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For thirty years now, in times of stress and strain, when something has me backed against the wall and I'm ready to do something really… — Robert Fulghum
Freedom means freedom from forces and circumstances which would turn man into a thing, which would impose on man the passivity and predictability of matter.… — Eric Hoffer
The true test of maturity is not how old a person is but how he reacts to awakening in the mid-town area in his shorts. — Woody Allen
When a person tests positive for HIV, it is not a test for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus, and the test… — Nate Mendel
If you want to know what's Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time. — Yasmin Mogahed
There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and… — Havelock Ellis
There's only one good test of pornography. Get twelve normal men to read the book, and then ask them, ''Did you get an erection?'' If… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The test of an author is not to be found merely in the number of his phrases that pass current in the corner of newspapers...… — Thomas Wentworth Higginson
The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. — George William Curtis
Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things… — James Joyce
It is commonly said that ridicule is the best test of truth; for that it will not stick where it is not just. I deny… — Lord Chesterfield
It may be difficult to understand why a test comes our way, but we must never forget that the test is accomplishing refining and purification. — Billy Graham
As a test of the closeness of your relationship with the world, sex could never be a patch on being murdered. (That's when someone really… — Quentin Crisp
Any test that turns on what is offensive to the communitys standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to be… — William O. Douglas
The great virtue of free enterprise is that it forces existing businesses to meet the test of the market continuously, to produce products that meet… — Milton Friedman
Astronomy is not the apex of science or of invention. But it is a test of the cast of temperament and mind that underlies a… — Jacob Bronowski
Military is a great place for a jock. That's the first thing they test you, they test you physically. If you can run, if you… — Ice T
Gradually I find that my whole soul is merging itself into this business of writing, and especially of writing poetry. I am going to try… — Sidney Lanier
The ultimate test of a nation's character is not how it responds to adversity in war but how it meets the challenge of peace. — Richard M. Nixon
The test of any man lies in action. — Pindar

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