Quotes About Appraisal

What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time.

If beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, value is in the mind of the consumer.

short written or spoken examination of a person's proficiency or knowledge:

We judge people until we finally find something wrong with them.

We must conclude therefore that the processes of interpreting and appraising sensory input must unquestionably be assigned a causal role in producing whatever behaviour emerges. Like the other causal factors already discussed they are necessary but not often sufficient.

Thus, appraisal is a complex process in which two main steps can be distinguished: (a) comparing input with standards that have developed within the organism during its lifetime; (b) selecting certain general forms of behaviour in preference to other forms in accordance with the results of comparisons previously made.

One difficulty of exposition is that each sort of appraisal process can be conducted at any one of several levels.

When I was in my teens, I made an appraisal of how comfortable my life could turn out when I became the age I am now. Because of a mechanical failure, the prediction was inexact.

they understand what you think is its value, you can let them make up their own mind.

Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck

A person who studies academic books seriously often fails miserably in the corporate life. The problem is largely not in the education, but usually in the intention of the people who appoint or appraise the performance of the talented employees in the organization.

Every year when the performance appraisal time of workforce is near, people will hear the abnormal hike of many products' price ; so dear employees, all salary increments are an eyewash mere.

Performance appraisal of employees in the private organization is like TV Comedy Show which has performing artists often better talented than judges and an anchor is like HR whose job is often questionable and nothing to say about the role character of the director.

Performance appraisal system for employees in the big private corporate organization is very much like that type of TV reality show where the contestants are often better talented than the judges.

There is no one a better judge than a person oneself of own performance.

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.

I wouldn't know a good script if it bit me in the face.

Duveen instantly wrote his ten-thousand-pound purchase off as a total loss, but the pictures he acquired from the diplomat's friends returned him a profit many times as large as his investment.

Ongoing evaluation

He took one look at me and said, 'Damn, you cleaned up better than I thought you would.' (Grace) I worry about the men of your time, Grace. They all seem to be great fools. (Julian)

gold, silver, and diamonds, are things that fancy or agreement hath put the value on, more than real use

There's always somebody who feels like they have a right to judge.

A quirk of a smile. From another woman, the comment might have been flirtatious. From Carel, it came with level appraisal and a touch of a frown.

He tilts his head to one side, studying me like a judge eyeing a show dog. The effect is ruined when he sneezes.