the tests QUOTES

1 " The only humility that is really ours is not that which we try to show before God in prayer, but that which we carry with us, and carry out, in our ordinary conduct; the insignficances of daily life are the importances and the tests of eternity, because they prove what really is the spirit that possesses us. "

― Andrew Murray , Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

2 " Muslim children should be raised with the understanding that once they hit puberty they are adults and Mukallaf (responsible for their actions). This understanding is crucial to assist them in passing the tests of youth. "

3 " I believe this is one of the tests of the Spirit-filled life. Is Christ becoming more and more evident in my life? Are people seeing more of Him, and less of me? "

― Billy Graham , Billy Graham in Quotes

4 " Study God’s word to show thyself approved and be prepared for the tests that we are given. They make our faith stronger and our character more mature, so that our lives better glorify the Lord. "

― Calvin W. Allison , Standing at the Top of the Hill

5 " Realize that the tests you endure will mold your character, persona, and will. The more heartbreak and pain you will feel with your trials in life, the greater your joy and glory will be once you've overcome. Not IF, not POSSIBLY, not MAYBE, but ONCE you have overcome. "

― J. Junior Reynolds II , Weathering the Storm

6 " Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny — and also in a willingness to revise or abandon your theories when the tests fail (as they usually do). "

― Stephen Jay Gould , The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History

7 " One of the most significant consequences of the proliferation of tests over the last decades of the 20th century and the first of the 21th has been this tendency of assessment to direct the curriculum. Like a huge magnet, assessment drags curriculum toward it. It should, of course, even if we accept the need for tests, be the other way round: the curriculum should be shaped independent of any consideration of tests: tests should be constructed and administered in another space, both literally and metaphorically, hermetically sealed not only form the teacher’s gaze but also – and even more importantly – from the teacher’s consideration. In practice, though, this never happens. It is inevitable that if you decide regularly to test children's performance on the curriculum, and if, furthermore, you make teacher’s careers and school’s futures depend on the result, the tests will very quickly come to dominate what is taught. Not only the content, but also the style and manner of the teaching will be influenced by the tests. Teaching will be about getting the right answer, irrespective of understanding. "

8 " To be better equipped for the tests that the year will bring — read a textbook. To prepare for the tests that life will bring — read a book. "

― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

9 " Our civil position should not depend on the tests and problems we go through "

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10 " In the real world, the tests are all open book. "

― Jeff Jarvis , What Would Google Do?

11 " The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests. "

― Gail Sheehy

12 " One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. "

13 " I don't believe that intelligence can be reduced to a number, frankly. But I can see how doing exactly that produces a useful sorting mechanism in our society in order to separate children into categories of promising and doomed. The tests seem arbitrary and without real scientific value and yet have lasting consequences. "