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Why the hell hasn't wxPython become the standard GUI for Python yet? — Eric S. Raymond
Much of the left's hate speech bears greater similarity to a psychological disorder than to standard political discourse. The hatred is blinding, producing logical contradictions… — Ann Coulter
What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all. — Winston Churchill
I actually wanted to be a doctor. But doing all those horrid rat dissections made me faint. I studied science till the 12th standard and… — Bipasha Basu
Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations. — Delbert L. Stapley
Where there is no standard, there can be no improvement. For these reasons, standards are the basis for both maintenance and improvement — Masaaki Imai
Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as mere commodities? Who… — Gary Yourofsky
Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what's more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on… — Buddhadasa
I’ve been to Vulcan where I’ve been vulcanized, Carbon where you get carbonated and Standard where you get standardized. Ernie Isley’s invited me to Castor… — Ralph Klein
The standard personality type for a writer is a shy megalomaniac. — John Lanchester
Antiques to Die For sets the gold standard for the classic contemporary cozy. Agatha-finalist Jane K. Cleland's writing is top-notch; her plotting and pace smooth… — Julia Spencer-Fleming
If one accepts the 24th and 104th Psalms as scriptural norms, then surface mining and other forms of earth destruction are perversions. If we take the… — Wendell Berry
Why should the peculiarities of human consciousness be the narrow standard by which other creatures are judged? — Gary Snyder
Production and consumption are the nipples of modern society. Thus suckled, humanity grows in strength and beauty; rising standard of living, all modern conveniences, distractions… — Raoul Vaneigem
I don't play fantasy baseball anymore now because it's too much work, and I feel like I have to hold myself up to such a… — Nate Silver
Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them… — Edmund Burke
My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good… — Richard Avedon
There can be no other criterion, no other standard than gold. Yes, gold which never changes, which can be shaped into ingots, bars, coins, which… — Charles de Gaulle
The world's a poor standard. any society which is free of hunger and violence looks bright against that background. — B.F. Skinner
Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is standard. — Sol LeWitt
There are some pop songs I hate but I can't get them out of my head. Our songs also have the standard pop format: Verse,… — Kurt Cobain
When a married person uses pornography, or is unfaithful, it compromises not just his (or her) purity, but also compromises the spouse's purity. As a… — Christine O'Donnell
There's too many people that paint with a broad brush that we're all corrupt, we're all amoral. … And having these kinds of things happen,… — John Ensign
This country has achieved its commercial and financial supremacy under a regime of private ownership. It conquered the wilderness, built our railroads, our factories, our… — George B. Cortelyou
A character standard is far more important than even a gold standard. The success of all economic systems is still dependent upon both righteous leaders… — Roger Babson

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