Rigorous Standards Quotes

I mean the word proof not in the sense of the lawyers, who set two half proofs equal to a whole one, but in the sense of a mathematician, where half proof = 0, and it is demanded for proof that every doubt becomes impossible.

The Common Core State Standards are more rigorous standards than the great majority of states had in place previously.

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.

I'm not a perfectionist but I'm definitely, or well, I like discipline. I'm obedient. I'm not a perfectionist.

Truth and freedom, having few lovers, are demanding mistresses.

Never, ever, compromise on science.

I'm a control freak with regards to certain aspects. I think you just have to be when you're making stuff in the world. You have to have a clear idea what you want.

My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the time I was in kindergarten.

There was danger at times that women might not be judged by the highest standards, but more leniently because of their sex. "She is a remarkably good chemist--for a woman," you might hear a man say. It seemed to me essential, if the ablest young women scholars were to achieve the best work of which they were capable, that they should be held to the most rigorous standards. ...To advance, a woman must do at least as good work as her male colleagues, usually better.

There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.

I don't really analyze my process. I do know that if it's not right, I won't move on. I'm tenacious to a fault about that.

West Pointers tend to be rigorously honest - more than necessary, in my view.

We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards.

The strength of the American higher education system is that it is a multifaceted, multi-layered system, and that is what makes us very strong.

I can give anyone a hard time.

The long and short of it is, we need more rigor in all kinds of programs.

I think I am a tough grader, because I feel like it's my job to teach them to write well. I hope my students say I'm a fair teacher.

Anything less than gold is a failure to me. It's extreme pressure, but I hold myself to a high standard.

I came from a very strict background.

It makes little sense to spend a month teaching decimal fractions to fourth-grade pupils when they can be taught in a week, and better understood and retained, by sixth-grade students. Child-centeredness does not mean lack of rigor or standards; it does mean finding the best match between curricula and children's developing interests and abilities.

There's nobody tougher on the players than me. Nobody.

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

My parents have always had pretty high expectations, but they're very supportive.

You put on the military outfit, and it definitely tightens everything up and makes you stand up straighter.

In the end, we don't believe in launching any type of product if it isn't perfect in our eyes.