Quotes About Evaluation

The only part of an argument that really matters is what we think of the people arguing. X claims a, Y claims b. They make arguments to support their claims, with any number of points. But when their listeners remember the discussion, what matters is simply that X believes a and Y believes b. People then form their judgement on what they think of X and Y.

The only part of an argument that really matters is what we think of the people arguing. X claims a, Y claims b. They make arguments to support their claims, with any number of points. But when their listeners remember the discussion, what matters is simply that X believes a and Y believes b. People then form their judgment on what they think of X and Y.

But there were different types of intelligence, and not all of them were subject to analytic testing.

Existence is the experiment itself.

America takes her writers too seriously.

People like me who lack something are liable to become spiteful critics.

Kill first and then say, Gosh, were you actually good? My duh!

I had an uncanny knack for sizing up males—I was a regular "manalyst." My secret? I always went negative, and the guys, well, they always accommodated.

How is trust evaluated? By testing it." He

We're, ah, taking a break to evaluate things, and, um, reexamine our relationship, so I stuffed him in a closet!" I burst out in shame. Timmie's eyes goggled. Is he still there?

It's not what I think? If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck..." I imply with a shrug "...well then you know what they say.""Nothing hap?""Quack!

What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.

To judge religion we must have it--not stare at it from the bottom of a seemingly interminable ladder.

At the end of time when God judges us humans, I just hope He remembers to judge Himself as well.

A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.

. . . every age thinks it is perfect, especially in religion.

Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test

Every scripture, no matter how ancient, must go through rigorous human scrutiny.

Resolved, to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.

Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?"

For me, there is only one means of ensuring that I do not lose respect for myself: constant criticism.

We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem: we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves.

Criticism is just someone's opinion you don't agree with!

Whether I'm involved in creating something or not, it's a personal issue of do I respect it. But you can only know that five or ten years later.