#measure

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. ↗

— Booker T. Washington

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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. ↗

— George Washington

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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other. ↗

— J. C. Watts

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You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at. ↗

— Tiger Woods

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Who shall measure the hat and violence of the poet's heart when caught and tangled in a woman's body? ↗

— Virginia Woolf

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How does one measure the success of a museum? ↗

— Paul Getty

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What I think is amazing is not that 85% of people who get married under the age of 25 get divorced, it's that 15% of them stay together. How did they manage to pull that off? You almost can't wait too long. It's the single simplest measure to predict divorce. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

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Time is change; we measure its passing by how much things alter. ↗

— Nadine Gordimer

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When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior. ↗

— Temple Grandin

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Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and in careers that were dominated by men. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

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