“Not even the apparently enlightened principle of the 'greatest good for the greatest number' can excuse indifference to individual suffering. There is no test for progress other than its impact on the individual.” SufferingIndividualNumbersPrinciplesProgressTestsImpactExcuseIndifferenceEnlightened Book:In Place of Fear Source: In Place of Fear
“I wont use abortion as a litmus test with a pro-choice individual. Someone that is an activist on the abortion issue, I think, goes outside the pale, and I cannot support an activist on the abortion issue.” ThinkingUseChoicesIndividualSupportIssuesTestsAbortionActivistPale Author:Ken Buck
“The NSF study projected a shortfall of 675,000 scientists and engineers without considering the future demand for such individuals in the marketplace. It simply observed a decline in the number of 22-year-olds and projected that this demographic trend would result in a huge shortfall. This could be termed the supply-side theory of labor market analysis. But making labor market projections without considering the demand side of the equation doesn't pass the laugh test with experts in the field.” YearsIndividualSidesResultsNumbersLaughingStudyFieldsTheoryHugeDemandLaborTestsScientistAnalysisExpertsTrendsDeclineEngineersConsideringEquationsProjectionMarketplaceDemographicsScientists And Engineers Author:Howard Wolpe
“The problem of individual differences and group differences would not be made to disappear by abolishing tests. One cannot treat a fever by throwing away the thermometer.” MadeProblemIndividualDifferencesGroupsTestsTreatsDisappearThrowingFeverThermometersIndividual DifferencesThrowing Away Book:Bias in Mental Testing Source: Bias in Mental Testing
“The real test is this one: When you're alone in a room, when you're in a private place and nobody else can see you, what do you choose to do? Eat well, or eat poorly? Exercise, or watch television? Practice something, or do nothing? The best version of the truth appears to you and you alone, when nobody else can see. This is the test of discipline, and it's what makes the difference in your life. It's what regulates your own system and guides it. The individual alone comprehends it.” WellsRealIndividualDifferencesRoomsWatchesPracticeTelevisionDisciplineExerciseTestsGuidesVersionsYou Choose Author:Georges St-Pierre
“You cant legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they occur between one individual and another individual, not a panel of judges sitting asking questions, trying to test your truth.” TryingHumansHeartIndividualExistenceMysteryJudgingSittingTestsAskingConfessionHuman HeartCantAsking Questions Author:Athol Fugard