Standard Quotes

On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot.

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.

But God will have a people upon the earth to maintain the Bible, and the Bible only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all reforms.

I hate overweight, because it implies that there's a weight standard I should be adhering to.

According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class.

It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?

We have a double standard, which is to say, a man can show how much he cares by being violent - see, he's jealous, he cares - a woman shows how much she cares by how much she's willing to be hurt; by how much she will take; how much she will endure;.

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

Negligence is much easier to prove; it's the failure to exercise reasonable care. Willful misconduct is a much higher standard. You must intentionally misbehave. ... The high standard would clearly discourage many suits.

You set the standard for how people will treat and regard you, by how you treat and regard yourself.

What is called a high standard of living consists, in considerable measure, in arrangements for avoiding muscular energy, for increasing sensual pleasure and enhancing caloric intake above any conceivable nutritional requirement.

Monogamy is ideal as a standard, but if you look around you, it's not the end result.

I have always taken as the standard of the mode of teaching and writing, not the abstract, particular, professional philosopher, but universal man, that I have regarded man as the criterion of truth, and not this or that founder of a system, and have from the first placed the highest excellence of the philosopher in this, that he abstains, both as a man and as an author, from the ostentation of philosophy, i.e., that he is a philosopher only in reality, not formally, that he is a quiet philosopher, not a loud and still less a brawling one.

Those guys will be Seahawks forever. I know that they've been an inspiration to us, just the standard that they set years ago, and hopefully they can feel a part of this.

This new billing standard launched by the BSI offers the opportunity for streamlining and improving the billing process and could bring substantial benefits to both industry and the consumer.

I think it's a double standard, and it's unfair.

It's unfair and I didn't vote for it. It's a double standard and it shouldn't have happened.

Tim has defined the standard for excellence in this field for years, and we're pleased that he's bringing his talents to our team. Together, we'll accelerate our ability to capitalize on the fast-growing market for cost-effective solutions that deliver stronger, more valuable supply management processes.

A regular PC uses between 100 and 200 watts and a standard notebook uses 40 to 50 watts.

I never thought I'd be in this position. I hold myself to a high standard of integrity and honesty.

They're not willing to subject their designation to the scrutiny of any outsider except under an extremely loose standard.

Legally all member states that apply reduced rates, they have to come back to the minimum standard VAT rate in the European Union, which is 15 percent.

Importantly, we're taking Mark to the Tigers semi-final game on Tuesday to show him the current standard of Australian basketball.

We believe that there's a double standard out there. You can show all kinds of other horrifying images, but you can't show abortion. We're not going to accept that.

A culture is not an abstract thing. It is a living, evolving process. The aim is to push beyond standard-setting and asserting human rights to make those standards a living reality for people everywhere.