Practical Purpose Quotes

14 quotes by 10 authors

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
I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately. — Brendan Fraser
It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization. — M. L. Stedman
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
Understanding is a lot like sex; itâ€™s got a practical purpose, but thatâ€™s not why people do it normally. — Frank Oppenheimer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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