Quotes about Measurement

I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success. Votes: 4

Love is the total absence of fear. Love asks no questions. Its natural state is one of extension and expansion, not comparison and measurement. Votes: 4

A painstaking course in qualitative and quantitative analysis by John Wing gave me an appreciation of the need for, and beauty of, accurate measurement. Votes: 4

Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win. Votes: 4

There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. Votes: 4

A careful analysis of the process of observation in atomic physics has shown that the subatomic particles have no meaning as isolated entities, but can only be understood as interconnections between the preparation of an experiment and the subsequent measurement. Votes: 4

God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement. Votes: 4

Measurement and categorization are, of course, fundamental to any scientific endeavor, but the implications of being able to identify psychopaths are as much practical as academic. To put it simply, if we can't spot them, we are doomed to be their victims, both as individuals and as a society. Votes: 4

Measurement is like laundry. It piles up the longer you wait to do it. Votes: 3

Those who think 'Science is Measurement' should search Darwin's works for numbers and equations. Votes: 3

Measurement is fabulous. Unless you're busy measuring what's easy to measure as opposed to what's important Votes: 3

Measurement of life should be proportioned rather to the intensity of the experience than to its actual length. Votes: 3

Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can't measure something, you can't understand it. If you can't understand it, you can't control it. If you can't control it, you can't improve it. Votes: 3

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. Votes: 2

There is more to sex appeal than just measurements Votes: 2

I make myself pizza if it comes down to that drastic measurement. Votes: 2

I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. Votes: 2

Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. Votes: 2

The difference between a child's aspiration and that family's situation, is the exact measurement of that family's frustrations. Votes: 2

What you're willing to sacrifice is the measurement of how you love - at least it is for me. Votes: 2

Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a long period of time. Votes: 2

In many spheres of human endeavor, from science to business to education to economic policy, good decisions depend on good measurement. Votes: 2

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car. Votes: 2

I see three forces militating in favor of growing inequality: increasing measurement of worker value added, automation through smart software, and globalization. Votes: 2

I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement. Votes: 2

The measurement of good policy is the well-being of the community. I saw the human faces of failed policies, and they weren't smiling. Votes: 2

Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that. Votes: 2

Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as the measurement for what is cool. Votes: 2

Subatomic particles have no meaning as isolated entities, but can only be understood as interconnections between the preparation of an experiment and the subsequent measurement. Votes: 2

All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, Michigan has moved up and improved against the others. Votes: 2

Clock measurement is not time itself. In fact, so opposed are they that one could argue the clock is not a synonym, but the opposite of time. Votes: 2

Thus I was able to make pioneering measurements of the height and physical scale of plasma clouds in the ionosphere and also to estimate wind speeds in this region. Votes: 2

I learned quickly, as I tell my graduate students now, there are no answers in the back of the book when the equipment doesn't work or the measurements look strange. Votes: 2

Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a discontinuity between each integer and the next. Votes: 2

I want to get back to my fighting weight of 98 pounds. I have the exact measurements of that guy from the movie, Powder. Right now, I am the reigning West Coast Powder. Votes: 2

Most philanthropists want to be effective altruists. But the problem isn't intention: it's measurement. Unlike financial investing, which has reporting standards, audit processes, and educational requirements, social investing is notoriously tricky to evaluate. Votes: 2

The application of a strong magnetic field enables the measurement of the energy of the most penetrating particles to be carried out, and the method may be capable of still further extension and improvement. Votes: 2

People think the free market is a philosophy, they think that it is a creed. It is none of those things. Free market is a bathroom scale, it is a measuring tape, it's simply a measurement. Votes: 2

We did experiments with the Boston Symphony for many years where we measured the angles of incidence of sound arriving at the ears of the audience, then took the measurements back to MIT and analyzed them. Votes: 2

The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals. Votes: 2

When it comes to exploring the mind in the framework of cognitive neuroscience, the maximal yield of data comes from integrating what a person experiences - the first person - with what the measurements show - the third person. Votes: 2

Measurements of the specific ionization of both the positive and negative particles, by counting the number of droplets per unit length along the tracks, showed the great majority of both the positive and negative particles to possess unit electric charge. Votes: 2

It may well be said that the answer to the question: Of what do the cosmic rays in fact consist before they produce their familiar secondary radiation phenomena in the earth's atmosphere? can only be obtained from numerous measurements in the stratosphere. Votes: 2

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example? Votes: 2

It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the public to ensure that targets are reasonable and achievable, that measurement regimes are proportionate and that the targets take full account of the other reforms that are under way. Votes: 2

Clearly, many branches of science need an exquisite precision of timekeeping and the infinitesimal decimals of calibration, so space launches, for example, are not scheduled for leap-second dates. But society as a whole neither needs that obsessive time measurement nor is well served by it. Votes: 2

I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be. Votes: 2

My father had to flee from what is today Pakistan when he was a child, and he became a manager at IBM, and any item of consumption he would acquire was a direct measurement of his success in life. But that same equation wasn't going to work for me - I was quite clear about that in my early teens. Votes: 2

The heart of science is measurement. Votes: 0

Every person exceeds our power of measurement. Votes: 0

Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage. Votes: 0

Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage. Votes: 0

One measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions. Votes: 0

Learning is the measurement of knowledge before and after. Votes: 0

Persistence is the measurement of your belief in yourself. Votes: 0

Time is neither friend nor enemy it's just a measurement. Votes: 0

Time is but a thought, a means of measurement, not a reality. Votes: 0

Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement. Votes: 0

A job is bound to be miserable if it doesn't involve measurement. Votes: 0

No effect that requires more than 10 percent accuracy in measurement is worth investigating. Votes: 0

The measurement we get when we measure something is not a property of the thing measured. Votes: 0

The more precise the measurement of position, the more imprecise the measurement of momentum, and vice versa. Votes: 0

Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery. Votes: 0

We compel the electron to assume a definite position. We ourselves produce the results of the measurement. Votes: 0

All the measurement in the world is useless if you don't make any changes based on the data. Votes: 0

A physicist shirking measurement plays, different from children only in the nature of his game and ... his toys. Votes: 0

The measurement in this race is not where you come from, it is "what do you fight for." Votes: 0

There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is more and more precise measurement. Votes: 0

An experiment is a question which science poses to Nature and a measurement is the recording of Nature's answer. Votes: 0

I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them? Votes: 0

There we measure shadows, and we search among ghostly errors of measurement for landmarks that are scarcely more substantial. Votes: 0

True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them. Votes: 0

To say that a thing is beautiful is simply an act of faith, not a measurement on some kind of scale. Votes: 0

As I'm getting older, I'm moving away from calculations and measurement. I'm trying to be more open to vulnerability and mistakes. Votes: 0

A good starting point [in the measurement of investment risk] is the preservation and enhancement of your purchasing power in real terms. Votes: 0

Character shows itself apart from genius as a special thing. The first point of measurement of any man is that of quality. Votes: 0

Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement. Votes: 0

Our universe is not a 'was' or a 'will be' system. It is an 'is' system vibrating within the 'now' measurement of time. Votes: 0

The old story is a story of measurement. And the New Story is to bring measurement and meaning together. You cannot measure meaning. Votes: 0

The goal is not to improve one measurement in isolation. The goal is to reduce operational expenses AND reduce inventories and increase throughput simultaneously. Votes: 0

Abnormalities in brain function have traditionally been detected using electroencephalography (EEG), which involves the measurement of the ongoing electrical activity generated by the brain. Votes: 0

Any measurement must take into account the position of the observer. There is no such thing as measurement absolute, there is only measurement relative. Votes: 0

Sometimes it is difficult to different between leaders and misleaders. However, with the measurement of true service to mankind, the evidence is very clear! Votes: 0

It is really just as bad technique to make a measurement more accurately than is necessary as it is to make it not accurately enough. Votes: 0

The laboratory routine, which involves a great deal of measurement, filing, and tabulation, is either my lifeline or my chief handicap, I hardly know which. Votes: 0

In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold. Votes: 0

It is a real issue, a measurement of our society, when we say it's fine to destroy unborn life who has a heartbeat at 16 days post-conception. Votes: 0

The Tezuman priests have a sophisticated calendar and an advanced horology," quoted Rincewind. "Ah," said Eric, "Good." "No," said Rincewind patiently. "It means time measurement." "Oh. Votes: 0

the leaders of globalization ... have tied themselves to a single measurement by which they judge success and failure ... They only measure money and the bottom line. Votes: 0

I am learning to live close to the lives of my friends without ever seeing them. No miles of any measurement can separate your soul from mine. Votes: 0

I was interested in nuclei originally with my deuteron photo work because that was one of the fundamental forces, and the measurement was basic to new science. Votes: 0

I belong to those theoreticians who know by direct observation what it means to make a measurement. Methinks it were better if there were more of them. Votes: 0

In our lust for measurement, we frequently measure that which we can rather than that which we wish to measure... and forget that there is a difference. Votes: 0

This is the thing I've noticed is that the greater the distance between you and any ordinary task is the measurement of how much rockstar potential you have. Votes: 0

Medical statistics will be our standard of measurement: we will weigh life for life and see where the dead lie thicker, among the workers or among the privileged. Votes: 0

There is an unusually high and consistent correlation between the stupidity of a given person and that person’s propensity to be impressed by the measurement of IQ. Votes: 0

The global network of DNA-based life emits ultra-weak radio waves, which are currently at the limit of measurement, but which we can nonetheless perceive...in hallucinations and dreams. Votes: 0

The world is complex, dynamic, multidimensiona l; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland? Votes: 0

The ocean is the last frontier of human empirical knowledge; even the contours on that eighth-grader's globe are the product of a mix of scientific measurement, inference and conjecture. Votes: 0

There are challenges in terms of the measurement of VAR for what are known as nonlinear derivatives, where things like gamma and vega are important dimensions of the risk. Votes: 0

the size of a misfortune is not determinable by an outsider's measurement of it but only by the measurements applied to it by the person specially affected by it. Votes: 0

Money is the currency of life because it is the external measurement system that all of us have as to how we judge where we are in our own lives. Votes: 0

Properly measured, the average actively managed dollar must underperform the average passively managed dollar, net of costs. Empirical analyses that appear to refute this principle are guilty of improper measurement. Votes: 0

Poetry was syllable and rhythm. Poetry was the measurement of breath. Poetry was time make audible. Poetry evoked the present moment; poetry was the antidote to history. Poetry was language free from habit. Votes: 0

But mainly I learned, in approaching the measurement of new phenomena, not just to consider using existing apparatus but to allow the mind to wander freely and invent new ways of doing the job . Votes: 0

That's the great danger of sectarian opinions, they always accept the formulas of past events as useful for the measurement of future events and they never are, if you have high standards of accuracy. Votes: 0

In my opinion, the entire field of investment management, involving hundreds of billions of dollars, would be more satisfactorily conducted if everyone had a good yardstick for measurement of ability and sensibly applied it. Votes: 0

However far apart we pull two entagled particles, they remain 'connected' through their common wavelength function. Their fates remain intertwined until a measurement is made on one of them, collapsing their common wavelength function. Votes: 0

We're using gradients of light as an auric measurement, a quantified auric measurement of the ascension of consciousness from the relatively sensorial, material perceptions of existence to the more refined spiritual perceptions of existence. Votes: 0

The true measurement of a person's worth isn't what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs. If you're not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren't real, Votes: 0

The practice of giving an A transports your relationships from the world of measurement into the universe of possibility... This A is not an expectation to live up to, but a possibility to live into. Votes: 0