Examination Quotes

310 quotes by 258 authors

I was once a graduate student in Victorian literature, and I believe as the Victorian novelists did, that a novel isn't simply a vehicle for… — Margaret Atwood
As president, I will fight illegal immigration in order to preserve an appropriate level of legal immigration. At the same time, I believe our system… — Bob Dole
In religion and politics, people's belief's and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination — Mark Twain
Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of… — James A. Baldwin
It's too easy only to blame the militarists, racists, sexists and other pushers of violence for the mess we're in. What is harder is self-examination,… — Colman McCarthy
And finally I begin to have such a success in my examinations that I found myself in a career you see. — Victoria Gomez Cima
Be patient and sympathetic with the type of mind that cuts a poor figure in examinations. It may, in the long examination which life sets… — William James
Whatever your (unfavorable) situation is, it is a good idea to ask yourself "WHAT YOU WOULD DO if you were free of it." An alcoholic's… — Seth Roberts
I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover… — Dave Barry
I think that most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be. We really need a re-examination of our entire… — William J. Clinton
There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds so many violent mutant strains. — Salman Rushdie
Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those who… — Eric Maisel
If we range through the whole territory of nature, and endeavour to extract from each department the rich stores of knowledge and pleasure they respectively… — Joseph Paxton
One [idea] was that the Universe started its life a finite time ago in a single huge explosion, and that the present expansion is a… — Fred Hoyle
As long as learning is connected with earning, as long as certain jobs can only be reached through exams, so long must we take this… — E. M. Forster
Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought. — Edward Carpenter
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination. — Mencius
If, after a rigid examination, it be found an imposition, it should be extensively published to the world as such; the evidences and arguments on… — Orson Pratt
Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle... — Balthus
No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories and common notions,… — Francis Bacon

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