Exam Quotes

197 Exam quotes by 147 unique authors

President Obama still places far too much emphasis on relentless testing with standardized exams. — Jonathan Kozol
Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be… — Hedy Lamarr
Schools are not exam factories for the rat race. — Johann Lamont
One of the great failings of our education system is that we tend to focus on those who are succeeding in exams, and there are… — Michael Morpurgo
I get letters from college kids who have read Percy Jackson when they were younger who tell me, 'I just passed my Classics exam.' The… — Rick Riordan
When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work. — George Bernard Shaw
My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is… — Abraham Verghese
Patients know in a heartbeat if they're getting a clumsy exam. — Abraham Verghese
To apply for a gifted program, children as young as 4 are required to sit through hour-long verbal exams. — Hanna Rosin
So many books, so little time. — Frank Zappa
Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street-cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have… — Terry Pratchett
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
So top grade's O for 'Outstanding,'" Hermione was saying, "and then there's A-" "No, E," George corrected her, "E for 'Exceeds Expectations.' And I've always… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I would have a flick of fear, as in a dream when you find yourself in the wrong building or have forgotten the time for… — Alice Munro
My hapless peers with their lofty dreams--how I envy and despise them! I'm with the others, the even more hapless, who have no-one but themselves… — Fernando Pessoa
But love may have to be left off the exam. Most of us will never learn. — Robert Fulghum
The studying, the books, exams, arguments, theories. The jokes and pints, laughter, kisses and songs. Life was like running, ninety percent sweat and toil, ten… — Siobhan Dowd
Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called in sick. I could've avoided an army of… — Rick Riordan
I was thinking how amazing it was that the world contained so many lives. Out in these streets people were embroiled in a thousand different… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean. — Terry Pratchett
Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam? Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different. — Albert Einstein
An eternal question about children is, how should we educate them? Politicians and educators consider more school days in a year, more science and math,… — Thomas Moore
Well...he's back in an exam room. Should I get out a quarter?" Everybody groaned. There was only one He out of the legions of male… — J R Ward
You’re pretty smart for a Fed.” “I missed a bunch of questions on the entrance exam on purpose so that I could get into the… — Diana Rowland
I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner… — Bill Gates

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