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Survey Quotes

Research, data, and discovery

Some survey quotes turn serious, citing university research into drug use among Child protection cases to show how data shapes policy.

A technical survey that systematize, digest, and appraise the mid century state of psychology.

Quotes by Stanley Smith Stevens

A recent survey conducted by the University of Minnesota concluded that meth was involved in as many as 81 percent of child protection cases in the state.

Quotes by Mark Kennedy

At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.

Quotes by Louis Leakey

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

Quotes by Jim Fowler

Appraise Quotes

You stand beneath the arthritic boughs of any English oak, and you survey a thousand tales.

Quotes by Jim Crace

A 2014 survey found that 74% of law-enforcement agencies reported antigovernment extremism as one of the top terrorist threats. Just 3% of those agencies viewed the threat from Muslim extremists as severe.

Quotes by Ibrahim Hooper

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of surveys do these quotes reference?
They range widely - a mid-century psychology survey, a university drug-use study tied to Child protection cases, a geological survey job, and even surveying the tales beneath an old English oak.
Is there a quote about a parent's career in surveying?
Yes - one speaker recalls their Father working as a soil scientist for the Geological Survey, tying family memory to a specific scientific job.
Do any quotes treat 'survey' as more than just data collection?
One quote uses survey poetically, describing standing beneath an old oak's branches and surveying a thousand stories, rather than numbers on a form.
How is academic research portrayed in these quotes?
One quote describes a technical survey meant to organize and evaluate an entire era of psychology, treating the survey as a scholarly appraisal tool.
What real-world issue does one of the survey quotes highlight?
A university-conducted survey is cited as finding meth involved in the large majority of child protection cases in the state, underlining how research can expose hidden problems.

Others are personal, like a tribute to a Father who worked as a soil scientist for a geological survey.