Tested Quotes

395 quotes by 349 authors

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is… — Paracelsus
The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that this development has been in large part a matter of… — Talcott Parsons
'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it. — Ryan Reynolds
Television's escapist programming naturally continues to endorse living beyond one's means as the time-tested American Way and rarely depicts families or individuals wracked by the… — Tom Shales
To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist. — Gail Sheehy
Love is tested in so many ways. How do I articulate this? Two people are together. There are stakes, strife, struggles, all these things that… — Ian Somerhalder
There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who… — Sonia Sotomayor
I took an interest in the Civil Rights Movement. I listened to Martin Luther King. The Vietnam War was raging. When I was 18, I… — Radhanath Swami
I can well imagine that certain writers, even writers that we'd consider today very great writers, may not necessarily have tested highly on IQ just… — Daniel Tammet
I've learned a huge amount because I've been tested and, more importantly, I've been trusted. — Pete Townshend
I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job… — Denzel Washington
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. — Woodrow Wilson
It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills… — Susan Wojcicki
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward… — Nelson Mandela
In France, a chemist named Pilatre de Rozier tested the flammability of hydrogen by gulping a mouthful and blowing across an open flame, proving at… — Bill Bryson
I love what's left after love has been tested. — Stephen Dunn
The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some… — Richard M. Nixon
Selfishâ€” a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice. — George Eliot
A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift. ....The Lord has declared that those who serve him and keep his commandments are called… — Marvin J. Ashton
And every time the Takers stamp out a Leaver culture, a wisdom ultimately tested since the birth of mankind disappears from the world beyond recall. — Daniel Quinn

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