“There are no mute, inglorious Miltons, save in the hallucinations of poets. The one sound test of a Milton is that he functions as a Milton.” SoundPoetTestsFunctionMuteHallucinationsMilton Author:H. L. Mencken
“We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy background.” ProblemSoundVoiceAbilityEnvironmentMilitaryCommunicationTestsBackgroundsSuperiorsCodeSelectionNoisyPersonnel Author:M. H. Abrams
“I honestly believe that sound commercialism is the best test of true value in art. People work hard for their money and if they won't part with it for your product the chances are that your product hasn't sufficient value. An artist or writer hasn't any monopoly .... If the public response to his artistry is lacking, he'd do well to spend more time analyzing what's the matter with his work, and less time figuring what's the matter with the public.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsArtMatterHardArtistValuesSoundChanceResponsibilityProductsHard WorkTestsResponseHonestlySufficientMore TimeLackingMonopolyChances AreArtistryAnalyzingTrue ValueCommercialism Book:Pegasus Pulls a Hack: Memoirs of a Modern Minstrel Source: Pegasus Pulls a Hack: Memoirs of a Modern Minstrel
“Perhaps there is no greater test of a man's regularity and easiness of conscience than his readiness to face the postman. Blessed is he who is made happy by the sound of a rat-tat! The good are eager for it; but the naughty tremble at the sound thereof.” MenMadeFacesSoundGreaterConscienceLettersTestsBlessedRatsNaughtyReadinessRegularityPostmanEasiness Book:The History of Pendennis: Christie's Collections Source: The History of Pendennis: Christie's Collections
“Lord, let me make this rule To think of life as school, And try my best To stand each test, And do my work, And nothing shirk. Should someone else outshine This dullard head of mine, Should I be sad? I will be glad. To do my best Is Thy behest. Some day the bell will sound, Some day my heart will bound, As with a shout That school is out And lessons done, I homeward run.” ThinkingShouldTryingHeartDoneRunningSchoolSoundLordMinesMy HeartLessonsTestsLet MeBoundsGladBellsShould IShirk Author:Maltbie Davenport Babcock
“We can't test these absolute limits on humans. We can't blast them with sound. However, we can do that to animals because they don't have the same political base that we do.” HumansPoliticalSoundCan DoAnimalModernLimitsTestsAbsolutesModern LifeBlast Author:John Baird