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Tests Quotes - Page 9

The test of all knowledge is experiment. Experiment is the sole judge of scientific truth.

Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands (2013). “The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Desktop Edition Volume I”, Basic Books

The Academy Awards are obscene, dirty . . . no better than a beauty contest.

"Oscars Speeches: Top 10 That Were Super Gracious" by Allan MacDonell, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 17, 2015.

Good government is known from bad government by this infallible test: that under the former the labouring people are well fed and well clothed, and under the latter, they are badly fed and badly clothed.

William Cobbett (1933). “The Progress of a Plough-boy to a Seat in Parliament: As Exemplified in the History of the Life of William Cobbett, Member for Oldham”

Your faith is only as strong as the test it survives

Myles Munroe (2009). “Rediscovering Faith: Understanding the Nature of Kingdom Living”, p.24, Destiny Image Publishers

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

James Anthony Froude (1875). “Short Studies on Great Subjects: Second series”, p.14

He who does not answer the questions has passed the test.

Franz Kafka (2015). “Collected Stories”, p.401, Everyman's Library

Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship.

William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.132

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.

Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.53, PublicAffairs

G.P.A.’s are worthless as a criteria for hiring, and test scores are worthless. We found that they don’t predict anything.

"In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal". Interview with Adam Bryant, www.nytimes.com. June 19, 2013.