Quotes about Quota

That diabolical Hell conceived principle of persecution rages amoung some and to their eternal Infamy the Clergy can furnish their Quota of Imps for such business. Votes: 3

There are days when I think the National Endowment for the Arts should issue a quota system for the production of plays by women - especially when you realize women buy 70 percent of all theater tickets. Votes: 3

Hiring quotas reduce efficiency. Votes: 2

Value the relationship more than making your quota. Votes: 2

Hey sister, you're just moving too fast, you're screwing up the quota. Votes: 2

If you are a complainer you might have already spent your HELP quota. Votes: 2

Diversity is, by definition, discrimination. It leads to things like quotas and racial profiling. Votes: 2

We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely. Votes: 2

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights. Votes: 2

I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership and vision. Votes: 2

But there had to be a quota. An upper limit to the number of miracles one is privileged to in a lifetime. How many times can a beloved reappear? Votes: 2

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Substitute statute for decision, and you shift the center of authority, but add no quota of inspired wisdom. Votes: 2

Protectionism is a misnomer. The only people protected by tariffs, quotas and trade restrictions are those engaged in uneconomic and wasteful activity. Free trade is the only philosophy compatible with international peace and prosperity. Votes: 2

If one defines the term 'dropout' to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota. Votes: 2

I cannot kill him, she muttered to herself. I cannot kill him. I promised Bianka I'd stop at ten bodies a day, and I've already surpassed my quota for the fifth day in a row. I cannot kill him. Votes: 2

It will afford me unfeigned satisfaction if my kingdom can add its quota toward the successful accomplishment of the most important astronomical observation of the present century and assist, however humbly, the enlightened nations of the earth in these costly enterprises . Votes: 2

Some said America took a step forward electing a black president. In light of the unconstitutiona l expansion of powers, lack of transparency and fueling the fires of unrest that clearly hasn't been the case. Vote based on merits, not to fill a racial quota. Votes: 2

The parliamentary principle of vesting legislative power in the decision of the majority rejects the authority of the individual and puts a numerical quota of anonymous heads in its place. In doing so it contradicts the aristocratic principle, which is a fundamental law of nature. Votes: 2

What I am against is quotas. I am against hard quotas, quotas they basically delineate based upon whatever. However they delineate, quotas, I think vulcanize society. So I don't know how that fits into what everybody else is saying, their relative positions, but that's my position. Votes: 2

It pisses me off to think we're conditioned to push away bad feelings and think anything that's uncomfortable is to be avoided. When things are really bad nowadays, I recognize the value in it because it's me filling my quota- it's going to make my joy more intense later. Votes: 2

A tough manager will have realistic quotas for his employees that he keeps to himself and aggressively stretch quotas, anywhere from ten percent higher to a lot more, which he imposes on his staff. If his people miss the stretch numbers but exceed the realistic goals, he's happy. If he's a superb manager, he knows how far they can stretch without breaking. Votes: 2

Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system. Votes: 1

A quota is always something artificial that can only last for a certain period of time. Votes: 1

In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy. Votes: 1

It is said by the rebels at Roxbury that Col. Watson has given his quota to support the people. Votes: 1

In a way, it has been an advantage for me to be a woman because there is always some academic committee that needs you to fill a quota! Votes: 1

One must put things in perspective - I've been given a circumstance with very little time to catch form and try and get an Olympic quota for the country. Votes: 1

As much as I was encouraged by the number of female-centric shows being bandied about, it feels like we're being treated like a trend or a quota to be filled. Votes: 1

Many salespeople are trying to make their quota rather than developing a deeper belief in their product or service - and even worse, they don't have a strong enough belief in themselves. Votes: 1

And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government. Votes: 1

It is time for Congress to provide relief for tobacco farmers. Since the 1930's tobacco production has been regulated by a quota system, which required farmers to purchase quota in order to grow tobacco. Votes: 1

If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld? Votes: 1

Happily, there's a reversal of the brain drain occurring in Ghana now. We're seeing a lot of - actually in Africa - we're seeing a lot of African professionals, you know, returning to the continent to contribute their quota. Votes: 1

When running to fill a time quota, however, the reverse happens. You can't make that time pass any faster by rushing, so you settle into a pace that feels right to you at the moment. Each minute above a quota is a little victory. Votes: 1

White America is tortured by black America's failure to thrive, and all that guilt and anxiety has only gotten worse as a substantial quota of white America loses its own footing in the middle class and plunges into the rough country of joblessness, hopelessness, and government dependency. Votes: 1

I have a word quota I try to fulfill every day, and I try to do that in the morning and into the afternoon and then go out with friends at night. I love singing and have lessons and enjoy drama, and so I am involved in that. Votes: 1

The daily quota I've set for myself is 500 words or approximately a page and a half double-spaced. Which isn't much, except that I'm extremely slow, extremely meticulous. 'Le mot juste' haunts me. On a good day, I will finally secrete the 500th word at about 5 o'clock, and I'll reward myself by going to Housing Works Bookstore to read. Votes: 1

I just turned 40, and I look at so many performers and so many people who are actually always on time and always have an album out. They don't have actual lives, in my opinion. I feel like I'm so much more than being famous and meeting a musical quota. And I don't know, just the weight of the scrutiny and attention is too weird for me. Votes: 1

Even when I'm railed at, I get my quota of renown. Votes: 0

I would rather be hired solely for my talent, not just to fill a quota. Votes: 0

The wise man seeks little joys, knowing that life is long and that his quota of great joys is distinctly limited. Votes: 0

In common with librarians the world over, the two women were used to dealing with a disproportionate quota of odd people acting strangely. Votes: 0

Under the Enrichment Laws, consumers have to spend a fixed quota of dollars each month, depending on their strata. Hoarding is an anti-corpocratic crime. Votes: 0

I was a lawyer and I have been married to a lawyer. I think one lawyer per household is plenty. It's a good quota for us. Votes: 0

Nobody is going to buy from you because you have quota to meet. They are going to buy from you because they see the value in doing so. Votes: 0

What is a quote? A quote (cognate with quota) is a cut, a section, a slice of someone's orange. You suck the slice, toss the rind, skate away. Votes: 0

He was a man more concerned with the truth than his arrest quota, a philosophy that would often have him skate on thin ice with the higher ups. Votes: 0

What workers must learn is that the only reason why wage rates are higher in the United States is that the per head quota of capital invested is higher. Votes: 0

If you can write each day, do it, and meet a quota. Minimum 350 words a day. A baboon can do 350 words a day. Don't be shown up by a baboon Votes: 0

Me quota ang pag-ibig. Sa bawat limang umiibig, isa lang ang magiging maligaya. Ang iba, iibig sa di sila iniibig. Iibig nang di natututo. O iibig sa wala. O di iibig kailanman. Votes: 0

It was right then and there that she'd realized there was no quota on misery for people, no quantifiable threshold that once reached, got you miraculously taken out of the distress pool. Votes: 0

I don't impose any word count or number-of-hours quota on myself, or have any rules, except one: persistence. Nothing glamorous. No epiphanies. Just revisiting and rewriting. For me, momentum is far more important than inspiration. Votes: 0