Standard Boiling Point

Famous quotes containing the words standard, boiling and/or point:

    “... the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God’s will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed.”
    —Maya Angelou (b. 1928)

    “‘Twas like a Maelstrom, with a notch,
    That nearer, every Day,
    Kept narrowing its boiling Wheel”
    —Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

    “It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy—but he who has shown the better temper.”
    —Samuel Butler (1835–1902)