The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
H. G. Wells
SuccessMeasureDoneTrueHandBeen
At a time when the insurgents are saying that time is working against them, my Democratic colleagues are introducing a measure to set a timetable for withdrawal in Iraq that will undercut the momentum that the insurgents themselves say we have built in Iraq.
Kit Bond
TimeSayingColleaguesMeasureSay
For many years in my laboratory and other laboratories around the world, we've been studying fly behaviors in little flight simulators. You can tether a fly to a little stick. You can measure the aerodynamic forces it's creating. You can let the fly play a little video game by letting it fly around in a visual display.
Michael Dickinson
FlyWorldGameYouMeasurePlay
The greatest mathematicians, as Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, always united theory and applications in equal measure.
Felix Klein
MeasureAlwaysEqualTheoryGreatest
It's hard to measure up to 'Battlestar' - it's hard not to measure things against it.
Jamie Bamber
MeasureHardUpThingsAgainst
I'm not saying all Trump supporters are deplorable, but I am saying that the president of the United States has got to measure his words and be more careful about what he says.
Ana Navarro
WordsI AmSayingMeasureMoreGot
Don't let anyone make you believe the length of your skirt is a measure of your character.
Amitabh Bachchan
CharacterBelieveYouMeasureSkirt
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.
Bart Stupak
MoneyFightingBudgetMeasureWant
You don't divorce simply because your spouse has a number of qualities you dislike and on occasions makes your life uncomfortable. If you are reasonable, you view divorce as a measure of last resort. There are many steps you can take in the meantime. You might even call in a trained mediator.
Howard Jacobson
LifeViewUncomfortableYouMeasure
I believe you accomplish what you measure.
Stacy Brown-Philpot
BelieveYouMeasureAccomplish
The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
Ban Ki-moon
SuccessMeasureTrueNeedUsMost
Whether you are checking luggage or bringing a carry-on, always weigh and measure your bags to make sure they are below the airline's size and weight restrictions. Excess baggage fees can be costly. Avoid all baggage fees by only bringing a carry-on.
Gillian Tans
YouMeasureAlwaysSizeSureWeight
I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.
Shirley Chisholm
AchievementPotentialAmericaMeasure
Most businesses fail because they want the right things but measure the wrong things, and they get the wrong results.
Gordon Bethune
MeasureResultsWrongWantRight
People in the U.K. absolutely love my character in 'Downton,' and in equal measure, people absolutely hate him, and that's all I wanted.
Tom Cullen
LoveCharacterHatePeopleMeasure
G.D.P. is not a measure of how much value is produced for consumers. Everybody should recognize that G.D.P. is not a welfare metric.
Erik Brynjolfsson
ValueMeasureWelfareMetricMuch
In the wake of the disaster caused by Tropical Storm Sandy, various allies of the Obama campaign have rushed to claim that the event was caused by anthropogenic global warming, thereby justifying the president's program of crushing the economy with regressive carbon taxes, a supposedly necessary measure to prevent future bad weather.
Robert Zubrin
FutureStormWeatherMeasureBad
Who can measure the love Christ felt for a lost world, as he hung upon the cross, suffering for the sins of guilty men? This love was immeasurable. It was infinite.
Ellen G. White
LoveMenSufferingWorldMeasure
In Washington, politicians worry about their 'base.' About polls. About ideology. About raising money. About re-election. They measure their future in two- or six-year increments.
Mike Barnicle
FutureMoneyWorryMeasureTwo
The American experiment has always depended on a measure of tolerance and good sense.
David Ignatius
GoodAmericanToleranceMeasure
Indeed, it is measure of how little we know about Cleopatra that the only images of her are either the coins she struck, bearing very unflattering official portraits of her, or some doubtful busts, which may be of other women imitating her coiffure.
Michael Korda
WomenMeasureKnowSheLittleMay
A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.
Cullen Hightower
SuccessWorthMeasureTrueOthers
The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.
Lord Kelvin
ManMeasure Of A ManMeasureTrueHe
The wounds of calumny, the reproaches of the proud, the venom of the bigoted, the treachery of the false, and the weakness of the true, we have known in our measure; and therein have had communion with our Lord Jesus.
Charles Spurgeon
ProudWeaknessMeasureTrueFalse
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