Standards Quotes
Man cannot pretend to be higher in ethics, spirituality, advancement, or civilization than other creatures and at the same time live by lower standards than the vulture or hyena.
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.
We have a high standard of living. ... In Norway, we've tripled our income since 1970. In the rest of western Europe, income has merely doubled.
The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards
To return to higher standards of living we must abandon the false prophets and seek new leaders of our own choosing.
You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.
God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.
Why should the peculiarities of human consciousness be the narrow standard by which other creatures are judged?
Women who are beautiful or who achieve beauty according to the imposed standards are rewarded; those who cannot or choose not to be beautiful are punished, economically and socially.
moral, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency.
We must accept the fact that transport and communications will bring the world in close relations and the youth of the world should have standards and ideals in common.
Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.
The standard God has for you has nothing to do with approval, and everything to do with purpose.
If you print money like in Zimbabwe... the purchasing power of money goes down, and the standards of living go down, and eventually, you have a civil war.
People with low financial literacy standards are often unable to take their ideas and create assets out of them.
I have watched constantly that in our work the highest moral and spiritual standards are upheld, whether my productions deal with fable or with stories of living action.
When other people ask me, 'What gives you the right to suggest standards for others?', my answer is, 'If I don't, someone else, perhaps less qualified, will.
Standards are like toothbrushes. Everybody wants one but nobody wants to use anybody else’s.
Your income right now is a result of your standards, it is not the industry, it is not the economy.
We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.
God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our standards.
When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity - regardless of what others may do - you are destined for greatness.
Yes, I think India's economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.
If there is no absolute moral standard, then one cannot say in a final sense that anything is right or wrong.
You are called not to be successful or to meet any of the other counterfeit standards of this world, but to be faithful and to be expended in the cause of serving the risen and returning Christ.
According to the world standards, following the prophet may be unpopular, politically incorrect or socially unacceptable, but following the prophet is always right.
We only get what we believe that we deserve. Raise the bar, raise your standards and you will receive a better outcome.
I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I didn't have the recognition that I have now.
A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards and judgment in order to appeal to the irrationality, stupidity, or dishonesty of others.
Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
Money and power are not your true rewards. Your name, your principles, your impeccable standards, your virtuous conduct, and remains an influence with others long after you are gone.
I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives... the high ethical standards that are essential to good character and to the continued success of our Nation.
Never set out to be the best. It's too low a standard. Set out to be good. Do Your best.
IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of making Web applications that work with any kind of device.
There is an ideal standard somewhere and only that matters and I cannot find it. Hence the aimlessness.
I do have high standards, but I don't expect anything from anyone that I don't expect from myself.
Multiculturalism is a good reminder that when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.
I have a lot of respect for the auto manufacturers. They make a product people live inside - and can die inside - so they are held to very high standards.
Once you've lived the inside-out world of espionage, you never shed it. It's a mentality, a double standard of existence.
The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without.
I set myself high standards on the pitch and know I have not always lived up to them this season.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, President Kennedy's sister, endorsed Arnold Schwarzenegger, said he's not a womanizer. Of course by Kennedy standards that means he never drove one off a bridge.
