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Measure Quotes

On measuring value, character, and courage.

These Life quotes explore measure in different senses, from the scientific idea of measuring energy and temperature to the more personal measure of courage, character, and what someone does with what they have.

By virtually any measure, the record of the Republican Majority is an appalling failure.

Quotes by Sheila Jackson Lee

Usually, you measure appetite of investors by their ability or willingness to take a bit of leverage on their positions.

Quotes by Sergio Ermotti

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

Quotes by Sallust

The true measure of a leader is what it takes to stop him.

Quotes by Robert Jeffress

You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

At the start of first terms, presidents invariably have a measure of goodwill.

Quotes by Robert Dallek

September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point. It did not herald a new era of international relations in which terrorists with a global agenda prevailed or in which such...

Quotes by Richard N. Haass

Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.

Quotes by Randi Weingarten

Man is the measure of all things.

Quotes by Protagoras

If I don't measure up as an American writer, at least leave me to my delusion.

Philip Roth

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

Quotes by Peter Marshall

We had taken the cups for coffee out of the building as a cost-saving measure, but left the coffee. Somebody thought it was symbolic to do this.

Quotes by Oscar Munoz

Our entire society is rooted around the idea of more, and longer has become the measure of success.

Quotes by Om Malik

In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should be defeated.

Quotes by Newt Gingrich

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill

A bank needs models to measure risk. The problem, however, is that any one bank can measure its risk, but it also has to know what the risk taken by other banks in the system happens to be at any...

Quotes by Myron Scholes

Intense love does not measure, it just gives.

Mother Teresa

We measure everything - why not governance?

Quotes by Mo Ibrahim

Physical activity is considered a promising preventive measure against breast cancer - not only because it helps with weight control but because exercise tends to lower circulating estrogen levels.

Quotes by Michael Greger

Skin is made in large measure of a protein called collagen.

Quotes by Michael Behe

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "measure" show up in this collection?
It spans emotional, moral, and scientific usage. One quote treats measure as a psychological pattern, comparing screen habits to addiction through reinforcement and behavioral loops; another calls it a moral yardstick, saying the measure of who we are is what we do with what we have; and a fourth is purely scientific, defining kinetic energy as a measure of absolute temperature.
Is there a quote here defining courage?
Yes, one describes courage as "a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it" — framing courage not as fearlessness but as an accurate read of risk paired with the will to face it.
Why would someone search for quotes about "measure" specifically?
It's a word that shows up in reflective, character-driven writing, especially around judging worth or capability by actions rather than words. That makes this set useful alongside How quotes and Know quotes for readers building out self-assessment or introspective content.
Does this collection include anything scientific or technical?
One quote does: it defines the kinetic theory of gases, noting that a molecule's mean kinetic energy is a measure of absolute temperature. It stands apart in tone from the other, more reflective quotes in the set.
What other quote pages complement Measure quotes?
Readers drawn to the character-judgment angle often pair this with Man quotes or Must quotes, especially the line equating worth with what one does with what one has, which reads well alongside Life quotes.

For more on understanding value and worth, see our Know quotes and How quotes.