Quotes of: Practical Keyword

With Cats, some say, one rule is true: Don’t speak till you are spoken to. Myself, I do not hold with that — I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity. I bow, and taking off my hat, Ad-dress him in this...

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste — He's sure to have h...

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Certain American uses of deconstruction, Derrida has observed, work to ensure ‘an institutional closure’ which serves the dominant political and economic interests of American society. Derrida is clearly out to do more than develop new techniques...

Literary Theory: An Introduction

I became aware that there was no barrier between what was inside and what was outside. My body was illuminated by a bright light. I heard with my eyes and saw with my ears. I used my nose as mouth and my mouth as nose. I experienced the world with th...

Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living

The attitude of uncompromising heroism is attractive, and appeals especially to the dramatic instinct. But the purpose of the serious revolutionary is not personal heroism, nor martyrdom, but the creation of a happier world. Those who have the happin...

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism

The difficulties of life do not have to be unbearable. It is the way we look at them - through faith or unbelief - that makes them seem so. We must be convinced that our Father is full of love for us and that He only permits trials to come our way fo...

The Practice of the Presence of God

The long poem of walking manipulates spatial organizations, no matter how panoptic they may be: it is neither foreign to them (it can take place only within them) nor in conformity with them (it does not receive its identity from them). It creates sh...

The Practice of Everyday Life

The very principle of democracy is founded on the possibility of making alternative choices. There is no longer a need for democracy, since ideology made the idea that "there is no alternative" acceptable. Adherence to a meta-social principle of supe...

Samir Amin

Ursula: Yes, hurry home, princess. We wouldn't want to miss old Daddy's celebration, now, would we? Huh! Celebration indeed. [chuckles sarcastically] Ursula: Bah! In my day, we had fantastical feasts when I lived in the palace. And now, look at me - ...

The Little Mermaid

If there is a credo in practical medicine, it is that the important thing is to be sensible.

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

The practice of perfect virtue does not require teaching, but instructs others.

Concerning Virgins

Actually, watching television and surfing the Internet are really excellent practice for being dead.

Damned

With the breakdown of money economy the practice of international barter is becoming prevalent.

The Economic Consequences of the Peace

Because even at the age of fifteen, I used to go see all the Broadway shows and feel that they were sentimental, that they were pandering to the audience and trying to manipulate the audience. I had no use for practically any of the shows that were h...

Richard Foreman

Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.

Ludwig van Beethoven

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you It may break your heart, but it will fill your heart before it breaks it; it will make you a person in your own right.

Maxwell Anderson

When you build a product, you make a lot of assumptions about the state of the art of technology, the best business practices, and potential customer usage/behavior.

Steven Sinofsky

Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.

Arcadia

We practically always excuse things when we understand them

A Hero of Our Time

Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.

The Iron Ring

Forgiveness is a practiced and fervrent process". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]

The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries