People are always angry at anyone who chooses very individual standards for his life; because of the extraordinary treatment which that man grants to himself, they feel degraded, like ordinary beings.
Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read, not by what others tell him.
Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself.
I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting the last little piece perfect.
You wouldn't have had to call a penalty on me, I would've called I on myself'. 9. “I'm the sole judge of my standards”. 10. “I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me like it bothers some people. You can outwork the best player in the world.
He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe it, because he judged by himself and he could only love beautiful mysterious exceptional women.
When considering a man's motives, remember you must not measure his wheat with your bushel. He may not be using the same standard at all.
Certain artists can get away with certain things. Certain things are acceptable for certain people. It's a difference.
Nobody owes anybody anything; it's up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.
Custom determines what is agreeable.
Weakness' is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.
