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Tests Quotes

On exams, trials, and the tests we don't trust.

Several of these quotes are openly skeptical of tests as a concept — polygraphs dismissed as witchcraft, litmus tests waved off entirely. More in the Aptitude quotes.

When India conducted nuclear tests in 1974, I wrote a letter to then-Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from Holland and offered my services for Pakistani nuclear programme.

Quotes by Abdul Qadeer Khan

Polygraph tests are 20th-century witchcraft.

Quotes by Sam Ervin

One of the tests of the civilization of people is the treatment of its criminals.

Quotes by Rutherford B. Hayes

Chemotherapy tests your sanity.

Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

About Quotes

When the correct tests are done, GM products are as safe as their non-GM counterparts.

Quotes by Mark Walport

I'm not that interested in labels or litmus tests.

Quotes by Jon Ossoff

I managed just five Tests between 2004 and 2006.

Quotes by James Anderson

The Oval 2018 was one of the most extraordinary Tests I've been involved with.

Quotes by James Anderson

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

Quotes by Conrad Hall

Always Quotes

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

Quotes by Chinua Achebe

There is no central government database that allows officials to monitor water tests by local systems.

Quotes by Charles Duhigg

I still have nightmares about taking tests.

Quotes by Caitlyn Jenner

I have batted well in Tests and always wanted to do well in ODIs, too.

Quotes by Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of tests do these quotes reference?
The collection spans several very different meanings of "tests" - personality litmus tests, medical tests during chemotherapy, safety testing of GM food, and skepticism toward polygraph tests.
Why do people search for tests-themed quotes?
The word covers everything from science to personal integrity, so it draws readers researching very different subjects who all land on the same short, quotable word.
One quote calls polygraph tests "20th-century witchcraft" - what's the point being made?
It's a skeptical dismissal of lie-detector reliability, comparing polygraph testing to an outdated, unscientific practice rather than a rigorous, trustworthy method.
Is there a quote about food safety testing?
Yes - one line argues that with properly conducted testing, genetically modified products end up just as safe as their conventional counterparts, putting the emphasis on rigorous methodology rather than on the technology itself.
Does this collection touch on personal experience with tests?
One speaker describes chemotherapy as something that tests a person's sanity, using the word to describe an emotional and psychological ordeal rather than a formal Aptitude quotes-style examination.

Others use 'test' more literally, from chemotherapy testing a patient's sanity to GM products cleared as safe once correctly tested. For related themes, see the About quotes.