Unbiased Assessment Quotes

A fresh pair of eyes can often find problems.

It's always nice to have people love you, but I'd just like to be judged fairly.

I'm going to shock you with the truth. I'm just going to give it to you raw, and however you take it, I'm just going to watch your reaction.

Justice is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake the character of men as you cannot fake the character of nature, that you must judge all men as conscientiously as you judge inanimate objects, with the same respect for truth, with the same incorruptible vision, by as pure and as rational a process of identification-that every man must be judged for what he is and treated accordingly.

I've been so impressed by the material that's been sent to me, but I don't think that's because it's me.

To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.

I've always thought if you watch the performance and you don't know about the person, then you only see the performance.

Children are the most honest critics. They will say 'You're funny', but also 'You're pathetic - go away.'

I see people as they really are from a pure point of view.

Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office.

I've had people accuse me of being too tough of a grader. But my job is to paint reality versus telling people what they want to hear.

It is splendid to be supportive when you see those around you doing well, but blind praise is easier than harsh facts.

The duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to hold out the light of reason, whatever it may discover; and to promulgate the determinations of truth, whatever she shall dictate

Can one consider controversy without falling into it?

If you do or don't like something it's because of that thing and not because it has the right politics behind them or the right company or the right connections. It's really just about the thing itself.

We'll only really know we've succeeded when a mediocre woman does as well as a mediocre man. You shouldn't have to be extraordinary. That's the point!

External scouting is of limited value if it's not teamed with rigorous self- examination. Successful coaches or managers have learned the value of utilizing an outside opinion to give them a fresh look at their personnel. This unbiased view provides an even greater insight, which in turn helps the coach develop flexibility within the team.

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful.

It is only about things that do not interest one that one can give a really unbiased opinion, which is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always absolutely valueless.

Persons in great stations have seldom their true character drawn till several years after their death. Their personal friendships and enmities must cease, and the parties they were engaged in be at an end, before their faults or their virtues can have justice done them. When writers have the least opportunities of knowing the truth, they are in the best disposition to tell it.

A problem thoroughly understood is always fairly simple. Found your opinions on facts, not prejudices. We know too many things that are not true.

I was expecting it to be cynical because I'm like that myself. I wouldn't want it to be all roses because life isn't like that.

When you talk to family and friends, they can't tell you anything from an impartial point of view because they have a vested interest in you.

Whether something is sensible or not is subjective. What is sensible to me might not be for others.

I don't mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard.