#standard

War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

#change #country #forces #i #lost

People have set that up as a standard, not to recognize a prophet in his own country. ↗

— Sun Ra

#his #own #people #prophet #recognize

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living. ↗

— Yitzhak Rabin

#dry #economic #economic development #improved #islam

I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great. ↗

— Ted Rall

#book #good #great #great book #here

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#appropriate #cannot #church #civil #civil society

Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was taken for granted and perfection was the norm. ↗

— David Rockefeller

#apparent #being #eldest #every #father

People mistake their limitations for high standards. ↗

— Jean Toomer

#high standards #limitations #mistake #people #standards

America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#better #does #exploitation #nation #our

I've had lots of replies, we're into the double figures now. And the overall standard is very good. In fact I've been feeling a little guilty, because I haven't replied to anyone yet - it is something I will be doing. ↗

— Peter Banks

#because #been #doing #double #fact

The great philosophers and the great works are standards for the selection of what is essential. Everything that we do in studying the history of philosophy ultimately serves their better understanding. ↗

— Karl Jaspers

#essential #everything #great #history #philosophers