Standard Quotes

1108 Standard quotes by 880 unique authors

Of course I didn't pioneer the use of food in fiction: it has been a standard literary device since Chaucer and Rabelais, who used food… — Joanne Harris
There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter. — Edith Head
Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that… — Brad Henry
Good economic policy requires not so much the bravado to implement drastic change as the strength and wisdom to make reasonable trade-offs over the many… — Peter Blair Henry
My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate. — Katharine Hepburn
What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that… — James P. Hoffa
And the trajectory that our debt is taking now beyond $14 trillion is going to have an impact on our currency. It goes south, and… — Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Character is supreme in life, hence Jesus stood supreme in the supreme thing - so supreme that, when we think of the ideal, we do… — E. Stanley Jones
You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly… — Daniel Kahneman
Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are… — Shahrukh Khan
I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work. — Talib Kweli
People rarely speak of children; you hear of 'cohort groups' and 'standard variations,' but you don't hear much of boys who miss their cats or… — Jonathan Kozol
Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them only by the standard of whether they will be future… — Jonathan Kozol
People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a… — Carl Lewis
The cookie-cutter liberal, the standard operating procedure liberal, is really a giant ignoramus. I mean that seriously. They're really ignorant. — Rush Limbaugh
Everybody in life is pursuing money: left, right, charity, nonprofits, everybody's pursuing money. Everybody wants a raise. Everybody wants to improve their standard of living.… — Rush Limbaugh
If you want to know what the biggest thing in your way to an improved standard of living, higher pay, a more rewarding career is:… — Rush Limbaugh
Obama is not the messiah any longer. He is now your standard, ordinary, everyday politician who lies, who breaks promises, who's in it for himself,… — Rush Limbaugh
There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one, that… — James Madison
To admit you want to have a comeback means you have to admit you weren't what you were supposed to be. You dropped below your… — Marilyn Manson
The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave. — Imelda Marcos
The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a… — Wynton Marsalis
As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only… — John McCain
To create a new standard, you have to be up for that challenge and really enjoy it. — Shigeru Miyamoto
It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of… — Dwight L. Moody

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