Institute of General Semantics: Orientation Survey

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A General Orientation Survey
by
Steve Stockdale

Directions: Please react to each statement with your first inclination as to the extent that you agree, or disagree, with the statement or the sentiment. Unless you select a response that you didn't intend, don't go back and change your initial response.

Strongly Disagree ------------ Strongly Agree   

1. You're either for us or against us.
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2. It's not so important what you believe in, just as long as you believe in something.
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3. You can't change human nature.
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4. Everything happens for a reason.
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5. The majority is usually right.
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6. Expect a miracle.
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7. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. (book title)
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8. To thine own self be true.
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9. Everybody's got a right to his/her own opinion; your opinion is no better than mine.
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10. It just wasn't meant to be.
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11. What gets measured, gets done.
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12. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
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13. A leopard can't change its spots.
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14. Clothes make the man.
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15. Love the sinner, hate the sin.
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16. If God be for us, who can be against us?
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17. Nice guys finish last.
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18. If it's meant to be it will happen.
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19. Winning isn't everything ... it's the only thing.
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20. There are some things that are always wrong.
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21. Time heals all wounds.
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22. In the end, we all get what we deserve.
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23. You are what you eat.
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24. Appearances can be deceiving.
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25. They just don't make them like they used to.
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26. Seeing is believing.
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27. Looks can be deceiving.
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28. Dress for success.
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29. If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
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30. You get what you expect.
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31. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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32. There's nothing new under the sun.
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