Standards Quotes

It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct.

I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.

We have long had death and taxes as the two standards of inevitability. But there are those who believe that death is the preferable of the two.

The Internet challenges traditional ways of distributing and processing information and so encourages new standards and behavior.

The top quark was discovered in 1995 and since then the Higgs has become an because the standard model was incomplete with out it.

It's true that in Cuba there are double standards, there's opportunism, and there is a lack of freedom in some ways.

The United Nations is an uplifting experiment, dedicated to raising the standards of living in Africa , the consciences of democracies, and the price of prostitutes in New York

True wealth is not a static thing. It is a living thing made out of the disposition of men to create and distribute the good things of life with rising standards of living.

Goods produced under conditions which do not meet a rudimentary standard to decency should be regarded as contraband and not allowed to pollute the channels of international commerce.

Why is it that Christian activists are regularly pilloried for basing social standards on biblical texts while liberals are actually praised for mixing religion and politics?

Humble spirits are free to love and to be who they are. They have no artificial standards to live up to.

The manuscript looks chaotic, even by mathematics standards.

Curt Gowdy was a pioneer in our business and set the highest standards for everyone. His many contributions to ABC as host of 'American Sportsman' and other ABC Sports programs are indelible .

Out of the past come the standards for judging the present; standards in turn to be shaped by the practice of present-day dramatists into broader standards for the next generation.

The lure of heady profits of the late 1990's spawned abuses and excesses. With strict enforcement and higher ethical standards, we must usher in a new era of integrity in corporate America.

Golf is a game of integrity. And golf is a game of forgiveness. I think the high standards of golf remind people of how lucky they are, or how fortunate they are, to be able to play the game.

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately have to be changed.

Only when women rebel against patriarchal standards does female muscle become more accepted.

It still may take some explaining, but many more women are keeping their birth names (and not calling them maiden names, with all the sexual double standards that implies).

If you don't meet the standards, then you don't qualify.

As with marathon runs and lengths of toilet paper, there had to be standards to measure up to.

Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in. In other words: Home has exceedingly low standards.

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 only underestimated women, but also men.

I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.

Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption.

I feel like there's the 'Hillary standard' and then there's the standard for everybody else.

I think there should be national standards on the use of legal force.

The biggest one [trade deal], a multinational one known as CAFTA, I voted against. And because I hold the same standards as I look at all of these trade deals.

The dream of capitalism is to co-opt people with higher living standards without redistributing any wealth. Without co-optation, widespread repression is the only guarantor of gross inequality.

Every man should measure himself by his own standard. [Lat., Metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede verum est.]

The standard dreaming of a society has to be listened to.

The flagrant disregard in the courtroom of elementary standards of proper conduct should not and cannot be tolerated.

There was no time for scholarly details, and, besides, I have always believed that a man can fairly be judged by the standards and taste of his choices in matters of high-level plagiarism.

I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time.

You are perfect for a female." "Not where I come from." "Then they're using the wrong standard.

It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.

The betrayal of a belief is not the same thing as ceasing to believe. If this were not so there would be no moral standards in the world at all.

Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.

Those who advocate devaluation are calling for a reduction in the wage levels and the real wage standards of every member of the working class.

We are far too critical of the fabulous system of plenty that has brought us the highest living standards on earth. The liberals have done a good job of undermining faith in the market system.

I'm not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. It's the one thing you do not ever do. You've got to have standards.

I have hated every Kress I read, especially this one, but the Bear is a standard Bear and if you like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you'll like.

Boys are more likely to develop a masculine personality and acquire strong moral standards when they have a loving and nurturant rather than a threatening or fear-inspiring father.

Normally, what you’re envious of is a book, not a writer: standards, ideas, levels … almost nonexistent things.

Standards wars involve lots of variables, and understanding them often seems more an art than a science. They generally involve just two big players, and end in a winner-take-all situation.

We have repeatedly demonstrated our species's bottomless ability to lower our standards to make information technology look good.

In the clubs, it's all out and you can say whatever as the character. TV has standards.

Licking Falls, Ohio, had its own set of standards. They were archaic at best.

I don't believe the federal government should be involved in the creation of standards directly or indirectly, the creation of curriculum or content. It is clearly a state responsibility.

I believe strongly that in order to compete against VOD, the Internet - any competition - exhibition has to achieve higher standards, more comfort in everything.