Test Quotes

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

There is no more reason to think that they expected the world to remain static than there is to think that any of us holds a crystal ball. The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses.

In other words, the better they did on the IQ test, the worse they did on the practical test and the better they did on the practical tests, the worse they did on the IQ test.

It is evidently necessary to generate and test candidates for solutions in some systematic manner.

The only animals that we test on are the two of us and our kids.

It is the test of a novel writer's art that he conceal his snake-in-the-grass; but the reader may be sure that it is always there.

Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.

That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter.

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

The test audience holds a great deal of power in the process of filmmaking in the United States.

We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone in the atmosphere around our Earth. Also looking at life science. And on a human level, using ourselves as test subjects.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

The test of any man lies in action.

Everything I make as a producer, I visualize it as a DJ first. And all those beats, I test them as a DJ.

Each test pilot I know considers him, or herself, now that there are women, to be the very best. It's very demeaning to step down the ladder once in a while.

In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a "failed experiment." Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.

I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.

A pretty good test of a man's religion is how it affects his pocketbook.

When I was 15, I started playing first class cricket and always dreamt of being a Test cricketer, wanted to do something for the country, married in 1995, have 2 kids it's been great.

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.

They warned me, 'you're going to be doing the screen test with Daniel Radcliffe a week after the audition.' And then in the hair and make up department, he walked up behind and scared me. But you get used to him quickly because he tries to make you feel very welcome and at home.

Given the level of anti-Americanism in the world, given the level of frustration with the United States throughout the Muslim world, you've got a homegrown attack or you have a nuclear explosion in the air that is not a test somewhere. Those are still the biggest threats out there.

I met with my lawyers. They gave me all the wrong advice. For a long time I refused to accept the child was mine. I should have met her, arranged a DNA test and accepted my responsibility.

Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.

As a revelation from God, they have stood the test of many ages; and as such maintained their ground against every species of enemy, and every mode of attack. Truth is mighty, and must prevail.

The biographies and autobiographies are on the whole more impressive than the fiction of the last two decades, but the freakish best sellers among them are least likely to withstand the test of time.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

I was ill. I was told I was stressed, so I had to get everything checked out. I didn't think I was, but someone told me I was. As a result, I went to get a blood test. I'd never had one before, so I held my breath when I was getting it done. That caused me to go into a fit.

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.