I had never passed a single school exam, and clearly never…

Within a single school, teachers often encounter differences in poverty levels, parent involvement, and student readiness.

— Charles Best

I was a rather quiet student, studying hard. Once, I was ranked fifth in a school exam out of everyone in the same grade.

— Kim Woo-bin

“They say life is a test and this is a ridiculous idea! There is neither examination nor examinant! You encounter problems in life either…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

Right now, for instance, we resist giving people extra time on exams or for assignments, as though it's unfair to the faster students.

— L. Todd Rose

I remember when I came out of an exam thinking I had done well and then I had a clue that maybe one answer…

— Abbas Kiarostami

To apply for a gifted program, children as young as 4 are required to sit through hour-long verbal exams.

— Hanna Rosin

One of the leading causes of divorce is sexual incompatibility. Why not mandate premarital sex, overseen, of course, by the Marriage Board to ensure…

— Mike Rosen

“one of those nightmares where it’s the final exam for a course”

— Tim Kreider

Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that…

— Eva Ibbotson

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.

— Woody Allen

I flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I…

— Jack Ma

I didn't go to university. They offered me a job as a junior reporter and I went off to work for the Southern Reporter.…

— Jill Douglas

Life is the most difficult exam. Many tend to fail in it copying others not realizing that each one has a different question paper.…

— Nishan Panwar

Poems come from ordinary experiences and objects, I think. Out of memory - a dress I lent my daughter on her way back to…

— Sharon Olds

I'm drinking away the exam results that don't take me anywhere.

— Steven Herrick