Practical Quotes

1222 quotes by 939 authors

Unseen University was much bigger on the inside. Thousands of years as the leading establishment of practical magic in a world where dimensions were largely… — Terry Pratchett
What a silly thing love is!' said the student as he walked away. 'It is not half as useful as logic, for it does not… — Oscar Wilde
I say, I donâ€™t think the human frame is very thoughtfully constructed for this sleuthhound business. If one could go on all fours, or had… — Dorothy L. Sayers
But what was possible or practical had been replaced by a far baser impulse. Hope. — Ted Dekker
When you're young - when I was young - you want your emotions to be like the ones you read about in books. You want… — Julian Barnes
I am interested only in "nonsense"; only in that which makes no practical sense. I am interested in life only in its absurd manifestations. — Daniil Kharms
Iâ€™d been raised to be practical and keep my emotions in check, but I loved cars. That was one of the few legacies Iâ€™d picked… — Richelle Mead
Do I really smother my own joy because I believe that anger achieves more than love? That Satan's way is more powerful, more practical, more… — Ann Voskamp
She has form," he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove - "that cannot be denied to her; but has she got… — Oscar Wilde
The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was… — Terry Pratchett
Mom is a planner, an organizer. She's very strong and practical. She's the person that'll tell me if I ever start to change my personality.… — Taylor Swift
Sometimes I feel that I am destined always to be offstage whenever the main action occurs. That God has made me the victim of some… — Jonathan Coe
The more you learn, the less you fear. "Learn" not in the sense of academic study, but in the practical understanding of life. — Julian Barnes
I believe that the combination of pencil and memory creates a kind of practical magic, and magic is dangerous. — Stephen King
When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical may be madness. To surrender dreams, this may be madness… — Miguel de Cervantes
Money is to Everything as an Aeroplane is to Australia. The aeroplane isn't Australia, but it remains the only practical way we know of reaching… — Stephen Fry
Any faith that does not command the one who holds it is not a real belief; it is a pseudo belief only. And it might… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
In Ephesians 5, Paul shows us that even on earth Jesus did not use his power to oppress us but sacrificed everything to bring us… — Timothy Keller
An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about the ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or of Practical… — C.S. Lewis
Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet. — Jeannette Walls

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