Practical Quotes

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Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also… — Marie Curie
Life is too short not to do a little practical joking. — Krista Allen
It is difficult to talk about fashion in the abstract, without a human body before my eyes, without drawings, without a choice of fabric -… — Giorgio Armani
As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes from some proponents of immigration… — Gaylord Nelson
We find the most terrible form of atheism, not in the militant and passionate struggle against the idea of God himself, but in the practical… — Nikolai Berdyaev
I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just be really practical… — Zoe Saldana
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it… — Sun Tzu
If you want that splendid power in prayer, you must remain in loving, living, lasting, conscious, practical, abiding union with the Lord Jesus Christ. — Charles Spurgeon
From a policy point of view, I don't think it's the right approach. I don't like the idea of having millions of people here for… — Lindsey Graham
A man must not stop listening any more than praying when he rises from his knees. No one questions the need of times of formal… — Charles Brent
Let the churches preach doctrines, theories, philosophies to their hearts' content, but when it comes to worship, the real practical part of religion, it should… — Swami Vivekananda
If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder:… — Sun Tzu
Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all. When people suggest… — Tim Ferriss
Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world's life — William James
So we down-to-earth, gutsy, tough, realistic, and practical types have just been squandering billions of dollars and unimaginable amounts of energy, nerve-work, and materials in… — Alan Watts
What earthly good is golf? Life is stern and life is earnest. We live in a practical age. All around us we see foreign competition… — P.G. Wodehouse
The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love. — Bertrand Russell
Education is the knowledge of how to use the whole of oneself. Many men use but one or two faculties out of the score with… — Henry Ward Beecher
In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of ignoring them makes the practical man. — Henry Adams
Moral good is a practical stimulus; it is no sooner seen than it inspires an impulse to practice. — Plutarch

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