Quotes about Standards

"It appears that you are scared of the reaction from Muslims, while you were not concerned about the offending Christians when you screened Jerry Springer - the Opera. This is a case of double standards."
-Peter Arnold

"Accreditation recognizes a museum's commitment to excellence and the high professional standards of operation. This excellence is achieved through an ongoing process of learning and improvement."
-Kathy Roberts

"The pretext used to justify the cartoons, including freedom of the press and freedom of expression, is another example of the double standards prevailing in the West."
-Saad Hagras

"This agreement sets new standards in scale, reach and imagination within our respective industries."
-Lucian

"Why should any parent be satisfied with their child just meeting the standards when, properly nurtured and cultivated, that child can so far exceed them?"
-Scott Nelson

"Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to."
-Alfred A. Montapert

"Right now, everything is in place for the competition to really begin. In the past, manufacturers were tinkering with standards and technology, but now that they have that all figured out, the race has begun."
-Ted Schadler

"I think the message one would hope the mayor would take away from this is that he is not the sole arbiter of standards in public life, that an elected official can nevertheless go beyond what is acceptable."
-Jon Benjamin

"The Black Book Commercial Index provides greater accuracy, coverage and accessibility than current industry standards and serves as a common yardstick for measuring remarketing performance across all channels."
-Brian Wright

"They have quite a ways to come to meet standards, but they can."
-Jerry Buendel

"The audit review found that all product that was shipped to Japan during the recent export window fully conformed to established export program standards."
-Sean Mchugh

"I'm tired, fed up with trying to fit into somebody else's standards."
-David Burke

"China cannot lead or be recognized as a leader unless it is viewed as abiding by universal standards for human freedom."
-Harold Koh

"Consumers no longer have to pick amongst the competing alphabet soup of home network standards."
-Jim Allen

"Progress Energy has long been recognized as a leader in the areas of corporate governance, transparency, board independence and accountability. We believe these proposals are consistent with those same high standards."
-Bob Mcgehee

"We need to be ruthless, finish it off and put them out of their misery. If we play to the standards we set I'm confident we can."
-Dave Nosworthy

"If we are going to build momentum, it's important for our team to continue to compete. Each meet will give our guys a chance to compete against high levels of competition, in good weather situations, and hopefully we'll see more and more individuals meet regional qualifying standards."
-Walt Drenth

"Last year I had what I considered a bad game by my standards, ... But it wasn't a horrible game like everybody thinks… He can spin without stopping. He never stops moving his feet."
-Jonathan Ogden

"Stricter standards applied to those who influence impressionable young people."
-Robin Oakley

"Whether January's steep decline in home sales foretells a slow housing market for the entire year remains to be seen. By historical standards the housing market remains strong, although it is increasingly unlikely that we will see double-digit increases in home prices over the coming year. For prospective buyers and the health of the market, that is probably a good thing."
-Leonard Zumpano

"The conservancy supports land trusts being held to the highest standards. Land conservation is a maturing field and there are many land trusts being created every year, and it behooves us to operate in a professional manner."
-David Shields

"The basic reason is that our living standard and health consciousness are different. We are not equipped mentally and physically to rigorously enforce compliance and safety standards."
-Auwalu Haruna

"We've always had a policy of qualifying and buying the very best technology that we can put in our systems. We intend to continue to buy disk drives from IBM, contingent on their ability to meet our standards."
-Mark Fredrickson

"We will not air Howard Stern on Clear Channel stations until we are assured that his show will conform to acceptable standards of responsible broadcasting."
-John Hogan

"Now, with those games out of the way, we want to keep watching these players when they return to their clubs and make sure they maintain the standards we expect and that they don't allow bad habits to creep in."
-Brian Turner

"He wasn't behaving up to standards that meet our ethical code. He was engaging in behavior that was unbecoming of an officer."
-Andrea Dean

"Late night television is ready for someone like me... standards have gone to an all-time low."
-Howard Stern

"By our standards, 90 percent and up is considered in the conclusive range."
-Terry Carmichael