Quotes About Evaluation

diagnosing a system just for the sake of diagnosis is not very helpful because in any complex system one can diagnose it from multiple points of view, just as a personality can be diagnosed from many points of view.

When you are giving feedback, try to be descriptive and minimize judgment.

We know that negative reinforcement or punishment works well for behavior that should be eliminated. And we know from feedback theory that the best kind of feedback is descriptive because the client can then make the evaluation. These are valid guidelines but they don't solve some of the subtle issues that can arise in the relationship.

I often wonder whether a frumpy old woman can ever be quite fair in her estimate of a young and lovely one.

If the grain were separated from the chaff which fills the Works of our National Poets, what is truly valuable would be to what is useless in the proportion of a mole-hill to a mountain.

We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.

I might also say, regarding reviews and reviewers, that I have yet to read a review of any of my own books which I could not have written much better myself.

I find relatively little relationship between the work of art and the immediate critical response it gets.

Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest a change. It is more difficult to acknowledge that something is excellent and then to ask for change because although it is excellent, it is not enough.

One white foot—try him,Two white feet—buy him,Three white feet—look well about him;Four white feet—go without him.

Which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Sometimes it is useful to know how large your zero is.

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

By their fruits ye shall know them.

If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first.

The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.

Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee.

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Is the glass half empty, half full, or twice as large as it needs to be?

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold — but so does a hard-boiled egg.

And God saw that it was good.

There are so many men who can figure costs, and so few who can measure values.

People judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold, but so has a hard-boiled egg.