Quotes About Standardization

Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.

There's got to be the same rules for everyone.

There are many well-meaning people today who work at placing an economic floor beneath all of us so that no one shall exist below a certain level or standard of living, and certainly we don't quarrel with this. But look more closely and you may find that all too often these well-meaning people are building a ceiling above which no one shall be permitted to climb and between the two are pressing us all into conformity, into a mold of standardized mediocrity.

that aspect which a whole population assumes when organized for a mechanical purpose.

They all say the same things and nobody says anything different from anyone else.

Because adherence to standard operating procedures is difficult to second-guess, decision makers who expect to have their decisions scrutinized with hindsight are driven to bureaucratic solutions—and to an extreme reluctance to take risks.

Unless you live in Indonesia, there should be several malls within five miles of your home. It makes no difference whatsoever which one you go to: Under federal law, all malls in the United States must have the same 42 chain stores.

SIOP's authors never explain the benefits of standardization; yet standardization was clearly their intent. They say they first conceived of SIOP "as a research and supervisory tool to determine if observed teachers incorporated key sheltered techniques consistently in their lessons.

The promotion of 'average' individual causes a general levelling down.

Ties are straightened and expressions banished.

On observing 1963 America for the first time, the author says that organization and standardization to a certain degree compete with divine providence.

...and then she realized: they WERE all alike!

The culture of the Old West, if it ever really did exist, had been tamed and replaced by the uniformity of the Walmart–strip mall–McDonald's homogenizing of America. It was happening in Minnesota, too. Hell, it was happening everywhere in the world.

Temples were established, and with them new sorts of clothing, new dairy products, wines and woollens were disseminated to local populations. While these products might not have been entirely novel, what the temples introduced was the principle of standardization: urban temple-factories were literally outputting products in uniform packages, with the houses of the gods guaranteeing purity and quality control.

I think normalization is a good thing.

Every central government worships uniformity: uniformity relieves it from inquiry into an infinity of details.

one of the greatest hindrances to happiness in the present day is our tendency to standardize our conception of it.

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.

Southwest—unlike most other airlines, which fly multiple aircraft models—flies only Boeing 737s. As a result, every Southwest pilot, flight attendant, and ground-crew member can work any flight. Plus, all of Southwest's parts fit all of its planes. All that means lower costs and a business that's easier to run. They made it easy on themselves.

Policies are only meant for situations that come up over and over again.

In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.

'Fortnite' is the same game on all platforms, including high-end consoles and PCs.

Any colour - so long as it's black.

There's a sameness and comfort level you get living in a country like America.