Standard Quotes

1108 Standard quotes by 880 unique authors

We can often do more by doing less. God is not particularly interested in quantity production. That is an American standard, not a Bible standard. — Vance Havner
It's also a reasonable scientific program to look at the dynamics of the standard model and to try to prove from that dynamics that it… — Seth Lloyd
The quad toms are a completely different animal than the standard drum set/trap kit. Playing wise and stylistically, they are two different beasts. — Tommy Lee
This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways, and… — William Labov
Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the… — Cameron Mackintosh
If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to be polite to… — Dannel Malloy
Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world. — N. T. Wright
I don't have any problem with a reporter or a news person who says the President is uninformed on this issue or that issue. I… — David Gergen
Television watching does reduce reading and often encroaches on homework. Much of it is admittedly the intellectual equivalent of junk food. But in some respects,… — Edward Hirsch
I first came up with the idea for the colour-chart pictures back in 1966, and my preoccupation with the topic culminated in 1974 with a… — Gerhard Richter
I will try not to panic, to keep my standard of living modest and to work steadily, even shyly, in the spirit of those medieval… — John Updike
Unlike the days of the gold standard, it is impossible for the Federal Reserve to go bankrupt; it holds the legal monopoly of counterfeiting (of… — Murray Rothbard
Many companies at the 2013 NAB show were showing LTO tape archiving technology. The LTO Consortium had a popular exhibit at the 2013 NAB promoting… — Tom Coughlin
Click-throughs on a video are often much higher than a standard website listing on the front page of Google. If you see a video in… — Matthew Carter
For I must not measure the speech of a statesman to his people by the impression which it leaves in a university professor, but by… — Adolf Hitler
I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. John is a standard… — Al Davis
But a good patriot, and a true politician, always considers how he shall make the most of the existing materials of his country. A disposition,… — Edmund Burke
Within my own life, I read all the beloved novels by lamps of vegetable oil; I saw the Standard Oil invading my own village, I… — Hu Shih
I think the 1970s will always be the decade for me. Obviously, I grew up in that era, but the beauty standard was touchable, kissable. — Tom Ford
I want the same standard applied to homosexuals as is applied to heterosexuals. — Rosie O'Donnell
When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of… — Hector Hugh Munro
Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio… — Susie Orbach
I believe you have to keep the theological standard high; the Lord said, 'Be perfect,' and the leaders have to be striving for that standard… — Adrian Rogers
I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to culture,… — Youssou N'Dour
I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We've come to believe - from reading a lot… — Steven Levitt

Who Wrote These Standard Quotes

880 authors contributed a total of 1,108 Standard Quotes, led by these top contributors: