Scrutiny Quotes · Page 3

People in powerful positions come under scrutiny, and sometimes they get in trouble for things that their underlings did.

— Anna Holmes

I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.

— Anonymous

Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in…

— Edward Bond

We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism.

— J. Robert Oppenheimer

If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do…

— Ratan Tata

The presidency comes with the greatest level of scrutiny and criticism of any position.

— Jessica Tarlov

Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.

— Halle Berry

“We have to judge all evidence with the same amount of scrutiny. We want truth, not confirmation of whatever our preference is.”

— Lewis N. Roe

We seek for truth in ourselves; in our neighbours, and in its essential nature. We find it first in ourselves by severe…

— Saint Bernard

Being an NFL quarterback there's a lot of advantages that come with it. There are a lot of doors that open when…

— Colin Kaepernick

We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to…

— Barack Obama

The problems come when your personal life and relationships come under scrutiny in the press and often very uncomplimentary things are printed…

— Helena Bonham Carter

All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still…

— Billy Bragg

I didn't set out to attack Facebook. Facebook has just been incredibly uncooperative. It hasn't respected the role of the media and…

— Christopher Wylie

By undue profundity we perplex and enfeeble thought; and it is possible to make even Venus herself vanish from the firmament by…

— Edgar Allan Poe

As to the question of elected or not elected, each member of the European Commission has been appointed jointly by the governments…

— Mario Monti

The Patriot Act allows Federal agents to look at public and university library patron circulation records, books checked out, magazines consulted, all…

— Dennis Kucinich

Let's make the haystack smaller. Let's say for a while, until we can figure out who's coming, who's going, and who's overstayed…

— Rand Paul

This is a massive crisis for the press, and the degree now that the press revs up its scrutiny and its opposition…

— Ari Fleischer

If you have reservations about the system and want to change it, the democratic argument goes, do so within the system: put…

— J. M. Coetzee

There is a special blessing in old clothes, and that aside from their comfort, for which especially they are to be cherished.…

— Maude Meagher

“He saw clearly now why he so loved this species of war. On the field of battle, his every act was open…

— R. Scott Bakker

The Loneliness One dare not sound -- And would as soon surmise AS in its Grave go plumbing To ascertain the size…

— Emily Dickinson

Now my poor hometown is being castigated as the center of an IRS scandal. Humble workers at the Cincinnati office targeted Tea…

— Gail Collins

Indeed, public scrutiny is desirable for healthy functioning of judiciary itself.

— Prashant Bhushan

Were we to undertake an exhaustive self-scrutiny, disgust would paralyze us, we would be doomed to a thankless existence.

— Emile M. Cioran

I don't think I look like the pope's favorite Catholic - at least not under close scrutiny.

— Mary Karr

If you don't score for a few games at Juve you are immediately under scrutiny.

— Filippo Inzaghi

I'm one that doesn't let the pressure or any of the outside kind of scrutiny, all those things, really get to me.

— Carson Wentz

Why is a woman's sexuality always under so much scrutiny? Why can't she do exactly what she please without being called a…

— Christina Aguilera

There is always scrutiny and pressure from the media. I am always told that I have to win.

— P. V. Sindhu

I was able to grow up and do silly things and have a life with only a small amount of public scrutiny.

— Keisha Castle-Hughes

Yeah, ideally, I'd probably wish to be more anonymous. But scrutiny and success go together. And I want to be successful.

— Paula Radcliffe

Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.

— Barton Gellman

There is great weight in the modern times of being monarch, the scrutiny and access is much more than in times gone…

— George VI

When a baseball player makes an error, it goes into the record and is published. How many of us could stand this…

— Sydney J. Harris

“Any belief worth embracing should be able to stand up to scrutiny. If not, it’s time to release it; let it go.”

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD

Football generates a huge amount of scrutiny and opinion, especially from fans.

— Simon Jordan

I was surprised how open and unguarded the military was. I expected more scrutiny, more supervision from command.

— Sebastian Junger

“Whatever’s eating at you, let it go. Emotion leads to poor decisions. Poor decisions lead to scrutiny. Scrutiny is our greatest threat.”

— Ken Cruickshank