Famous quotes containing the words standard and/or definition:
“Where shall we look for standard English but to the words of a standard man?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“It’s a rare parent who can see his or her child clearly and objectively. At a school board meeting I attended . . . the only definition of a gifted child on which everyone in the audience could agree was “mine.””
—Jane Adams (20th century)