Practical Quotes

1222 quotes by 939 authors

I think Maje typifies that French vibe where it's simple items that are very practical, very wearable but also, like, incredibly chic and expensive-looking. — Alexa Chung
Social networking technology didn't really exist until 2004-2005. I had the idea to use this technology to bridge this gap between a general interest in… — Ben Rattray
I don't have an office. I sit in a cubicle with everybody else. That's partly so no one can ask for an office, which in… — Kevin P. Ryan
When I think of my best days as husband, I find I was doing what Regi said in this book. What Radical Husbands Do is… — Joel Manby
When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That's what attracted me to Buddhism. — Joan Halifax
In view of the immense power of natural weather and climate fluctuations and the great buffering capacity of the Earth, especially the ocean, it is… — James Hansen
Understanding is a lot like sex; itâ€™s got a practical purpose, but thatâ€™s not why people do it normally. — Frank Oppenheimer
Worried thought prevents practical thought which could prevent worried thought. — Vernon Howard
Science is practical philosophy. — Rene Descartes
Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical ground… — Donna Farhi
For even the best of peace training is more theoretical than practical experience ... indirect practical experience may be the more valuable because infinitely wider. — B. H. Liddell Hart
In any problem where an opposing force exists and cannot be regulated, one must foresee and provide for alternative courses. Adaptability is the law which… — B. H. Liddell Hart
Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people. — Y. C. James Yen
Heaven is a pretty practical, common sense, down-to-earth place! — David Berg
Our whole practical government is grounded in mob psychology and the Boobus Americanus will follow any command that promises to make him safer. — H. L. Mencken
Intelligence is important in psychology for two reasons. First, it is one of the most scientifically developed corners of the subject, giving the student as… — Raymond Cattell
While the dogmatist is harmful, the sceptic is useless ...; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is… — Bertrand Russell
It's all Ati. Now, let's be practical. — Chogyam Trungpa
I want to try to come away from that one directional, clear rectangular form. It's not used because it's the most beautiful form; it's just… — Pipilotti Rist
One of the biggest changes for me on a practical level of shooting the film was having a second unit. — Duncan Jones

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