Quotes of: Practice-makes Keyword

If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail.

Henry A. Wallace

We had to do a lot of rehearsals to get it so that it was playable. What it did was make you practice. That's good for any musician to have that kind of pressure. It brings things out of you that might not come out if you don't have to reach for some...

Ray Brown

If you look at the practice of 'crisis management,' and maybe squint at it a little, you can make out in the corners of your vision the ghosts or the vestiges of a much older, but still thoroughly American, form of public life, one centered not on pu...

Jonathan Dee

I think it matters almost infinitely that we practice one of the authentic religions. But if you mean does it make any difference which. The answer is no, as long as each is followed with equal intensity, sincerity, dedication.

Huston Smith

I like the feeling of not knowing where to look when you are only performing for one person or watching someone practice. It creates this kind of a strange in-between, which can be mirrored in the feeling of making a painting.

Dana Schutz

Congress has a legitimate interest in making sure that a practice that appears to reduce disease and healthcare costs remains available to parents. And, nothing in my bill prohibits statewide law ensuring that male circumcision occurs in a hygienic m...

Brad Sherman

I spent a lot of time on farms when I was growing up, and I've been obsessed with the practical logic of farmyards - the turning radius of tractors, where the chickens and ducks might go. It's not a place where stand-alone aesthetic decisions make a ...

Jaquelin T. Robertson

I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that.

Bear Bryant

Hip-hop has survived as a sonic practice more than anything else. It's an approach to music-making based in sampling and rhyming over beats, that's proven far more versatile than its detractors thought it would.

Ann Powers

I think, as I've gotten older, I've been able to be more reckless with my choices, because practically speaking, you get less careful. Your choices become more instinctive, and you feel like if you make a mistake, it won't destroy you.

Willem Dafoe

How do you write? You write, man, you write, that’s how…If you practice an art faithfully it will make you wise, and most writers can use a little wising up.

William Saroyan

Meditation is a way to be narcissistic without hurting anyone

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

If you want to annoy a poet, explain his poetry.

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

For me, spiritual practice is a lot closer to art than science.

Liz Williams

For he will do As he do do And there's no doing anything about it!

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

In Western Civilization, our elders are books.

The Practice of the Wild: Essays

Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.

Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

Blaming others doesn't certify your goodness.

Your Life A Practical Guide to Happiness Peace and Fulfilment

Waves are the practice of the water.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

...the one aim of those who practice philosophy in the proper manner is to practice for dying and death.

Socrates trans. G.M.A. Grube

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Bruce Lee