Standard Quotes

1108 Standard quotes by 880 unique authors

The mind's the standard of the man. — Alan Watts
Over time, the federal government should move the nation to a single standard, clean-burning gasoline. — Mark Kirk
It behooves us always to bear in mind, that while actions are always to be judged by the immutable standard of right and wrong, the… — Robert Southey
If the Revolution has the right to destroy bridges and art monuments whenever necessary, it will stop still less from laying its hand on any… — Leon Trotsky
Another nation is made out to be utterly depraved and fiendish, while one's own nation stands for everything that is good and noble. Every action… — Erich Fromm
Amazingly, 85 percent of prescribed standard medical treatments across the board lack scientific validation, according to the New York Times. Richard Smith, editor of the… — Kenny Ausubel
When culture changes around us, God's standard of living does not. Even when we're engulfed by evil, the eyes of the Lord range to and… — David Jeremiah
...to characterize the import of pure geometry, we might use the standard form of a movie-disclaimer: No portrayal of the characteristics of geometrical figures or… — Carl Gustav Hempel
Only by providing leading-edge human capital and knowledge capital can American continue to maintain a high standard of living, including providing national security for its… — Norman Ralph Augustine
This was sheer idleness to my fellow-townsmen, no doubt; but if the birds and flowers had tried me by their standard, I should not have… — Henry David Thoreau
No parent can consistently teach faith in Christ who profanes the name of Deity. Profanity is never heard in the well-ordered home. Swearing is a… — David O. McKay
If there is a well thought-out design standard, it should be followed. In practice, great design comes from great designers. That is empirically the case.… — Edward Tufte
The Church has no double standard of morality. The moral code of heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full… — Ezra Taft Benson
What do you call that nice, shiny white metal they use to make sidings and airplanes out of? Aluminum, right? Aluminum, pronounced 'uh-LOO-mih-num', right? Anybody… — Isaac Asimov
Rockefeller and his associates did not build the Standard Oil Co. in the board rooms of Wall Street banks. They fought their way to control… — Ida Tarbell
I had the standard movie geek childhood, because for as long as I can remember, all I wanted to do was make movies. — Paul Thomas Anderson
Becoming Richard Pryor is a compulsively readable book that sets a new gold standard for American biography. Scott Scaul’s research is extraordinary; his writing is… — Debby Applegate
Don’t be afraid to discard work you know isn’t up to standard. Don’t save junk, just because it took you a long time to write… — David Eddings
By every mortal standard, the worst faeries in the world were those in the Dark Court. They fed on the baser emotions; they engaged in… — Melissa Marr
We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge on the FISA Court approving it and determining that we… — Robert Muller
I think that people who study the scriptures get a dimension to their life that nobody else gets and that can’t be gained in any… — Bruce R. McConkie
Only one rational path is open to us - simultaneous de-development of the [overdeveloped countries] and semi-development of the underdeveloped countries (UDCs), in order to… — John Holdren
I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules. — Michelangelo Antonioni
I am intentionally avoiding the standard term which, by the way, did not exist in Euler's time. One of the ugliest outgrowths of the "new… — George Polya
A real gold standard is thoroughly consistent with [classical] liberal principles and I, for one, am entirely in favor of measures promoting its development. — Milton Friedman

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