Evaluating Quotes

To be able to listen -- really, wholly passively, self-effacingly listen -- without presupposing, classifying, improving, controverting, evaluating, approving or disapproving, without dueling with what is being said, without rehearsing the rebuttal in advance, without free-associating to portions of what is being said so that succeeding portions are not heard at all -- such listening is rare.

Abraham H. Maslow

Judging is acting on a limited knowledge. Learn the art of observing without evaluating.

When you see recurring problems, the methods you’ve used successfully in the past have to be reevaluated.

And I’m not spying! I’m evaluating!”“It’s the same difference!

You can't force creatives into a box. If you try, they'll no longer be creative. And no one will want your box.