Measures Quotes

There are other measures of self-respect for a man, than the number of clean shirts he puts on every day.

Gross National Product measures neither the health of our children, the quality of their education, nor the joy of their play. It measures neither the beauty of our poetry, nor the strength of our marriages. It is indifferent to the decency of our factories and the safety of our streets alike. It measures neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our wit nor our courage, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worth living. It can tell us everything about our country, except those things that make us proud to be a part of it.

I never think of the measures necessary for the peace and good order of the colonies without pain. There must be an abridgment of what are called English liberties. I relieve myself by considering that in a remove from a state of nature to the most perfect state of government, there must be a great restraint of natural liberty.

If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.

We have robust surveillance measures in place and have taken more than 3,500 samples from wild birds, which so far have not detected H5N1 in the UK.

This Government has found occasion to express, in a friendly spirit, but with much earnestness, to the Government of the Czar, its serious concern because of the harsh measures now being enforced against the Hebrews in Russia.

We are on the right track. But the challenge is to put effective birth control measures in the northern states.

The only effective way to reduce and prevent juvenile crime is to balance tough enforcement measures with targeted, effective and intervention initiatives.

Bush going up with negative ads this early in the season only proves that desperate times call for desperate measures. With negative job growth, a negative trade balance and a budget firmly in the negative, it seems only fitting for the Bush team to employ a negative campaign strategy.

We are never going to get a serious grip on gun violence in this country until we adopt comprehensive measures to keep guns away from those who should not have them.

I'm curious to know how people can be critical of something that measures what our expectations are to standards.

If there is any suggestion any of the accused is going to do himself harm then the appropriate measures would be put in place. You can safely assume he would be watched even more closely.

We've exhausted all diplomatic measures to try and stop the plan. Now the caregivers are on an all-out campaign to expose this plan for what it is -- a plan to save money on the backs of health-care patients and workers.

The tourism community took a stand and decided to do a number of measures to get rid of spring breakers.

The biggest reason that there haven't been more protests is that the government has taken effective measures to prevent them. More cautious reporting by the media has been a big factor.

It is very serious and will require some fairly harsh measures to rectify the problem.

I don't think these punitive measures are going to deal with the underlying issues or even stop the riots. You need to focus on how to better manage the population you have.

But extreme measures can be prevented. If people don't make pet food, bird seed or garbage easily available to bears, they won't hang around.

There are similar security measures to those of online banking.

Someone who opposed efforts to remedy discrimination on the basis of sex and race, ... Someone who opposed measures to protect voting rights. ... The question now is, who is the real Judge Roberts?

There are avoidance measures you can take, ... If you know you're sensitive to a trigger, like dust mites, cigarette smoke or animals, you can use medication, or if someone is highly allergic, he or she might consider desensitization therapy.

The measures undertaken earlier this year have enabled us to keep the business in good shape during a difficult six months in UK retail.

We need to start serious measures to reduce greenhouse gases within the next decade. If we don't do something soon, we're committed to four to six meters (13 to 20 feet) of sea-level rise in the future.

I felt fear, worry and relief in equal measures.

All preventive measures stay in force.