measure Quotes

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“. . .standards are for: they establish what children should know, not how they are taught or measured.”

“There’s something completely unnerving about seeing your parents upset. I suppose it’s because they’re supposed to be the strong ones, but that’s not just it. Ever since people are kids they use their parents as some sort of measurement for how bad a situation is.”

“You can measure your worth by your dedication to your path, not by your successes or failures.”

“Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates.”

“He put a little water in the bath, as he always did, and this time he measured the depth. But the water rose.”

“But when Mr. Archimedes measured it again, he found the water had gone down. Mr. Archimedes was puzzled.”

“Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits.”

“…the Bakers ran up with a measuring cup, howling: ‘Milk! Milk! Milk for the morning cake!’ ”

“A life worth living might be measured in many ways, but the one way that stands above all others is living a life of no regrets.”

“Muswell, take your rule and measure the window... Try, if possible, not to sever the arteries of your wrists on the jagged edges. There might be awkward questions in Parliament if a boy bled to death in my classroom...”

“For Google to have real impact, or even to reach liftoff, they would have to learn to make tough choices and keep their team on track. Given their healthy appetite for risk, they’d need to pull the plug on losers—to fail fast. Not least, they would need timely, relevant data. To track their progress. To measure what mattered.”

“Our ability to measure and apportion time affords an almost endless source of comfort.”