“As unity demanded for its expression what at first might have seemed its opposite--variety; so repose demands for its expression the implied capability of its opposite--energy. It is the most unfailing test of beauty; nothing can be ignoble that possesses it, nothing right that has it not.” FirstsMightEnergyExpressionDemandTestsOppositesUnityVarietyCapabilityReposeImpliedIgnoble Author:John Ruskin
“The idea that you have to drop any thing that you might be interested in doing because you have to pass that test tomorrow and it's something that you're not interested in, that's just the opposite of education. It's also harming teaching, because the teachers are evaluated by the results of the test.” IdeasMightResultsTeacherTeachingTomorrowTestsOppositesNot Interested Author:Noam Chomsky
“There have been many measures taken to try to turn the educational system towards more control, more indoctrination, more vocational training, imposing a debt, which traps students and young people into a life of conformity... That's the exact opposite of [what] traditionally comes out of The Enlightenment. And there's a constant struggle between those. In the colleges, in the schools, do you train for passing tests, or do you train for creative inquiry?” PeopleTryingHas BeensSchoolYoungTurnsStruggleCreativeTakenStudentsCollegeTrainingEnlightenmentTestsOppositesConstantTrainEducationalDebtPassingPassingsConformityTrapsInquiryImposingIndoctrinationEducational SystemConstant StruggleVocational TrainingPassing A Test Author:Noam Chomsky
“Bowing down in blind credulity, as is my custom, before mere authority and the tradition of the elders, superstitiously swallowing a story I could not test at the time by experiment or private judgment, I am firmly of the opinion that I was born on the 29th of May, 1874, on Campden Hill, Kensington; and baptised according to the formularies of the Church of England in the little church of St. George opposite the large Waterworks Tower that dominated that ridge.” MayLittlesBookStoriesBornChurchOpinionAuthorityJudgmentTraditionTestsOppositesEnglandBlindMereExperimentsHillsCustomsTowersEldersCredulitySwallowingRidgesChurch Of EnglandBowing Down Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“Writers of either gender ought to be able to do the opposite sex-that's one basic test of competence, after all.” AbleSexOughtTestsOppositesGenderCompetence Book:Conversations with Julian Barnes Source: Conversations with Julian Barnes
“A lot of actors are frustrated because they want to do things that are different and test themselves. Character actors are always looking for something the opposite of what they did.” WantDifferentCharacterActorsTestsOppositesFrustratedCharacter Actors Author:Jason Statham
“The ways in which a standardized language test induces storytelling, for example, is the opposite of creative writing; you have to learn a logical way to start a story, whereas in creative writing you may begin at the end or begin at the middle of the story.” WayWritingMayEndsStoriesLanguageCreativeMiddleExampleTestsOppositesStorytellingLogicalCreative Writing Author:Alejandro Zambra
“Well the thing is that under the [Ronald] Reagan administration, excesses have occurred in terms of over regulating certain types of behavior, and excesses have occurred in the opposite direction, in de-regulating other types of behavior. As a matter of fact, if they continue to regulate the airlines, we might have safer skies, and if they slack off on the radio, we might have better radio. If they just use it as a threat, eventually there's going to be another test case like the one that the 7 dirty words ruling came out of, and basically, its extortion.” IfsWellsMatterFactsUseMightCertainTermCasesSkyTypeBehaviorTestsOppositesThreatRadioAdministrationDirtyExcessRulingAirlineMatter Of FactDirty WordsExtortion Author:Frank Zappa
“God never promised that we wouldn’t have challenges. In fact, He said just the opposite. His word says, ‘Be truly glad!...these trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure…’ so if your faith remains strong after being tried in the test tube of fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of His return.” IfsSaidFactsStrongChallengesReturnHonorPureGloryTestsOppositesPraiseRemainsGladTrialsTubesFieryGlory And Honor Author:Joel Osteen
“The romantic love we feel toward the opposite sex is probably one extra help from God to bring you together, but that's it. All the rest of it, the true love, is the test.” FeelsHelpingTogetherHappinessSexLove IsTestsOppositesExtrasRomantic LoveTrue Love IsGod HelpMy True LoveInspirational True LoveWhat Is True LoveExtra Help Author:Joan Chen
“I was horrible at science and math. I couldn't pass a test to save my life! I'm surprised that it didn't take me until I was 20 to graduate. That's why my role is so cool - Grissom is the complete opposite of me.” RolesTestsOppositesMathHorribleTake MeGraduatesComplete Opposites Author:William Petersen
“Our women are not incredible because they have managed to avoid the difficulties of life—quite the opposite. They are incredible because of the way they face the trials of life. Despite the challenges and tests life has to offer—from marriage or lack of marriage, children’s choices, poor health, lack of opportunities, and many other problems—they remain remarkably strong and immovable and true to the faith. Our sisters throughout the Church consistently “succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.” WayChildrenProblemHandsFacesChoicesOpportunityStrongChallengesChurchPoorOffersWeakTestsOppositesDifficultyDown AndIncrediblesTrialsDespiteLiftsKneesConsistentlyPoor Health Author:Quentin L. Cook