Best 374 quotes in «standards quotes» category

There is an ideal standard somewhere and only that matters and I cannot find it. Hence the aimlessness.

There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.

There's not much place for the loyalists - especially the loyalists who left - in standard American history.

The rotten apple spoils his companion.

The South African native is probably the one impossible person to train in the entire world; he is probably impossible by any human standard.

The standards are being lowered, not just on the Internet, but in all of news and media.

The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.

The standard definition of AI is that which we don't understand.

The standard growth theory tells us that economic growth in per capita basis comes from mainly two sources: capital deepening and total factor productivity growth, or TFP growth.

The standard treatments for cancer are not meant to heal, but to destroy.

There is only one standard - a global standard. Be consistent, operate at 100% every single time you're given an opportunity.

There's a double standard between writers and readers. Readers can be unfaithful to writers anytime they like, but writers must never ever be unfaithful to the readers.

There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

The Romans worshipped their standard; and the Roman standard happened to be an eagle. Our standard is only one tenth of an eagle,--a dollar, but we make all even by adoring it with tenfold devotion.

The Scouts are a private organization and have every right to set their own membership standards.

The so-called feminist writers were disgusted with me. I did my thing, and so I guess by feminist standards I'm a feminist. That suits me fine.

The standard formulation on remedy is that it ought to cure past violations and prevent their recurrence. That's what antitrust is all about.

The standard of beauty is not definite. We define it.

The standard God has for you has nothing to do with approval, and everything to do with purpose.

The standard of living of the average American has to decline.

The troops may whine and moan, but when they meet the standard, there's a sense of pride.

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

They have also been adopting fuel efficiency standards for automobiles in China.

This is not to isolate Israel but rather to hold Israel to a higher standard that we also have to hold ourselves to as well.

To create a minimum standard of life below which no human being can fall is the most elementary duty of the democratic state.

To be a standard shape is not all in life. To know is also important.

We boast the highest standard of living when it's only the biggest.

We cannot do better than to accept the standards of other times, and to adapt them to our uses.

We cannot use our thoughts and feelings as a standard: only God’s Word is the test.

The validity of usefulness, adequacy of popular standards can be tested only by research that violates them.

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 were the most famous in the world.

We can often do more by doing less. God is not particularly interested in quantity production. That is an American standard, not a Bible standard.

We did all the standard camp numbers: "Down By The Aegean," "I Am My Own Great-Great-Great-Great Grandpa," "This Land is Minos's Land.

We do not mean to count or weigh our contributions by any standard other than that of our abilities.

We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even these standards are required to be voluntary.

We hold that no person or set of persons can properly establish a standard of expression for others.

Welbeck is not the standard required at Manchester United.

We must reject all notions of 'reform' that serve up more of the same: more testing, more 'standards', more uniformity, more conformity, more bureaucracy.

We set no volume goals in our insurance business generally-and certainly not in reinsurance-as virtually any volume can be achieved if profitability standards are ignored.

Universal love is the standard-sized socket that everyone can plug into. No adapting mechanism required.

We can still publicly post a message to Facebook that's globally readable. But we could also adjust things so that they can only be shared with those closest to us, and the confident that this is enforced through both legal and a systemic standards-based protection.

We should cease to talk about vague and unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of the living standards, and democratization. The day is not far off when we are going to have to deal in straight power concepts. The less we are then hampered by idealistic slogans, the better.

Whatever you really want, wants don't get met consistently, standards do.

What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.

What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.

What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.

When faced with writer's block, lower your standards and keep going.

When God blesses you financially, don't raise your STANDARD OF LIVING. raise your STANDARD OF GIVING.

When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT. Standards are vital so that IT professionals can provide systems that last.