Tests Quotes
1910 quotes by 1408 authors
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Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We are…
— Matthew Scully
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Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is…
— Paulo Coelho
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I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't…
— Orson Scott Card
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There are moments, it would seem, that were created in cosmic theater where we are given strange and fantastic tests. In these times, we do…
— Richard Paul Evans
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Figure our what it is you don't do very well, and then don't do it. I'm not beating myself up about doing everything perfectly. The…
— Douglas Coupland
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The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny…
— Vaclav Havel
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The true test of liberty is the right to test it, the right to question it, the right to speak to my neighbors, to grab…
— Gerry Spence
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You can't test courage cautiously, so I ran hard and waved my arms hard, happy.
— Annie Dillard
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People don't remember me. Really. It's not a paranoid thing; I just have this habit of slipping through memories. It doesn't bother me all that…
— William Goldman
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Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.
— Albert Einstein
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For instance, this new idea that You-Know-Who can kill with a single glance from his eyes. That’s a basilisk, listeners. One simple test: Check whether…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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Chang Tzu tells us of a persevering man who after three laborious years mastered the art of dragon-slaying. For the rest of his days, he…
— Jorge Luis Borges
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Many biblical verses are like inkblot tests, revealing more about us than about the text in question.
— Harold S. Kushner
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When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no…
— Paulo Coelho
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Christ is the Master; the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the…
— Martin Luther
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Everything that comes to us is a blessing or a test. That’s all you need to know in this life…just the certainty that God’s got…
— Dorothy Allison
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Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. The reason for some of these trials cannot be…
— James E. Faust
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How to please the public - that's the test, But nowadays I find I'm in a fix; I know they're not accustomed to the best,…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Since each story presents its own technical problems, obviously one can't generalize about them on a two-times-two-equals-four basis. Finding the right form for your story…
— Truman Capote
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The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age.
— L. Ron Hubbard
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