Practical Quotes

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Our age is before all things a practical one. It demands of us all clear and tangible results of our work. — Theodor Svedberg
Darwin investigated the numerous facts obtained by naturalists in living nature and analysed them through the prism of practical experience. — Trofim Lysenko
Not only has this subject been long associated with the ideas of thinking men over the ages but its practical importance is attested to by… — Robert Hofstadter
But there were highs as well as lows, it was as though they said everybody was picking on the man who had more practical real… — James Stockdale
Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy… — Edward Carpenter
For all practical purposes I left home when I was 7. — Jean Stafford
I was much involved in the development of the spark chamber as a practical research tool. — James Cronin
A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in some… — Arthur Capper
We must also win really sufficient and, above all, practical, guarantees for the freedom of the seas and for the further fulfilment of our economic… — Bernhard von Bulow
My decision to look seriously at elected office is grounded in a deep commitment to public service and my experience - both my own and… — Joseph P. Kennedy III
I find when you talk with the Chinese on most subjects, they are very practical. — Dennis C. Blair
No intelligent government can continue to ignore the urgent priority of giving support and practical encouragement to marriage and family stability as the first response… — Vincent Nichols
Music pulled me like a gravitational force. I entered college as a physics major but left as a Bachelor of Music, a degree with the… — Marshall Brickman
All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true success is to express yourself completely in service to society.… — Aristotle
There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics - none in which there is more need of good pilots and of… — Thomas Henry Huxley
If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so. — Edmund Burke
True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure of us of our material life, our values make… — Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. . . It is the man who carefully… — Alexander Graham Bell
MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking. One… — Ambrose Bierce
But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, the time ain't long. That… — Langston Hughes

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