Women put guys through tests all the time.

Three words, Ignis aurum probat. “Fire tests gold.” The rest of the phrase: “. . . and adversity tests the brave.

Somehow, architecture alters the way we think about the world and the way we behave. Any serious architecture, as a litmus test, has to be that

I think of it all as a test. This is a moral examination that one has to pass… to stand up against such social evils.

I respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it’s not so different.

Having to play Test matches for a month and then switch to T20s in five days is not easy, but that’s the kind of challenge I love to face.

As a cricketer – or any sportsperson, for that matter – you like yourself to be tested and get better all the time.

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it to the test of fighting.

I don’t even have a clue as to where to find a pregnancy test. I’m looking at all the aisles… they don’t have one that says ‘oops.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.

Americans like to talk about (or be told about) Democracy but, when put to the test, usually find it to be an ‘inconvenience.’ We have opted instead for an authoritarian system disguised as a Democracy. We pay through the nose for an enormous joke-of-a-government, let it push us around, and then wonder how all those assholes got in there.

The test is always how we treat the poor.

A true test of a man’s character is his humility in victory and grace in defeat.

God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart.

The test of all knowledge is experiment. Experiment is the sole judge of scientific truth.

I have experienced His presence in the deepest hell that man can create. I have really tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

When one reads hurriedly and nervously, having in mind written tests and examinations, one’s brain becomes encumbered with a lot of bric-a-brac for which there seems to be little use.

The test of a man’s or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

Too much openness and you accept every notion, idea, and hypothesis-which is tantamount to knowing nothing. Too much skepticism-especially rejection of new ideas before they are adequately tested-and you’re not only unpleasantly grumpy, but also closed to the advance of science. A judicious mix is what we need.

Selfish — a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice.

I can testify to what UNICEF means to children, because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II. I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does.

When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it – a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand – as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there’s a clash between the two, it’s bad art.

Every comrade must be brought to understand that the supreme test of the words and deeds of a Communist is whether they conform with the highest interests and enjoy the support of the overwhelming majority of the people.

Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives. For if we’re never tested to our limits, how will we know how strong we really are? How will we ever grow?

Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation.

I look at it like the game is gonna test you. Everything’s gonna test you if it’s worthwhile and you’re gonna make decisions based on what you care about more

The game will test you never fold. Stay ten toes down. It’s not on you, it’s in you. And what’s in you, they can never take away

Don’t need permission, made my decision to test my limits

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars.

It’s surreal to think that people come up to me and say, ‘Do the voice, do the voice!

Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth

If the essential core of the person is denied or suppressed, he gets sick sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in subtle ways, sometimes immediately, sometimes later.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom

The year 2017 was simply crazy while I prepared the ‘Freshman’ cover since I actually wanted to be in it once I looked up to it. It motivated me in the long run, and I continued to go and grind.

I’m here to create a sonic legacy that outlasts the trends.

Mankind’s true moral test, its fundamental test, consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.