Practically Quotes

554 quotes by 480 authors

The great advantage of the sort of education I had was precisely that it made practically no mark upon those subjected to it. — Malcolm Muggeridge
We ought never to be afraid to repeat an ancient truth, when we feel that we can make it more striking by a neater turn,… — Luc de Clapiers
The difference between being an elder statesman And posing successfully as an elder statesman Is practically negligible. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
There is practically no sense that is not violated every time we return from the country or the sea to Paris or London or New… — Evelyn Waugh
If one's object is ascetic, it is far better to stay in London or Paris or New York; there is practically no extreme of heat… — Evelyn Waugh
I never even realized I was Jewish until I was practically grown up. Or rather, I used to feel that everybody in the world was… — Joseph Heller
The general public knows practically nothing about the prison and appears to be little concerned about how it is managed and how prisoners are treated. — Eugene V. Debs
The visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable. — Dorothea Lange
Whether we regard the Women's Liberation movement as a serious threat, a passing convulsion, or a fashionable idiocy, it is a movement that mounts an… — Arianna Huffington
Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to press… — Gunnar Myrdal
A foreign swear-word is practically inoffensive except to the person who has learnt it early in life and knows its social limits. — Paul Theroux
Writing ... is practically the only activity a person can do that is not competitive. — Paul Theroux
When you are a great scholar of stupidity, logics and marketing, you can do practically everthing, from business to trading, from spiritual research to artistic… — William C. Brown
A kid now can practically record a song or edit a short film on his way to school. I think that will produce, perhaps, more… — Michael Pitt
The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured… — Michel Patini
So many people aren't ready for Hollywood - professionally or practically. — John Ratzenberger
You won't see me writing about particle physics, or even planetary geology, or chemistry. I practically failed chemistry, and if I had to write a… — Mary Roach
In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners. — Pete Rozelle
My parents traveled a lot, so my grandparents practically raised me. My grandmother and I really bonded in the kitchen. She's this amazing southern cook,… — Hillary Scott
During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it… — Laini Taylor

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