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1108 Standard quotes by 880 unique authors

People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can't pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in… — Hubert H. Humphrey
We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation. — Richard Lamm
We face the question whether a still higher "standard of living" is worth its cost in things natural, wild, and free. — Aldo Leopold
Whoever claims to understand another person completely, is either entirely ignorant of himself, or else has a nature so small that he can measure it… — Lucy Larcom
All great expression, which on a superficial survey seems so easy as well as so simple, furnishes after a while, to the faithful observer, its… — Margaret Fuller
Nothing in oratory is more important than to win for the orator the favour of his hearer, and to have the latter so affected as… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living. — Paul Tsongas
If one avoids haughtiness to the utmost extent and is exceedingly humble, he is termed a saint, and this is the standard of saintliness. — Maimonides
To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always… — Vanessa Mae
If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to… — Matthew Modine
One of the things my service in Iraq did give me was this freedom from fear of failure or any kind of expectations that I… — Kevin Powers
One reason, of course, as a Christian, I believe the Bible is the word of God. I take the Bible as the standard. — Jerry Falwell
I believe that whenever I want to learn something I can learn it much better and faster by myself if I'm motivated to learn it… — Oren Peli
The goal, as Compaq has stated all along in its history, is to support an open industry standard. — Eckhard Pfeiffer
I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week… — Oscar Pistorius
One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and… — Wendell Pierce
I work hard and I have a standard of excellence - and I expect everyone at the Interior Department to meet that same standard. I… — Ken Salazar
Back in 1960, the paper dollar and the silver dollar both were the same value. They circulated next to each other. Today? The paper dollar… — Mark Skousen
Clark, what in your honest opinion is the right standard for determining conduct? Is the only right standard for everyone, the probable action of Jesus… — Charles Sheldon
I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I didn't have the… — Kendrick Lamar
I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that… — Ricky Skaggs
I find standard American the hardest. It really fits in a different place in your mouth. Southern, I find the easiest. If you talk to… — Juno Temple
Our work on light bulbs wasn't an arbitrary mandate. We didn't just pick a standard out of the air, or look for a catchy sounding… — Fred Upton
As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play… — Fred Ward
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 literature with a… — Jennifer Weiner

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