Allison Pearson

I've struggled with depression, and the signs that I was falling apart - having heart palpitations at 4 A.M. - were there for a long time before I paid attention. Even when my psychiatrist gave me a questionnaire, I found myself trying to circle the answers that made me seem like I wasn't a wreck. I've since learned to listen to my body.

Welsh Author

Angela Duckworth

I think that is just a limitation of any questionnaire - that we apply a frame of reference or standard. It's a well-known finding in psychology that when people are total beginners at a skill, they tend to overrate their skill level. They don't know what they don't know. The more expert you are, the more critical you become.

American Psychologist

Catherine Hardwicke

I'll literally pay three Hollywood readers who don't know me to read my scripts under the radar and give cold comments. And at the early screenings of my movies, I'll hand out questionnaires that can be filled out anonymously so people can be brutally honest because, to your face, they won't be.

American Director

Jason Fried

When you spend time with potential customers, you get to hear about their struggles firsthand. You see their eyes light up with excitement or darken with confusion. You learn things you would never find in a survey, database, or questionnaire. You learn why people buy.

American Businessman

Richard Flanagan

I hate the way my life has been inexplicably overwhelmed by questionnaires. Life is so much stranger and so much more beautiful than the lists that reduce it to an anorexic assembly of tics and obsessions.

Australian Novelist

Yitzhak Shamir

When we fought for freedom, for the establishment of a Jewish state, we didn't send a questionnaire to the Jewish nation asking if it wanted a Jewish state.

Israeli Statesman

Michael Baumgartner

I would, if checking boxes in a questionnaire, say I would oppose abortion except when the life of the mother is in danger.

American Politician

Lizzy Caplan

When I was younger, I actually wanted to be a CIA agent. Really. I even did the online questionnaire.

American Actress

Betty Hill

Vote Smart has sent out thirty thousand questionnaires to every candidate running for office.

American Celebrity

Larry Hogan

Questionnaires can explore many subjects, from personal interests to health.

Variety of Topics

Responses to questionnaires are often anonymous to encourage honesty.

Anonymity Possible

Questionnaires usually include scale rating questions or multiple-choice options.

Scale and Multiple Choice

Academic questionnaires are designed to collect data for specific research objectives.

Specific Purpose

Academic questionnaires require a consistent structure for comparable results.

Structured Format

Business questionnaires aim to gather feedback to improve services or products.

Feedback Driven

They provide insights into customer satisfaction and preferences.

Customer Insight

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