“Life is a test, make sure you study for it.”

—  Gandolfo – (RJ Intindola)

1972

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Gandolfo – (RJ Intindola)

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“If someone offers to furnish a sure test, ask what the test was which made the sure test sure.”

Henry S. Haskins (1875–1957)

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“The object of life is to make sure you die a weird death. To make sure that, however it finds you, it finds you under very weird circumstances.”

Thomas Pynchon book Gravity's Rainbow

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“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”

John Muir (1838–1914) Scottish-born American naturalist and author

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“This life is a test-it is only a test.
If it had been an actual life, you would have received further
instructions on where to go and what to do.
Remember, this life is only a test.”

Jack Kornfield (1945) American writer

Source: A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

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“You know how I get angry sometimes? That's because it's the only way I can still feel. And I need to test myself, to make sure I'm really here.”

Jodi Picoult book Sing You Home

Source: Sing You Home

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“There are only two options in life: Either you refrain yourself from making promises or from breaking them after you have failed the first test.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
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“Study your craft and know who you are and what's special about you. Find out what everyone does on a film set, ask questions and listen. Make sure you live life, which means don't do things where you court celebrity, and give something positive back to our society.”

Paul Newman (1925–2008) American actor and film director

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“Sure, when you're in the midst of your own suffering, it's easy to convince yourself that you're no good—but we are all tested in this life… The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.”

Neal Shusterman (1962) American novelist

Source: UnWholly

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