Test Quotes

The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.

I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible.

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.

Training was a time where resolutions made in the enthusiasm of an inspired moment were put to personal test.

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.

So, I didn't get moved up because of celebrity status or anything like that. I got in line, and I passed the test. And they realized that I was sick enough, and as soon as the liver became available, I got one.

In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will change your mind about something, to test and see if you can.

And the test for any actor is whether you stay at the table or go away.

The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'

I had a test on my kidneys a few weeks back and found out I have two.

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.

First you date the songs, and then you get engaged and then you marry them. They have to stand the test of time, because they are going to be yours for the next 20, 30, 40 years. So you had better choose right.

I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance.

The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

Moreover, in the experimental sciences, the scientific fraternity must test a new theory to destruction, if possible.

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.

I have a Ph.D. in cell biology. And that's really manual labor. I mean, experimental science, you do it with your hands. So it's very different. You're out there in a lab, cleaning test tubes, and it just wasn't that fascinating.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot.

I do not say that, when brought to the test, I shall be invincible.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me.

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.

I want my books to last, to stand the test of time, and to do that I focus on the forces that shape the subject - the cultural and sociological geography - to capture them in a way that will explain them no matter what they are doing.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

I want to try out for Playmate actually. I talked to one of the photographers about doing test shots.