#higher

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

#example #higher #improve #look #never

Human life is held in much higher esteem, and the taking of it, whether in private quarrel or by judicial procedure, is looked upon much more seriously than it was formerly. ↗

— Elihu Root

#formerly #held #higher #human #human life

As I said a moment ago, there is no higher priority in our budget, or certainly in the budgets of the past few years, than providing for what is needed for the protection and security of our country and support of our troops. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#budget #budgets #certainly #country #few

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#capital #date #death #further #higher

Followers are the customers of the Higher Ground Leader, who strives to meet or exceed the outer and inner needs of followers. ↗

— Lance Secretan

#exceed #followers #ground #higher #inner

Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#any #areas #best #come #country

We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#century #come #courses #did #down

I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States. ↗

— Martin Sheen

#citizen #even #higher #hold #i

The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it. ↗

— George P. Shultz

#higher #quicker #report #secrecy #will

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#child #children #damaged #devastating #either