Pragmatic Quotes · Page 5

“A pragmatic approach is more rewarding and virtuous.”

— Wayne Chirisa

“Lovers tend to be philosophical, achievers are practical.”

— Amit Kalantri

I'm a quick wit, straight to the point, no nonsense.

— Wendy Williams

I kept it real with homies who kept the realness back.

— Anonymous

An overly pragmatic attitude is not productive on the long run.

— Carlo Rovelli

I'm pragmatic. I like efficiency. I want to read what's in front of me and not have my hands tied.

— Susan Brooks

“You have to be pragmatic, purposeful and goal-oriented to be fully effective”

— Sunday Adelaja

I feel like I'm a relentless, pragmatic, determined optimist.

— Jacqueline Novogratz

I do think that, as an advocate for myself on set, I'm very direct.

— Stephanie Beatriz

Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.

— Herb Caen

I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.

— Henry Paulson

Every symbol, word, concept, discipline and field is only a temporary rest stop on the highway of discovery.

— Anonymous

[Barack] Obama doesn't disappoint me, because all during the campaign he said, I'm a pragmatic, middle-of-the-road, compromising politician.

— Bill Ayers

The worst crimes are not committed by evil degenerates, but by decent and intelligent people taking 'pragmatic' decisions.

— Colin Wilson

“Be pragmatic, then. If you’re not happy with the way your writing has gone, you might give my method a try. If…

— Ray Bradbury

Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to…

— Charlie Kaufman

Scientific method is the way to truth, but it affords, even in principle, no unique definition of truth. Any so-called pragmatic definition…

— Willard Van Orman Quine

I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works,…

— Gaby Hoffmann

“Pragmatic Programmers are different. We are driven to find our bugs now, so we don't have to endure the shame of others…

— Andrew Hunt

As an actress, the joy of being able to play the three sides of any woman, which are the glamour, the pragmatic…

— Victoria Smurfit

I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issues of the day. I mean, it's not the ideal…

— Sophie Kinsella

I think it's a good thing that we can have relatively non-partisan political conversations because I don't think that my premier necessarily…

— Naheed Nenshi

Naturally looking at something will become so important in your aesthetic. For that, you have to be disciplined, too, in the way…

— Nicolas Ghesquiere

Like a lot of people, I've often wondered what else I might have been. When I was younger, but even after I…

— Michael Redhill

Gas is almost a give-away in the U.S. at the moment. They've gone for fracking in a big way. This is what…

— James Lovelock

There are certain conceptual powers in this project, like the relationship of glass to sand, and the idea of putting glass back…

— Tavares Strachan

“Cyrus wanted a woman to take care of Adam. He needed someone to keep house and cook, and a servant cost money.…

— John Steinbeck

As with military campaigns, cultural warfare is always decided over the pragmatic problems of strategy, organization and resources. . . . The…

— James Davison Hunter

Patrick sort of had a very pragmatic, practical, Ed-like approach and went down to see.

— Vera Farmiga

You can see it since the beginning of my career. I just keep it real.

— Marlon Vera

An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms.

— Adam Michnik

I'm logical and realistic about things that need to be invested in before you see the fruit.

— Leah Williamson

The Korean economic miracle was the result of a clever and pragmatic mixture of market incentives and state direction.

— Ha-Joon Chang

We act in a pragmatic and careful manner. We reduce spending on budget items that do not constitute a priority.

— Vladimir Putin

“There is something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance.”

— A.E. Samaan

“there were many ways to judge the acts of an institution, and the pragmatic way was not the worst, by any means.”

— James A. Michener

I love the idea of completely collapsing into sensuality, but I'm just too pragmatic.

— Rick Owens

Authenticity in any format is important, so I try as hard as I can to stay as real as possible.

— Bobby Bones

“If your idea is not against your conscience or the will of God, go for it”

— Sunday Adelaja

“To an engineer, only the ingenuity of pragmatic solutions is poetic. Function”

— Noah Hawley