Olivia Wilde
That said, deciding to avoid other people does not necessarily equate with having no desire whatsoever for company; it may simply reflect a dissatisfaction with… — Alain de Botton
....I understood why those who had lived through war or economic disasters, and who had built for themselves a good life and a high standard… — Jane Goodall
If you have self-respect, you will take satisfaction in being well groomed and will not allow yourself to perform shabbily. You will continue to work… — Marvin J. Ashton
A cultivated and decent man cannot be vain without setting a fearfully high standard for himself, and without despising and almost hating himself at certain… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
She was the first person on either side of her family to go to college, and she held herself to insanely high standards. She worried… — Rob Sheffield
Cynics are - beneath it all - only idealists with awkwardly high standards. — Alain de Botton
That's the secret of how to enjoy writing and how to make yourself meet high standards," said Mrs. Berman. "You don't write for the whole… — Kurt Vonnegut
Please. She sighed. 'Can't a girl have high standards? I don't want an ordinary boy. — Sarah Dessen
Inertia is comforting, and Americans will be extremely reluctant to make any change that might affect their high standard of living. — Deepak Chopra
What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less. — Marva Collins
The kind of young woman who can be a terrific torchbearer has high standards all the time, not just in her prom dress, but every,… — Margaret D. Nadauld
I have high standards I hold myself to, besides Christianity. — Jason David Frank
Miss Marple believes in justice and has very high standards. There is nothing you could say or do that would shock her. — Joan Hickson
Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations in these areas are low, we are not likely… — Greg Anderson
What we do is look for high standards of excellence in the arts. — Jane Alexander

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