Quotes About Evaluation

Perhaps the most simple, and effective, way to initially judge a piece of writing is to ask yourself: is this something I wish I had done myself, or am I glad I didn't?

I heartedly approve, in theory," said Ibelius, "but in practice I believe I shall... absent myself.

His view of the sky spun first left then right, as though the world were trying on strange new angles for his approval.

That's a generous appraisal of our foresight

sometimes we love what we wrote, critics hate it. Sometimes we hate what we wrote, critics love it.

Sounded big," DeVontay said. "It's all relative. Bigger than a car, smaller than a house.

Groups with diverse backgrounds and skills are usually far superior to any single expert in evaluating solutions. Each person's strengths, weaknesses, and biases average out into opinions that are surprisingly accurate.

But every now and then, just weighing in is what it must come down to, and without any self-exculpation or self-pity.

Every time I get tested, I ask questions about it, and I watch how they do it.

Every time I end a book, I look down at myself.

Sometimes one is guided by what they say of themselves, and very frequently by what other people say of them, without giving oneself time to deliberate and judge." -Elinor Dashwood

I've lost balls in every hazard and on every course I've tried. But when I lose a ball in the ball washer, it's time to take stock.

Never make a personnel judgment the first time it comes up.

If you take a little time, let's say three weeks off, after recording a song, and you listen to it every other day, you're just going to know eventually.

Evaluation schemes that implicate 100% of the staff to detect a small % of incompetents are a waste of time.

When I see a new artist I give myself a lot of time to reflect and decide whether it's art or not.

It's so easy to criticize your own time, and I see that as a problem, even for myself, as a listener.

You can't compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and bad points to every era of the sport. I'm not really nostalgic about the past.

I'm not good at watching myself which I think is perfectly natural. I don't give myself a hard time about it. I am the worst critic.

Can I say anything good about Ken Livingstone? A long time ago he did some good things, but I can't now remember what any of them were.

This is a super masticated subject, and it is time to spit it out.

Every time you start a project, you're hopeful that the critics receive it warmly.

My opinion changes rapidly - one minute I can think it is very good and the next time I look at it, I see all the flaws and weaknesses therein.

The minute you feel you have given a faultless performance is the time to get out.