Practice Quotes
4199 quotes by 2521 authors
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Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.
— Confucius
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The past is an illusion. You must learn to live in the present and accept yourself for what you are now. What you lack in…
— Bruce Lee
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With practice and focus, you can extend yourself far more than you ever believed possible.
— Edmund Hillary
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Some persons are so inclined to mortify themselves that at every opportunity they have, they do so. What a beautiful practice this is, and how…
— Alphonsus Rodriguez
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How can you practice dancing in an airplane? There's a law against it.
— George Murphy
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I have been 'diving within' through the Transcendental Meditation technique for over 30 years. It has changed my life, my world. I am not alone.…
— David Lynch
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If you approach a difficult problem without struggle, your ego will at first try to take charge from years of habit. Do the minimum and…
— Deepak Chopra
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Whether your purpose for writing is artistic expression, communication with friends and family, the healing of the inner life, or achieving public recognition for your…
— Pat Schneider
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To maintain their power, dominant groups create and maintain a popular system of 'commonsense' ideas that support their right to rule. In the United States,…
— Patricia Hill Collins
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I never stay away from workouts. I work hard. I've tried to take care of my body. I'll never look back and say that I…
— Carl Yastrzemski
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The practice of love is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination.
— Bell Hooks
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Everybody wants a happy life and a peaceful mind, but we have to produce peace of mind through our own practice.
— Dalai Lama
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The heart of most spiritual practices is simply this: Remember who you are. Remember what you love. Remember what is sacred. Remember what is true.…
— Wayne Muller
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To the extent that our experience of suffering reminds us of what everyone else also endures, it serves as a powerful inspiration to practice compassion…
— Dalai Lama
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I have no objection to anyone's sex life as long as they don't practice it in the street and frighten the horses.
— Oscar Wilde
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To develop patience, you need someone who willfully hurts you. Such people give us real opportunities to practice tolerance. They test our inner strength in…
— Dalai Lama
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The gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to change. “Repent†is its most frequent message, and repenting means giving up all of our practices-perso nal,…
— Dallin H. Oaks
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All musicians practice ear training constantly, whether or not they are cognizant of it. If, when listening to a piece of music, a musician is…
— Steve Vai
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True Love comes into being when you practice the highest possible love in the lowest possible place. There you deal with impossible people and try…
— Sun Myung Moon
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There are secrets to our world that only practice can reveal, and no opinion or analysis will ever capture in full.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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