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The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

Quote by Irving Babbitt

We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy...

Quote by M. H. Abrams about tests, voice, ability

Don’t ever talk harsh about a cowboys Mother, dog, truck, bass boat, horse, collection of guns or his selection of chew.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys, mother

After a concert, parents rave about the pop selection played and say nothing about the test piece.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about tests, parents, nothing

Yes, I have a very wide selection, but nowadays if I buy a record I very rarely venture into unknown territory.

Quote by Michael Parkinson about commerce

The great philosophers and the great works are standards for the selection of what is essential. Everything that we do in studying the history of philosophy ultimately serves their better understanding.

Quote by Karl Jaspers about philosophy, essential, history