Famous quotes containing the words standard and/or time:
“... the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to Gods will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)
“At a time when pimpery, lick-spittlery, and picking the publics pocket are the order of the dayindeed, officially proclaimed as virtuethe poet must play the madcap to keep his balance. And ours.”
—Studs Terkel (b. 1912)