Quotes about Evaluation

The Puritan Thomas Brooks once wrote, "We know metals by their tinkling, and men by their talking."[113

I think that we have to be constantly asking ourselves, 'How do we calculate the risk?' And sometimes we don't calculate it correctly; we either overstate it or understate it.

I'm always my hardest critic.

It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized.

While we would love to have no criticism, probably if we had no critique, we wouldn't be doing anything meaningful.

I think you judge players and managers on how they perform at World Cups.

People too often - because it's an easy, lazy tag - dwell on my style of football.

You know how before you buy a house you hire someone to come check it out and write a homebuyer's report? Someone should do that for husbands. Before you get married, you should have a complete inspection to find out what's broken, if it's fixable, and how much it will cost to repair.

God's view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment.

Since we all have blind spots, you may need to ask a third party to help you evaluate your own actions before meeting with the person with whom you have a conflict. Also ask God to show you how much of the problem is your fault. Ask, "Am I the problem? Am I being unrealistic, insensitive, or too sensitive?" The Bible says, "If we claim that we're free of sin, we're only fooling ourselves." 19

The measure of a sermon is not whether it affirms what you already believe. A sermon is not a product to be consumed and then evaluated according to how good it was or whether it was pleasing or enjoyable.

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.