#standard

I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#expected #failed #i #live #myself

What becomes of a man who acquires a beautiful woman, with her "beauty" his sole target? He sabotages himself. He has gained no friend, no ally, no mutual trust: She knows quite well why she has been chosen. He has succeeded in buying something: the esteem of other men who find such an acquisition impressive. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

#beauty #body-image #cosmetic-surgery #cosmetics #culture

I love young men, lots of them, your ancient masculine double standard. ↗

— Vera Miles

#double #i #i love #lots #love

The so-called feminist writers were disgusted with me. I did my thing, and so I guess by feminist standards I'm a feminist. That suits me fine. ↗

— Chrissie Hynde

#disgusted #feminist #fine #guess #i

I undertake that, in the exercise of my functions of that office I will have regard to any guidance with respect to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999. ↗

— Kenneth Robert Livingstone

#any #authority #ethical #exercise #functions