“What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.” OpportunitySoundRecordsMissingStandardsAlbumsCraftsSongwritingIrresistibleLoopsGroove Author:Barry Manilow
“Country music and the world will miss George Jones. He was someone who set a high standard in our industry for great music and lyrics that tapped into the emotions of the human heart at a very deep level. His music has touched the lives of country music lovers for over five decades. My prayers are with his family and I pray for the repose of his soul. May you rest in peace, brother.” WorldHumansHeartMaySoulCountryPrayerLevelsEmotionFiveMissingBrotherIndustryPrayingLoversStandardsDecadesTouchedHuman HeartI PrayReposeGreat MusicVery DeepHigh StandardsRest In PeaceMusic LoverGeorge JonesMusic And Lyrics Author:Collin Raye
“The journalistic tradition so exalts novelty and flashy discovery, as reputable and newsworthy, that standard accounts for the public not only miss the usual activity of science but also, and more unfortunately, convey a false impression about what drives research.” MissingActivityStandardsResearchDiscoveryTraditionAccountsImpressionUsualNoveltyJournalisticFlashyNewsworthy Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“My brother, this "religiosity" is not the standard by which true men of God are measured. In all the rituals that Islam has, deeply imbedded in those rituals are principles of truth. And sometimes we get lost in the religiosity; we get lost in the "symbol," but we miss the substance of the truth that is buried in the ritual!” MenSometimesLostPrinciplesMissingBrotherStandardsIslamSymbolsSubstanceMy BrotherRitualBuriedTrue ManMan Of God Author:Louis Farrakhan
“People rarely speak of children; you hear of 'cohort groups' and 'standard variations,' but you don't hear much of boys who miss their cats or 6-year-olds who have to struggle with potato balls.” PeopleYearsChildrenSpeakBoysStruggleGroupsMissingStandardsCatBallsPotatoesVariation Author:Jonathan Kozol