Quotes About Scrutiny

The so-called "right to privacy" of which so much is made in contemporary life is in very large measure merely a way of avoiding scrutiny in our wrongdoing.

Self-doubt is common when our efforts fail to bring results. Failure is a rock in our shoe that nags us until we find relief. At first, failure to achieve our desired end will elicit careful scrutiny (What can I do better?) and resumed commitment (How can I try harder?). Success may be achieved—straight As, an athletic scholarship, perfect Sunday school attendance—but the real goal—a happy family, an end to the abuse, or relief from the pain—is always out of reach.

how can it be that the modern human mind is capable of precise logical analysis, and yet simultaneously permits us to accept religious beliefs that should crumble beneath even the slightest rational scrutiny?

As are many equally improbable beliefs." Langdon often reminded his students that most modern religions included stories that did not hold up to scientific scrutiny: everything from Moses parting the Red Sea . . . to

I believe that in judging our actions we are more severe than professional judges. We judge not only our actions, but our thoughts, our intentions, our secret curses, our hidden hate.

Ours is an age of criticism, to which everything must be subjected.

If you wish to converse with me," said Voltaire, "define your terms." How many a debate would have been deflated into a paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms! This is the alpha and omega of logic, the heart and soul of it, that every important term in serious discourse shall be subjected to strictest scrutiny and definition. It is difficult, and ruthlessly tests the mind; but once done it is half of any task.

An outree explanation, violating all our preconceptions, would never pass for a true account of a novelty. We should scratch round industriously till we found something less excentric.

Now then. Now then now then. What's all this, then?

Using intuitive intelligence alone is not enough. The concept or ideas that have been internally gathered by intuitive intelligence must still be analyzed, scrutinized and validated by using mental intelligence and actual experimentation.

Philosophical systems have a habit of collapsing under the scrutiny of the next malcontent to come along.

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Why is a woman's sexuality always under so much scrutiny? Why can't she do exactly what she please without being called a million things?

Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other.

What have you done?

Most of the present acute troubles of the world arise out of taking on new ideas without first carefully investigating to discover if they are good ideas.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.

Napoleon would always be extremely fastidious when it came to other people's morals, although his own were frequently questionable.

I sympathize with politicians who have to watch every syllable they utter for fear it will be misused by somebody with an agenda.

I don't like accepting things at face value.

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Everything happens to every man as though the whole human race had its eyes fixed upon what he is doing and regulated its conduct accordingly.

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions

We are mandating forces to hold regular neighbourhood beat meetings. These meetings will give local people the chance to scrutinise the work of their local police.