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Jorge Luis BorgesBeing with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

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Peter DruckerWhat gets measured gets managed.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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George Bernard ShawThe only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Oscar WildePeople who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Andy WarholDon't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.

—  Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergSome people come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede: not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above 14.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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John WoodenDon’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

—  John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach

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T. S. EliotI have measured out my life with coffee spoons.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Pablo PicassoArt is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Charles DickensI am the only child of parents who weighed, measured, and priced everything; for whom what could not be weighed, measured, and priced, had no existence.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

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Nicolas ChamfortWhen it comes to feelings, anything that can be measured has absolutely no value.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

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Theodore AdornoWhen all actions are mathematically calculated, they also take on a stupid quality.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

Erica JongMen have always detested women‘’s gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Joseph De MaistreThe concept of number is the obvious distinction between the beast and man.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Salvador DaliThe jealousy of other painters has always been the thermometer of my success.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Philip DickThe true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.

—  Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer

Latin Quotes

Use the hours, don’t count them.

Utere, non numera.

—  Medieval Sundial Motto

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VirgilIf we may compare small things with great…

Si parva licet componere magnis.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Funny Quotes

Steven WrightIt doesn’t matter what temperature a room is, it’s always room temperature.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Rodney DangerfieldWhen I go to a nude beach, I always take a ruler, just in case I have to prove something.

—  Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

ProtagorasMan is the measure of all things.

Πάντων χρημάτων μέτρον έστιν άνθρωπος.

—  Protagoras, 487-412 BC, Ancient Greek sophist

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AristophanesI want to survey the air for you and parcel it into acres.

Γεωμετρήσαι βούλομαι τον αέρα υμίν διελείν τε κατά γύας.

—  Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright ‐ Birds

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Proverbs

Yiddish proverbWords should be weighed and not counted.

—  Yiddish proverb

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International proverbDon't count your chickens before they hatch.

—  International proverb

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French proverbWe will be measured with the same measure that we measure others.

—  French proverb

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Movie Quotes

Zorba the Greek (1964)You think too much.That is your trouble. Clever people and grocers, they weigh everything.

—  from the film Zorba the Greek (1964)

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.

—  from the film The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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The Bucket List (2007)You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you.

—  from the film The Bucket List (2007)

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