Standards Quotes

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I grew up going to a real small missionary baptist church. We would sing a lot of the old standards... the hymns and everything. Those… — Josh Turner
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low. — Desmond Tutu
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity. — Bill Vaughan
Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let… — Sid Vicious
Michelle Pfeiffer hasn't been finding a lot of work recently because she doesn't like what a woman her age is offered. That's a real double… — Denzel Washington
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. — George Washington
To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every… — Simone Weil
The basic problem with my love relationships with women is that my standards are so high - and they apply equally to both of us.… — Cornel West
In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her? — Jessamyn West
I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness. — Kanye West
But God will have a people upon the earth to maintain the Bible, and the Bible only, as the standard of all doctrines and the… — Ellen G. White
Do not sit down in Satan's easy chair of do-little, but arise and aim at the elevated standard which it is your privilege to attain. — Ellen G. White
I have very high standards for every part of life - my work, my relationships, food, love. I can't just pretend. — Olivia Wilde
There may be some backward countries where the mass of the people are on a subsistence level and where, as an aftermath of wars or… — Charles E. Wilson
America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost. — E. O. Wilson
'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West… — Naomi Wolf
My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure righteousness is not lifted up to the people by us,… — John Woolman
I should not be judged by a standard that's not applied to everyone else. — Fareed Zakaria
I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview. — Fareed Zakaria
As societies continue to loosen their standards regarding what is appropriate female and male behavior, I think we are going to realize we have not… — Helen Fisher

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