Standards Quotes

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Whenever "A" attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon "B," "A" is most likely a scoundrel. — H. L. Mencken
After the events of last week, I'm appalled at the standard Australia seems to be willing to accept in regards to its own behaviour and… — Clementine Ford
Measured by any standard, white or black, Washington must be regarded today as one of the great men of this country: and in the future… — Ray Stannard Baker
I believe that the average guy in the street will give up a great deal, if he really understands the cost of not giving it… — David R. Brower
Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not… — William Arthur Ward
I am afraid there are people who want to stop the economic growth, the rise in the standard of living (though not their own) and… — Vaclav Klaus
I hate overweight, because it implies that there's a weight standard i should be adhering to — Camryn Manheim
I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter… — Doris Day
The lowest standards of ethics of which a right-thinking man can possibly conceive is taught to the common soldier whose trade is to shoot his… — Clarence Darrow
A writer should say to himself, not, How can I get more money?, but How can I reach more readers (without lowering standards)? — Brian Aldiss
One of my standard - and fairly true - responses to the question as to how story ideas come to me is that story ideas… — Roger Zelazny
Of course, the fact that Dostoevsky can tell a juicy story isn't enough to make him great. If it were, Judith Krantz and John Grisham… — David Foster Wallace
We must reject all notions of 'reform' that serve up more of the same: more testing, more 'standards', more uniformity, more conformity, more bureaucracy. — Tom Peters
By temperament I am not unduly excitable and certainly not trigger-happy. I think twice before I shoot and very often do not shoot at all.… — Bill Brandt
While a painting, even one that meets photographic standards of resemblance, is never more than the stating of an interpretation, a photograph is never less… — Susan Sontag
Photographers should make three or four prints from one negative and then crop them differently. When I was art director at Harper's Bazaar and at… — Alexey Brodovitch
The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims. — Albert Einstein
...the program of scientific experimentation that leads you to conclude that animals are imbeciles is profoundly anthropocentric. It values being able to find your way… — J M Coetzee
to "set the standard for beauty in classical and modem cookery, and attest to the distant future that the French chefs of the 19th century… — Marie-Antoine Careme
Taste and smell are often the beggars among our five senses - they leave no written language and therefore no standards other than wholly personal… — Frank Schoonmaker

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