Standards Quotes

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In the beautiful, man sets himself up as the standard of perfection; in select cases he worships himself in it. Man believes that the world… — Friedrich Nietzsche
In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of… — Nelson Mandela
Asked if he knew how important Stardust would be, Mitchell Parish said he did have a gut feeling that this was a momentous one. But… — Paul Zollo
And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or thinks anything that is unusual. Schools are maintained in order to bring… — H. L. Mencken
I can only be me. I do what I do, I'm not a jazz player. ... I don't play jazz standards, at least not in… — Jorma Kaukonen
Your music can be played easily and well by any half-stringed harper or fumble-fingered idiot. Not that I'm maligning your songs. It's just that they're… — Anne McCaffrey
The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the… — William Hazlitt
Young girls are obsessed with having a thigh gap. I blame the impossible body standards set by Spongebob. — Stephen Colbert
When one gets reports from scientists, engineers and technicians whose credibility by all common standards is high and whose moral caliber seems to preclude a… — J. Allen Hynek
The standard approach has been to pump up the dosage of chemicals ... Twenty percent of these approved-for-use pesticides are listed by the EPA as… — Barbara Kingsolver
It is those who have this imperative demand for the best in their natures, and who will accept nothing short of it, that holds the… — Orison Swett Marden
The standard is the same. Don't get me wrong, the main difference is the number of sparring partners. Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn are the… — Anthony Perosh
Youth are the leaders of tomorrow. Those who practice the Spiritual Exercises of Eck will know how to lead by the example of love instead… — Harold Klemp
Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent. Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the… — Tony Robbins
I like cars that are ahead of their times, and that were noble failures because they were built to a higher standard than the consumer… — Jay Leno
Human knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life. Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral… — Albert Einstein
Jesus did not die for pastors to have a well paid job. Neither was He raised on the cross just to raise our standard of… — Reinhard Bonnke
The paper standard is self-destructive. — Hans F. Sennholz
The gold standard, in one form or another, will prevail long after the present rash of national fiats is forgotten or remembered only in currency… — Hans F. Sennholz

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