Examination Quotes

310 Examination quotes by 248 unique authors

Looking at obesity without preconceived ideas, one would assume that the main trend of research should be directed toward an examination of abnormalities of the… — Hilde Bruch
When I was three years old, I went to an orphanage, but because of the beatings, I ran away when I was five and lived… — Unknown Author
The story of the redemption will not stand examination. That man should redeem himself from the sin of eating an apple by committing a murder… — Thomas Paine
The particular aspect of history which both attracts and benefits its readers is the examination of causes and the capacity, which is the reward of… — Polybius
Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight. — David Brock
Fiction is nothing less than the subtlest instrument for self-examination and self-display that Mankind has invented yet. — John Updike
Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just… — Jack Canfield
I suggest that all who listen to my voice would benefit by an examination of the lives of those we sustain as general officers of… — Monte J. Brough
The 'medical examination' to which abductees are said to be subjected, often accompanied by sadistic sexual manipulation, is reminiscient of the medieval tales of encounters… — Jacques Vallee
Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or because you yourselves… — Gautama Buddha
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe… — Gautama Buddha
Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and… — Gautama Buddha
The funny thing is that the process of coming up with an idea for a column or a 'Candid Camera' sequence is essentially the same… — Peter Funt
Cut through the ridicule and search for factual information in most of the skeptical commentary and one is usually left with nothing. This is not… — Bernard Haisch
Krzhizhanovsky wanted to perform imaginary experiments with the nature of time and space. Outside, in the streets, the Communist state was busy performing such experiments… — Adam Thirlwell
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select… — Herodotus
Arguments cannot be answered with insults. . . . Kindness is strength. . . . Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
There is no more fascinating subject in which a person may become occupied than an examination into the history of his ancestry. — Unknown Author
If we did not bring to the examinations of our instincts a knowledge of their comparative dignity we could never learn it from them. — C.S. Lewis
Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved,… — Benjamin Franklin
If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an… — Ruth Benedict
Self examination is the key to insight, which is the key to wisdom — M. Scott Peck
I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an… — John Pople
The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was… — Johannes V. Jensen
A man's true greatness lies in the consciousness of an honest purpose in life, founded on a just estimate of himself and everything else, on… — Marcus Aurelius

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