Practical Quotes

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...a disposition is an unsatisfactory thing unless we give it practical effect - deeds show dispositions. — Gregory of Nazianzus
Your practical results will improve when you play what you know, like and have confidence in. — Edmar Mednis
You have to accustom yourself to practical study at home, you have to devote time to studies, to the history of chess, the development of… — Mikhail Botvinnik
As the practical value of altering consciousness becomes recognized, procedures to effect these alterations will become increasingly ordinary and unremarkable. The whole concept of changing… — Michael Crichton
Enlightenment doesn't mean we were never wounded; it means we've found a way to evolve beyond our wounds. Enlightenment isn't idealistic; it's practical. What's idealistic… — Marianne Williamson
When we are angry we are blind to reality. Anger may bring us a temporary burst of energy, but that energy is blind and it… — Dalai Lama
Language is as old as consciousness, language is practical, real consciousness that exists for other men as well, and only therefore does it also exist… — Karl Marx
A majority vote is not an epistemological validation of an idea. Voting is merely a proper political device--within a strictly, constitutionall y delimited sphere of… — Ayn Rand
No organic law can ever be framed with a provision specifically applicable to every question which may occur in practical administration. .. No foresight can… — Abraham Lincoln
People may not be impressed by our theological grasp, but they may be impressed by our expressions of practical godliness. — Alistair Begg
The hypothesis of the supernatural and/or a supreme being is vague, unfounded, and inapplicable in any practical fashion — PZ Myers
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing,… — Charles Eisenstein
Knowledge will not attract money, unless it is organized, and intelligently directed, through practical plans of action, to the definite end of accumulation of money. — Napoleon Hill
My furniture, boxes, and turnings are simple, practical designs for everyday use. I love the grain and beauty of wood. Each piece of lumber is… — Steve Miller
You decide which ones makes more sense, which is more practical and more logical to accept. — Malik Zulu Shabazz
Practical gifts are another great way to be thoughtful, and they work for anything from birthdays to dinner-party gifts. — Phoebe Cates
Only for practical reasons. To find out if I said something stupid in an interview. So I can limit the damage. — Robert Pattinson
If you want to be a legend, God help you, it's so easy. You just do one thing. You can be the master of suspense,… — Mike Nichols
I always sort of create practical problems so that I don't have to see a film I've just done. I'm too vulnerable, too fragile. People… — Lena Olin
Political debate is of no interest to me. What I want are practical solutions. — Carole Bouquet

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