Measure Quotes
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Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.
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Charles McCarry is the best modern writer on the subject of intrigue - by the breadth of Alan Furst, by the fathom of Eric Ambler, by any measure.
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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
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We measure our enjoyments by the sum expended.
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Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one?
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Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
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City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure.
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You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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How does one measure the success of a museum?
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Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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By any measure, NBC is a corporation.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
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The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud.
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The ghastly thing about being a producer is that, once the curtain goes up, there is nothing you can do. At least when you are in it, you have some measure of control. If something goes wrong, you can maybe put it right. When you are in the audience, there is nothing you can do.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
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It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
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Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members.
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I measure in my palm and use my eyes to estimate amounts; a tablespoon is a full palm of dried spices.
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Time is change; we measure its passing by how much things alter.
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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
