Practical Purpose Quotes
14 quotes by 10 authors
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If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder:…
— Sun Tzu
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I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.
— Brendan Fraser
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It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization.
— M. L. Stedman
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If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so,and that they,…
— Edmund Burke
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Understanding is a lot like sex; it’s got a practical purpose, but that’s not why people do it normally.
— Frank Oppenheimer
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A mockingbird... was heard to blend the songs of 32 different kinds of birds into a 10 minute performance, a virtuoso display that served no…
— Tom Robbins
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Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it without any practical purpose whatsoever in view.
— Max Planck
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Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side. You must not do, you must…
— C.S. Lewis
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No matter how clear things might become in the forest of story, there was never a clear-cut solution, as there was in math. The role…
— Haruki Murakami
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A fine memoir is to a fine novel as a well-wrought blanket is to a fancifully embroidered patchwork quilt. The memoir, a logical creation, dissects…
— Julia Glass
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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
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I keep a low profile, so I really don't know. I suppose if it has a practical purpose toward being allowed to work on projects…
— Brendan Fraser
Who Wrote These Practical Purpose Quotes
10 authors contributed a total of 14 Practical Purpose Quotes as follows: