Practice Quotes

4199 Practice quotes by 2432 unique authors

Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government. — Confucius
Despotism has so often been established in the name of liberty that experience should warn us to judge parties by their practices rather than their… — Raymond Aron
I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life, and… — Benjamin Franklin
We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of… — Chogyam Trungpa
All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and an appeal from… — Samuel Johnson
It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. — Muso Soseki
Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast. — Emil Zatopek
But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with a small fortune and reputation,… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible.... The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy and revives the… — Mikhail Gorbachev
[God in the Law given to Moses] having forbidden all unlawful marriage, and all unseemly practice, and the union of women with women and men… — Eusebius
[It is] a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of juries. — Thurgood Marshall
I had to learn that slower is faster If you practice every day with patience and correctness, you will get there. It's like preparing for… — Edward Villella
Getting a chance to practice six months against my own teammates, who I consider the best soccer players in the world, there's no way I… — Lorrie Fair
One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take outfield practice. Another… — Al Kaline
I went to public school my whole life, graduated high school with my class. Growing up, I'd go to an audition, my friends would go… — Shailene Woodley
Banks and other providers of credit to households have been competing vigorously to expand or protect their market share. In the process, lending standards have… — Ian Macfarlane
One can get a proper insight into the practice of flying only by actual flying experiments. . . . The manner in which we have… — Otto Lilienthal
Cloud-flying requires practice, even if you have every modern instrument, and unless you keep calm and collected you will get into trouble after you have… — Charles Rumney Samson
Great pilots are made not born. . . . A man may possess good eyesight, sensitive hands, and perfect coordination, but the end result is… — Unknown Author
One already feels like an anachronism, writing novels in the age of what-ever-this-is-the-age-of, but touring to promote them feels doubly anachronistic. The marketplace is showing… — Lev Grossman
Individuals who break through by inventing a new paradigm are almost always either very young men or very new to the field whose paradigm they… — Thomas Kuhn
But it seems that the judging maybe they shouldn't at least see the practices all week long. That can taint the way they go into… — Nancy Kerrigan
When it becomes a part of every man's thinking that a single thought can change the polarity of our entire body toward either life or… — Walter Russell
Talking is something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice. — Dashiell Hammett
There is a word, in a verb, something sacred which forbids us from using it recklessly. To handle a language cunningly is to practice a kind… — Charles Baudelaire

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