To truly esteem oneself means that one must be capable of feeling shame or self-disgust when one does not live up to a certain standard. Francis Fukuyama
Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness. Graeme Le Saux
I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking. Ignacy Jan Paderewski
There is a certain standard of grace and beauty which consists in a certain relation between our nature... and the thing which pleases us. Blaise Pascal
I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I didn't have the recognition that I have now. Kendrick Lamar