Practical Quotes

1222 quotes by 939 authors

The language of Doctor Johnson and Mrs Hester Lynch Thrale, and that of their adult contemporaries, was the stately language of the time, polished, stylish,… — Robert Burchfield
The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs of the people of the hemisphere despite… — Nelson Rockefeller
I was a very religious child - I went to synagogue at least once, sometimes twice, a day. And I remember my religiousness as good… — Yehuda Amichai
There are always practical decisions to be made about any character you're playing. — Daniel Day-Lewis
In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you're also going to have people come who can do things… — John Sayles
Civics is not only how to run the country before it's your turn to run the country; it is, in fact, the study of power,… — Richard Dreyfuss
Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests. — P T Barnum
Not many appreciate the ultimate power and potential usefulness of basic knowledge accumulated by obscure, unseen investigators who, in a lifetime of intensive study, may… — Eugenie Clark
Yeah, Kubrick's a big influence. In something like 'A Clockwork Orange,' he is trying to use the practical light - I mean, at least he… — Gus Van Sant
Even though I'm a hype man myself, I like the practicality of it all. People who understand how to turn a profit. At the end… — Gary Vaynerchuk
As an instrument for practical action, law is responsive to the wisdom of its time, which may be wrong, but it carries forward, sometimes in… — Edward H. Levi
In Socrates' thought the two marks of individual self-consciousness appear; it is practical and it is social. — James Mark Baldwin
I am practical by nature, and I'd heard that being a writer or an artist is a good way to starve! So I was an… — Ally Carter
I'm just not the outgoing bubble of energy. But if I know you, it's different. Practical jokes. Have fun. I'm not looking for any new… — Eric Dickerson
I was in California the first time I heard Michael Jackson wanted to record with me. I was, like, 'Nah, no way, he's too big,… — Heavy D
Practical storage pieces are great if you have a basement or a garage. But when you actually live with them day in and day out,… — Thom Filicia
My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was… — Kevin J. Anderson
Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends in practice. — Samuel Alexander
When we come to images or memories or thoughts, speculation, while always closely related to practice, is more explicit, and it is in fact not… — Samuel Alexander
Individual curiosity, often working without practical ends in mind, has always been a driving force for innovation. — Frederick Seitz

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