Quotes About Standard

It is certifiably insane. The only thing worse than this unattainable standard is the guilt that follows when perfection proves impossible.

Without clean water, we cannot experience optimum health, but by practically every public health standard issued during the past 50 years, humans have not experienced optimum health. One of the reasons for this fact is simple: the Earth's water is in crisis.

Philosophers say that people are all guided by a single standard. When they assent to a thing, it is because they feel it must be true, when they dissent, it is because they feel something isn't true, and when they suspend judgement, it is because they feel that the thing is unclear.

Mediocrist (n.) A person of mediocre talents. Nobody wants to be mediocre, but someone has to be. In fact, by definition, most people are. Microphily

Although he's never seen again on the show, Roderick is the first designer to use the term "homework" while talking to the homeowners about what needs to be done before the next morning. However, this is not the standard "homework assignment" scene that appears in later episodes. (Season 1, Episode4)

It is a tragedy beyond the power of language to convey when what has been imposed on women by force becomes a standard of freedom for women: and all the women say it is so.

Having a band was part of my heart's desire, musically. Within myself, I was saying that, 'Not until you have a band for yourself can you maintain the standard of your songs,' and the sound become a foundation. You don't have to feel around for two or three weeks for the sound because the foundation is already built.

People are so offended by female body hair. SO offended! They actually say things like, 'Ugh, those hairs are so long.' But we have no issues with a man being head-to-toe hairy. It's so weird.

The producers of 'The Hobbit' take the welfare of all animals very seriously and have always pursued the highest standard of care for animals in their charge.

I, uh, don't think I'm, y'know, so different than your average, y'know, average.

I hope that more Canadians will become interested in in how the inflation rate target affects our purchasing power, our standard of living and therefore our life.

Pesto is such a great standard. It's so simple to make and always tastes good.

I think that teaching coaches are the norm now.

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, as a society, in that clearness which it might have been, had we been as faithful as we ought to be to the teachings of Christ.

We create a standard for how we want to do things, and everybody's got to buy into that standard or you really can't have any team chemistry.

No one lives out the words they preach or the advice they offer. This does not mean they don't believe in the words they've written or spoken but instead are subject to life's necessary standard deviations.

Do you recall a time when the income of a single schoolteacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home, have two cars, and raise a family?

Quality is what you like

They moved to the new centers of trade and prospered, because they lived by the standard that "conscience is a pretty thing to carry to Church," but he who "pursueth it in fair market or shop may die a beggar.

Normal science does not aim at novelties of fact or theory and, when successful, finds none.

You cannot choose your battlefield, The Gods do that for you; But you can plant a standard Where a standard never flew.

Labour alone, therefore, never varying in its own value, is alone the ultimate and real standard by which the value of all commodities can at all times and places be estimated and compared. It is their real price; money is their nominal price only.

Utility is most men's test of worth.

One area which shows how unknowingly predictable we are, is the way we decorate our houses. We all feel we make unique and distinct choices, yet we all conform to a cultural standard.