Quotes about practice
practice soul fool
[If] you don't have any soul and you don't have any talent, jazz is what you should do. ... any fool can do it; all you gotta do is practice. Stewart Copeland
practice absence theory
Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God. Peter Kreeft
practice feelings good-intentions
If we rely on anything else besides faith to maintain the practice of the presence of God, we will certainly fail, whether this is our feelings, or experiences, or sincerity, or good intentions, or reasonings, or plans. The reason these things will fail while faith will not fail is that all these things depend on us, while faith depends on God. It is a gift of God.
practice goal celebration
The celebration... you cannot practice it or anything. It's a moment when the excitement of your goal make you react to the moment. Peter Bondra
practice agitation facts
Patience takes courage. It is not an ideal state of calm. In fact, when we practice patience we will see our agitation far more clearly. Pema Chodron
practice negativity aversion
To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.
practice burden
We practice to liberate ourselves from a burden
practice down-and helping
Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.
practice life-is do-it-yourself
Life is a do-it-yourself kit, so do it yourself. Work. Practice. Phyllis Diller
practice ideas dangerous
It is a very dangerous thing to have an idea that you will not practice. Phyllis Bottome
practice justice acting
Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything. Pythagoras
practice training acting
To step into acting was not that difficult a transition to make. What was difficult was the work and the practice that went into becoming good at it, because I hadn't had any training. Queen Latifah
practice skills excellence
Excellence" is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act "rightly" because we are "excellent", in fact we achieve "excellence" by acting "rightly". Plato
practice people reason
People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice. Ted Williams
practice long african-american
Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer. I'm a writer who's been strongly influenced by European precedents. I'm a writer who feels very close to literary practice in India - which I go to quite often - and to writers over there. Teju Cole
practice choices accepted
Activities that seem to represent choices are often inert reproductions of accepted practice. Shoshana Zuboff
practice ideas want
If you want to study Zen, you should forget all your previous ideas and just practice zazen and see what kind of experience you have in your practice. That is naturalness. Shunryu Suzuki
practice able accepting
The more you practice zazen, the more you will be able to accept something as your own, whatever it is.
practice giving mind
In your big mind, everything has the same value...In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Here there is Buddhahood
practice two secret
The secret of Soto Zen is just two words: not always so.... In Japanese, it's two words, three words in English. That is the secret of our practice.
practice expression way
Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there is no other way of life than this way of life.
practice everyday one-thing
Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen.
practice ideas way
Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea.
practice ideas effort
We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future. We have to make our effort in this moment. This is the most important thing for our practice.
practice mind purpose
The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes. Zen practice is to open up our small mind.
practice people mind
People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit in the cross- legged position, or to attain enlightenment. It is difficult because it is hard to keep our mind pure and our practice pure in its fundamental sense.
practice healthy special
Eating a healthy diet is not just about eating a few special foods. There's a bigger picture. You need to practice moderation, eat a variety of foods, and get enough physical activity. Suzanne Farrell
practice vision seeing
Seeing is a gift that comes with practice. Stephanie Mills
practice spirituality dramatic
My spirituality is parochial, terrestrial. I do qualify as a W.I.T.C.H. , but my irrecular practice and impromptu rituals don't aim at producing any dramatic results except, perhaps, in me.
practice people good-man
The best of lessons, for a good many people, would be to listen at a keyhole. It is a pity for such that the practice is dishonorable. Sophie Swetchine
practice punishment violence
I've never laid a cane on the back of a lord before, but if you force me to I shall speedily become used to the practice. Stanley Kubrick
practice use tactics
It is true, we should not be discussing in a wide spread way the exact tactics that we're going to use because that allows terrorist to know to practice how to evade us. Marco Rubio
practice people design
Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself. Marcus Aurelius