“Needless to say, under either system [socialism or fascism], the inequalities of income and standard of living are greater than anything possible under a free economy -- and a man's position is determined, not by his productive ability and achievement, but by political pull and force. Under both systems, sacrifice is invoked as a magic, omnipotent solution in any crisis -- and "the public good" is the altar on which victims are immolated.” MenPoliticalForceAbilityEconomyGreaterMagicSacrificePositionAchievementSolutionsStandardsCrisisVictimDeterminedIncomeSocialismInequalityProductiveFascismAltarsStandards Of LivingOmnipotentPublic GoodFree Economy Book:The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z
“I always felt like I was challenged, I was never satisfied, and I looked forward to the challenge. From studying high school players to studying kids in college, I always studied the competition, at my position in particular, to make sure I set the standard.” KidsSchoolFeltChallengesStudyPlayerPositionCollegeParticularStandardsHigh SchoolCompetitionSatisfied Author:Derrick Brooks
“I believe it has changed so much because of the impact you can have from that position. You are so involved in the game from both a pass and a run standpoint. Anyone that can have an impact on a game like that is going to be held to high standards. You have guys like Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu who make big-time plays which can change the outcome of the game.” BelievePlayBigsRunningGuyGamesI BelievePositionChangedInvolvedStandardsImpactOutcomesStandpointReedsHigh Standards Author:Eric Berry
“By itself, the question of the liturgy's essence and the standards of the reform has brought us back to the question of music and its position in the liturgy. And as a matter of fact one cannot speak about worship at all without also speaking of the music of worship.” MatterFactsSpeakPositionWorshipStandardsEssenceReformMatter Of FactLiturgy Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Size will hurt returns. Look at Berkshire Hathaway - the last five things Warren has done have generated returns that are splendid by historical standards, but now give him $100 billion in assets and measure outcomes across all of it, it doesn't look so good. We can only buy big positions, and the only time we can get big positions is during a horrible period of decline or stasis. That really doesn't happen very often.” GivingLooksDoneBigsHappensLastsHurtFivePositionReturnPeriodsStandardsHistoricalSizeBillionsHorribleOutcomesAssetsDeclineOnly TimeSplendidStasis Author:Charlie Munger
“I think people, if you really want to be happy, you have to find God yourself, and you're going to have to have a personal, one-on-one relationship and not look to get through these traditions or these rituals and all this crazy stuff when you could talk to him right here, right now, anytime, anywhere, any place, from any position. And that's the kind of relationship you want, not a standard.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLooksKindStuffCrazyPositionRight NowStandardsTraditionRitualWant To Be HappyOne On One Author:Ice Cube
“A judicial standard means that a judicious decision can be entirely correct, even when the result does not line up with our preferred political positions or cater to certain political interests.” MeanDoePoliticalCertainInterestLinesDecisionResultsPositionStandardsJudicial Author:Orrin Hatch
“There's no question that frankly Hillary Clinton took positions that she never had before because of this political movement. If you look at her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which she had previously repeatedly called the gold standard, she now says she's against it.” IfsLooksPoliticalMovementPositionStandardsGoldClintonOppositionPartnershipTransPacificPolitical MovementsGold Standard Author:Jonathan Tasini