Measures Quotes

486 Measures quotes by 395 unique authors

In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte
By hook or by crook, we're going to make sure that when I leave this office, that the country is more prosperous, more people have… — Barack Obama
Honest people, knowledgeable people, really well-informed people can have very different views about what the right measures are on national security. — Malcolm Turnbull
Where and when have riots and anarchy been provoked by wise measures? If the government had acted wisely, and if their measures had met the… — Vladimir Lenin
The philosopher stands at his desk in the lecture hall, and demonstrates away the soul of man, and with exact thought measures out his atoms… — Ouida
Better than all measures Of delightful sound, Better than all treasures That in books are found, Thy skill to poet were, thou scorner of the… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Resolved, That the General Assembly of Virginia, doth unequivocally express a firm resolution to maintain and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the… — James Madison
Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects.… — Benjamin Franklin
Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment. — Mahatma Gandhi
Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will… — George III
Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures. — Carlos Ghosn
Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and… — Jennifer Granholm
I have always supported measures and principles and not men. — Davy Crockett
We've come to expect so little from online privacy measures that public displays of concern about the matter are more or less for show. Being… — Sloane Crosley
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth. — Charles Darwin
Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents. — Arne Duncan
Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate.… — Arthur Eddington
The United States strongly seeks a lasting agreement for the discontinuance of nuclear weapons tests. We believe that this would be an important step toward… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but… — Stephen Harper
Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures, and we will come out of it. We will… — Stephen Harper
I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. — William Henry Harrison
All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures,… — Sam Houston
During the last regular session and the most recent special session, measures that I see as little more than Band-Aids were applied to three health… — Jane D. Hull
Breast cancer is being detected at an earlier, more treatable stage these days, largely because women are taking more preventive measures, like self-exams and regular… — Elizabeth Hurley

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