Quotes About Evaluation

statistics, like any tool, don't work well in all cases and conditions and like any tool can be used well or badly

How are we to evaluate the truth claims of science when we know that these claims may in the future be overturned? Elsewhere I have called this problem the instability of scientific truth.16 In the 1980s, philosopher Larry Laudan called it the pessimistic meta-induction of the history of science.17 He observed (as have many others) that the history of science offers many examples of scientific "truths" that were later viewed as misconceptions

Posterity alone rightly judges kings. Posterity alone has the right to accord or withhold honors.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

Most of the time, I regard the judgment of people as a waste of time. I regard the judgment of behavior as imperative.

A woman who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people's evaluations. But no one can adapt perfectly to public opinion. And herein lies the source of their destruction.

A women who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people's evaluations.

The formal operational thinker has the ability to consider many different solutions to a problem before acting. This greatly increases efficiency, because the individual can avoid potentially unsuccessful attempts at solving a problem. The formal operational person considers past experiences, present demands, and future consequences in attempting to maximize the success of his or her adaptation to the world.

I saw that it was plain wrong to evaluate people according to race, for it was clear that culture was the real divider among peoples.

Because he did not have time to read every new book in his field, the great Polish anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski used a simple and efficient method of deciding which ones were worth his attention: Upon receiving a new book, he immediately checked the index to see if his name was cited, and how often. The more "Malinowski" the more compelling the book. No "Malinowski," and he doubted the subject of the book was anthropology at all.

A book is an attempt to make through permanent and to contribute to the great conversation conducted by authors of the past. […] The telegraph is suited only to the flashing of messages, each to be quickly replaced by a more up-to-date message. Facts push other facts into and then out of consciousness at speeds that neither permit nor require evaluation. (70)

We do not measure a culture based on its output of undisguised trivialities, but what it claims as significant.

You cannot avoid making judgements but you can become more conscious of the way in which you make them. This is critically important because once we judge someone or something we tend to stop thinking about them or it. Which means, among other things, that we behave in response to our judgements rather than to that to which is being judged.

It's very confusing choosing between different systems. So I'd like to begin by looking at some of the factors you should consider to help you make the right choice.

The past is always judged by the present.

To literary critics a book is assumed to be guilty until it proves itself innocent.

I want to be back to work next week. 'Let's get you home first. I need to evaluate the extent of your mental impairment.' She tried to flash me the peace sign, but in her weakend condition, she only managed to raise her middle finger.

There ought to be some other means of reckoning quality in this the best and loveliest of games; the scoreboard is an ass.

Prove all things hold fast that which is good.

Nash, who carried in his head a sort of social ladder, had quietly decided that police officers of all ranks were to be graded with piano tuners.

It's dubious and dangerous, Drucker is saying, to mistake what's measurable for what's important.

But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.

My report card comments for the 'Atom Heart Mother' track would be: good idea, could try harder. 'Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast' on the second side is a similar example.

Great leaders do not rush to make changes because of failure.