Practical Quotes

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I was too practical to major in theater. Acting - what was I going to do with acting? There was no future in it. — Laurie Metcalf
Maths should be more practical and more conceptual, but less mechanical. — Conrad Wolfram
As a science fiction fan, I had always assumed that when computers supplemented our intelligence, it would be because we outsourced some of our memory… — Gary Wolf
Where older religions promised heaven, the church of yoga promises quicker, more practical, earthly gratification, in the form of better heart rates and well-toned arms. — Hanna Rosin
A blog is neither a diary nor a journal. Many people think of blogging in relation to those two things, confessional or practical. It is… — Lemn Sissay
My parents are wonderful, practical, sensible people, and the expectation was that I would study something academic. — Gemma Chan
My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person. — Ursula Burns
There are a lot of different ways of building a prosperous society, and some of them use much less energy than others. And it is… — Alex Steffen
My perfect bag would be practical but also have the stylish element to it; it would be bold and colourful. I would actually be able… — Erin O'Connor
Marriage Asian-style is practical, contractual and, to the western mind, deeply unromantic. — Jemima Khan
If loneliness is part of our essence, that is, our essential nature, that is only because of the way, in practical terms, we actually exist;… — Brendan Myers
With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal. — Henry Rollins
The way I was brought up, there was a little bit of prodding to do something more practical, and I wasted a lot of time… — James Mercer
My parents are a wonderful mixture of bohemian eccentric, but also incredibly practical and not airy-fairy. — Sophie Kennedy Clark
Music, even with these dial-up connections you have to the Internet, is very practical to download. — Bill Gates
Throughout history, people have studied pure science from a desire to understand the universe rather than practical applications for commercial gain. But their discoveries later… — Stephen Hawking
It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than they… — Orson F. Whitney
We regard wealth as something to be properly used, rather than as something to boast about. As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to… — Pericles
Farmers were always generalists. They had to know science and commerce and all sorts of practical things. — Rush D. Holt, Jr.
The practical core of democracy, defined functionally, is the peaceful exchange of power between different groups of powerful political players arranged in parties. — Noah Feldman

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