Quotes About Evaluation

asking ourselves these three questions—why, what, and how

We are prone to blame decision makers for good decisions that worked out badly and to give them too little credit for successful moves that appear obvious only after the fact.

The worse the consequence, the greater the hindsight bias.

To understand error in judgment, we must understand both bias and noise.

Evaluating people as attractive or not is a basic assessment. You do that automatically whether or not you want to, and it influences you.

Unlike life, a work of art never gets taken for granted: it is always viewed against its precursors and predecessors.

I hope to be viewed and judged first and foremost by my accomplishments and capabilities as a leader - regardless of my gender.

In campaigns, promises are usually treated skeptically. Past positions are viewed as the one reliable way to gauge a candidate's instincts.

The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer.

When you're representing a sport, people are more likely to judge and comment as, unlike other fields, sport permits every viewer to participate to a certain level.

The need to look behind the curtain is great for a filmmaker. But whether you want to deconstruct what you like as a viewer, what you like and don't like, I wish we could let films stand on their own a little bit.

I always put myself in the audience's place and see if, as a viewer, I would want to see the film. If yes, then I want to know who's directing it, what my character is, and if it's impactful. If all these points fall in place, I'll do the film. If not, then I won't think twice before saying no.

My creative team filters the scripts before they reach me and a few others. We evaluate them, ponder over the budget, and think of various possibilities to get the viewer excited.

I'm very fortunate in the things I've done and I've worked really hard at them. It's always ultimately up to the viewers whether they like it or not.

It serves anyone, when they're going into some project, to try to distance themselves from the material so you can really have an objective viewpoint.

It is a commonplace to say that novelists should be judged by their work rather than their private lives or their publicly expressed views. And writers, of course, subscribe enthusiastically to this idea.

Politicians should be judged on their actions, rather than necessarily their views on scripture.

I remember Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell getting into me quite a bit. I don't think they really rated the way I played. But maybe I've changed their views now perhaps a little bit.

Who is to say who is the villain and who is the hero? Probably the dictionary.

We don't have any rules about how we depict violence, or how much violence is in a movie. It's a calibration on a case-by-case basis.

It's always fascinating - and sometimes a little disquieting - when two first-rate critics violently disagree.

Tim Kaine can't point to a single accomplishment in the United States Senate for Virginia or Virginians.

I've kind of given up trying to evaluate college guys, especially guys from Virginia, just because of my bias.

Within 10 minutes of a WSL game finishing, virtually ever player gets feedback on their performances in terms of England-level requirements.