#measure

But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer. ↗

— Adam Johnson

#certain #characters #dictated #farmer #fisherman

Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. ↗

— Erica Jong

#because #being #compared #detested #gossip

In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. ↗

— Ben Jonson

#just #life #may #measures #perfect

Wins are the most important measure for goalies, I think. Certainly it's a great accomplishment. ↗

— Curtis Joseph

#certainly #great #i #i think #important

These measures may not constitute an absolute guarantee of peace, but, in my opinion, they constitute the greatest preventive measures ever adopted by nations. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

#adopted #constitute #ever #greatest #guarantee

I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence - the concept, I mean, not the track by Simon and Garfunkel. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#day #equal #equal measure #hate #i

Americans have been given goals to achieve in Iraq, but not the standards by which to measure progress. And the only assurance Americans have been given that we can reach those goals is to trust the President and his Administration at their word. ↗

— Patrick J. Kennedy

#administration #assurance #been #given #goals

It is apparent that Christianity and Islam must come, and come immediately, to a closer understanding, and it is equally apparent that their unity if achieved, will be the most effective defensive measure against Communist expansion. ↗

— Aly Khan

#against #apparent #christianity #closer #come

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way. ↗

— Robert Kiyosaki

#desire #disappointment #dream #handle #how

It is what makes the reform process an art, not just a science. You have to develop a strategy that tells you what reform measures you should follow and in what sequence. ↗

— Vaclav Klaus

#develop #follow #just #makes #measures