#measure

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization. ↗

— Chen Guangcheng

#disabled #how #measure #society #treats

Research is four things: brains with which to think, eyes with which to see, machines with which to measure and, fourth, money. ↗

— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

#eyes #four #fourth #machines #measure

Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person. ↗

— Larry Hagman

#bad #become #bit #coronation #equal

On any measure, Spain's bank rescue has been a disaster. A hundred million euros have been added to the national debt, ten-year bonds are at a record high and the country's credit rating has been downgraded three notches. ↗

— Daniel Hannan

#any #bank #been #bonds #country

All the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. ↗

— William Henry Harrison

#government #making #measures #poor #poorer

The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#causes #colony #condition #enterprise #farmers

The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

#induced #institutions #internationally #into #measure

Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes the release of brain chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins. ↗

— Keith Henson

#because #brain #causes #chemicals #highly

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from. ↗

— Vernon Howard

#away #measured #number #our #things

One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

#agree #debt #everybody #measure #needs