Practicing Quotes

455 quotes by 383 authors

I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no. — Natasha Leggero
If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into… — Kurt Vonnegut
Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?" "Yes," said Harry stiffly. "Yes, sir." "There's no need to call me "sir"… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living,… — Martha Graham
Often we ask ourselves to make absolute sense out of what just happens, and in this way, what we are practicing is suffering, which everybody… — Tony Hoagland
Like most modern people, I don't believe in prophecy or magic and then spend half my time practicing it. — John Steinbeck
My fingers,' said Elizabeth, 'do not move over this instrument in the masterly manner which I see so many woman's do. They have not the… — Jane Austen
When I was in school the teachers told me practice makes perfect; then they told me nobodyâ€™s perfect so I stopped practicing. — Steven Wright
The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both. — Susan Sontag
One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls. — Jack Kerouac
When God made man she was practicing. — Rita Mae Brown
If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, 'Aarggh! Screwed… — Dan Millman
THE DEATH OF LEOPOLD GURSKY Leopold Gursky started dying on August 18, 1920. He died learning to walk. He died standing at the blackboard. And… — Nicole Krauss
The enemy is the necessary condition for practicing patience. — Dalai Lama
We are accustomed to repeating the clichÃ©, and to believing, that 'our most precious resource is our children.' But we have plenty of children to… — Michael Chabon
The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them… — Miyamoto Musashi
Christmas, as a practicing Catholic child, was seen as a reward for lots and lots and lots of church. — Jenny Colgan
Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity. — Debbie Macomber
You have to learn how to help a wounded child while still practicing mindful breathing. You should not allow yourself to get lost in action.… — Nhat Hanh
Mr. Watras asked me whether I was practicing, and I told him I was practicing my tissue basketball skills. — Jordan Sonnenblick

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