barometer

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An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.

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The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern. Ronald Reagan

Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing the director's hat is only trying to justify his position. Gary Oldman

Day by day. No yesterdays and no tomorrows. The barometer never changes, the flag is always at half-mast. Henry Miller

I've had different opportunities in my life, but I've tried to maintain the spirit of an amateur. Our culture roots everything in the barometer of success and how much money you make. But if you really just aspire to a life in the arts, it's really not a barometer at all. Ethan Hawke

The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress. Hendrik Willem van Loon

Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it. Martha Graham

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