Once we allow ourselves to be disobedient to the test of an accountant's profit, we have begun to change our civilization. — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
In other words, the better they did on the IQ test, the worse they did on the practical test and the better… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
They've been trying to test on animals for the past 50 years. Nobody's come up with a cure,"he says. "If you want… — Montel Williams Copy Share Image
“Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We've been trained to prefer being right to learning something, to prefer passing the test to making a difference, and most of… — Seth Copy Share Image
G.P.A.’s are worthless as a criteria for hiring, and test scores are worthless. We found that they don’t predict anything. — Laszlo Bock Copy Share Image
Thou shalt not answer questionnaires Or quizzes upon world affairs, Nor with compliance Take any test. Thou shalt not sit with statisticians… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
People don't remember me. Really. It's not a paranoid thing; I just have this habit of slipping through memories. It doesn't bother… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
Today, in the age of standardized testing, thinking and acting, reason and judgment have been thrown out the window just as teachers… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Men have been taught that their first concern is to relieve the suffering of others. ... To make that the highest test… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Ironman distance triathlons are a true test of oneself as a whole. Each race is a test of physical, mental and spiritual… — Timothy O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Neither the victories of the Olympic Games nor those achieved in battles make the man happy. The only victories that make him… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
The tests which showed that this was the only rifle which had the markings which were shown on the bullets; the fact… — John Sherman Cooper Copy Share Image
I say that our system of tests and grades, as it now exists, is one source of the low yield of great… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
The only test of possession is use. The talent that is buried is not owned. The napkin and the hole in the… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock Copy Share Image
It is in meeting the great tests that mankind can most successfully rise to great heights. Out of danger and restless insecurity… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
It's a great joy but no test of love or commitment to take your son to a ball game. You really prove… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
I would expect an extremely high percentage of the chickens would test positive. Our poultry industry clients wouldn't like that. — Bryan Shelton Copy Share Image
With him everything is a test, affection is measured, that given weighed against that which has been received, and the balance, more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[Pragmatism's] only test of probable truth is what works best in the way of leading us, what fits every part of life… — William James Copy Share Image
When you are faced with a test of faith, stay within the safety and security of the household of God. There is… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness. — Omar N. Bradley Copy Share Image
It is always wise, as it is also fair, to test a man by the standards of his own day, and not… — Odell Shepard Copy Share Image
If there is a time of judgment, instead of theological or institutional litmus tests, the only question asked about our life and… — Robert V. Taylor Copy Share Image
The ultimate test of our integrity is not how we deal with those whom we agree but how we deal with those… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
A modern mathematical proof is not very different from a modern machine, or a modern test setup: the simple fundamental principles are… — Hermann Weyl Copy Share Image
The United States ranks 14th in the world in education. Even if we subtract Sarah Palin's test scores, it only bumps us… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
The test of having ceased to be an idolater is: "When you say 'I', does the body come into your thought or… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
For a love to grow through the test of everyday living, one must respect that zone of privacy where one retires to… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy, — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I'm always giving myself the Alzheimer's test. My shrink told me to do this. It takes one minute. You name every word… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become? — Elyse Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
If you live in such a manner as to stand the test of the last judgment, you can depend upon it that… — Alistair Begg Copy Share Image
Test of the poet is knowledge of love, For Eros is older than Saturn or Jove; Never was poet, of late or… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Truth does not need argument, agreement, theories or beliefs. There is only one test for it and that is to ask yourself… — Barry Long Copy Share Image
The test to which all methods of treatment are finally brought is whether they are lucrative to doctors or not. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
That said, ID does not qualify as science because it gives us nothing to test or measure. Science requires replicable tests involving… — Tony Snow Copy Share Image
A demon, in a way, is a test of your faith. Because if you're doing God's work, there's no reason for any… — Troy Polamalu Copy Share Image
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