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Don't rely only on designing a system and hoping it's going to work. Test it, and test it with real problems.


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ADAM WOODWORTH I'm familiar with the test and I think its really passable.
NANCY WRIGHTSMAN I have worked with Joey at Test level - it would be terrific to work with him again.
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BOJANA TURIC To stand on the
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DEETTA CULBERTSON Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
SEBASTIAN ROCH NICOLAS CHAMFORT Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
NICOLAS CHAMFORT Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
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KYLE KALIAN This life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been an actual life, you would have received furthe...
UNKNOWN It's a prototype because it's the first of its type. We have to test it and see how it works.
JEFF GRANGE America does not need another political campaign based on denial and avoidance of some of our real p...
RICHARD LAMM Facing test after test in life is the real taste of life#
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Facing test after test in life is the real taste of life#
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hurricane Katrina was in one sense the most significant test of the new national emergency preparedn...
JOE LIEBERMAN Hurricane Katrina was in one sense the most significant test of the new national emergency-preparedn...
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ED MIYASHIRO We do frequent disaster drills, but nothing will test the system like the real thing. We did this wi...
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MILAN KUNDERA Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test…consists of its attitude towards those who are at...
MILAN KUNDERA Although I cannot see your face
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CLIFF SHAW It'll be a real test of character.
DOUG FOOTE My definition of democracy is -
A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary change...
B.R. AMBEDKAR The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.
HENRI-FRéDéRIC AMIEL The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms
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KYM MCKAY Our plan is to use the items on one test and not on subsequent administrations of test.
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JAY NORTHCOTE The real test for Microsoft is whether it can take search to the next level.
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MILAN KUNDERA The acid test of real intent - a glow on your face and a rush of blood in your body.
TAPAN GHOSH That's why we call it a test event. There are still some things to work out.
DAN CRAIG The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
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KELLY JONES A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pl...
SIMONE WEIL A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is ple...
SIMONE WEIL Any test that turns on what is offensive to the communitys standards is too loose, too capricious, t...
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GIUSEPPE BONOLLO A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a serva...
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CARL SANDBURG Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And t...
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SETE GIBERNAU Life gives us problems not to break us but to test our strength!
AVIJEET DAS We test everything on a one- and a three-year cycle. And you want to stress-test a model, and the th...
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VALENTINO ROSSI The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER Oftentimes somebody makes a traffic stop and the test subject is not going to be compliant, so a lot...
CHRIS RANKIN We're very satisfied with the test results and are on target.
GUSTAV HUMBERT I'd launch the page and test-drive it with them to ensure everything looked OK.
BRENDA DUNN Life is not a test or a competition. We only compete with ourselves.
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BOB CARLSON It's going to be a test of wills.
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PATRICK DEWITT I think of myself as somebody who, in a moment-to-moment way, I'm quite happy. But I think I am ...
PATRICK DEWITT I don't necessarily want to make people stomp and clap. I simply want to engage people.
PATRICK DEWITT When I left Maine, I always wanted to be a working actor. I never cared too much about being the sta...
PATRICK DEMPSEY My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pr...
PATRICK DEMPSEY My wife and I try not to get into each other's work too much.
PATRICK DEMPSEY In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering...
PATRICK DEMPSEY I was 17 when I left the small Maine town where I'd grown up. I wanted to do something I thought...
PATRICK DEMPSEY With bikes, it is absolutely the case that you will get what you pay for. Invest in quality so it wi...
PATRICK DEMPSEY If I can sleep in until 9 A.M. - wow, what a luxury.
PATRICK DEMPSEY The best part about being married is feeling centered. Nothing else matters so much as long as you c...
PATRICK DEMPSEY Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comed...
PATRICK DEMPSEY You'll go insane if you try to have a picture-book house.
PATRICK DEMPSEY I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to rid...
PATRICK DEMPSEY I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to ...
PATRICK DEMPSEY I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman.
PATRICK DEMPSEY People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously.
PATRICK DEMPSEY I did a play called 'On Golden Pond' in a dinner theater in Maine and then went to New York ...
PATRICK DEMPSEY The worst part about being married is when you're not connecting. Your partner is going out the ...
PATRICK DEMPSEY Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take...
PATRICK DEMPSEY Housekeeping is incredibly difficult with three kids. I'm trying to be more relaxed. You'll ...
PATRICK DEMPSEY Now I'm just known as McDreamy, I've lost all identity as Patrick Dempsey, I'm now McDre...
PATRICK DEMPSEY I love having a big family. I think it's easier, oddly, in some ways, having three children as o...
PATRICK DEMPSEY I think dreams can come true, but not necessarily like fairy-tales. It's not always so perfect l...
PATRICK DEMPSEY I hate shaving. It's much easier to just do a little stubble, but my wife and daughter like it w...
PATRICK DEMPSEY When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself...
PATRICK DEMPSEY Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family.
PATRICK DEMPSEY When you grow up in the country in France, you have small horizons.
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