Objective

Objective may refer to:

  • Objectivity (philosophy) (contrasted with subjectivity)
  • Objective (goal)
  • Objective pronoun, a pronoun as the target of a verb
  • Objective (optics), an element in a camera or microscope
  • Objective Productions, a British television production company

Famous quotes containing the word objective:

    “So much for Mrs. Hollis’ nine months of pain and 20 years of hope.”
    —Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Nameless GI, Objective Burma, cutting dog tags off a dead GI (1945)

    “Children should know there are limits to family finances or they will confuse “we can’t afford that” with “they don’t want me to have it.” The first statement is a realistic and objective assessment of a situation, while the other carries an emotional message.”
    —Jean Ross Peterson (20th century)

    “When you’re dealing with monkeys, you’ve got to expect some wrenches.”
    —Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson, Objective Burma, giving a subaltern a mission (1945)