Quotes about practice
practice separation theory
Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice cannot be separated, and the sciences depend upon their separation. W. H. Auden
practice play
When I make a bad play, it frustrates the heck out of me, even in practice. Tyson Chandler
practice perfect practice-makes-perfect
Perfect practice makes perfect. Twyla Tharp
practice theory-of-evolution agriculture
Agricultural practice served Darwin as the material basis for the elaboration of his theory of Evolution, which explained the natural causation of the adaptation we see in the structure of the organic world. That was a great advance in the knowledge of living nature. Trofim Lysenko
practice ideas order
A field marshal who issued orders to the armed forces but had no idea of the results they would have in practice. Wilhelm Keitel
practice birth-control moral
Whether or not birth control is eugenic, hygienic, and economic, it is the most revolutionary practice in the history of sexual morals. Walter Lippmann
practice anxiety simplicity
The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.
practice faces kind
It is the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism, but one should not suggest that the whole of British industry consists of practices of this kind. William Randolph Hearst
practice liberty theory
Gradualism in theory is perpetuity in practice. William Lloyd Garrison
practice two tasks
Has not the experience of two centuries shown that gradualism in theory is perpetuity in practice? Is there an instance, in the history of the world, where slaves have been educated for freedom by their task-masters?
practice development fields
Revolutionary practice in any field of human existence develops by itself if one comprehends the contradictions in every new process; it consists in siding with those forces which act in the direction of progressive development. Wilhelm Reich
practice falsehood
Wrong is but falsehood put in practice. Walter Savage Landor
practice discipline intuition
If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is. If you try to calm it, it only makes it worse, but over time it does calm, and when it does, there's room to hear more subtle things - that's when your intuition starts to blossom and you start to see things more clearly and be in the present more. Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment. You see so much more than you could see before. It's a discipline; you have to practice it. Walter Isaacson
practice ideas riding
I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less. William John Wills
practice theory should
In theory, practice should work like theory. In practice, it doesn't. Yogi Berra
practice would-be revolution
Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words. William S. Burroughs
practice temptation mind
Until we are renewed in the spirit of our mind and illumined in every part, our very virtues are but taught practices grafted upon a corrupt bottom William Law
practice magic young
Magic has always been of a great interest of mine. I was an amateur magician when I was young. I used to practice and read up on it a lot. I'm well-aware of the history of magic. Woody Allen
practice retiring
Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice. Will Harvey
practice democratic-ideals america
The unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at the very foundation of our democratic ideals and values. Whitney M. Young
practice giving honor
There are many who say to the Lord, "I give myself wholly to Thee, without any reserve," but there are few who embrace the practice of this abandonment, which consists in receiving with a certain indifference every sort of event, as it happens in conformity with Divine Providence, as well afflictions as consolations, contempt and reproaches as honor and glory. Saint Francis de Sales
practice two communism
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation. Will Rogers
practice challenges impermanence
Our lives are ruled by impermanence. The challenge is how to create something of enduring value within the context of our impermanent lives. Soka Gakkai Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts. William Hazlitt
practice
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
practice two littles
I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn't practice and I was faking it. Wendell Pierce
practice let-it-go matter
Any religion has to have a practice. When you let it go so far from practice that it just becomes a matter of talk something bad happens. Wendell Berry
practice ideas two
The two ideas, justice and vocation, are inseparable.... It is by way of the principle and practice of vocation that sanctity and reverence enter into the human economy. It was thus possible for traditional cultures to conceive that "to work is to pray." (pg. 258, The Idea of a Local Economy)
practice track foxes
Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection.
practice discipline perception
Lewis sought no disciples, nor does he offer a program or solution, rather his contribution is a critical discipline. Lewis is a stimulant, a mode of perception, rather than a position or practice. Wyndham Lewis
practice use available
I see my practice as picture making. Whatever is available, I use. Wolfgang Tillmans
practice-of-medicine drug disease
The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases. William Osler
practice long way
Now the way of life that I preach is a habit to be acquired gradually by long and steady repetition. It is the practice of living for the day only, and for the day's work.
practice government purpose
The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information. William O. Douglas