Practice Quotes

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!

Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existence.

Whatever books you may read, you cannot realize the Divine merely by intellectual effort. Oneness can only be promoted by the practice of love.

The practice of gratitude is incompatible with negative emotions and may actually diminish or deter such feelings as anger, bitterness, and greed.

It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.

We're constantly changing and any practice meant to serve our authenticity should reflect our fluid nature.

It usually takes me two to three days to practice and videotape a new piece but sometimes up to a week for more difficult ones.

I asked, "What are words?" The tenzo said, "One, two, three, four, five." I asked again, "What is practice?" "Nothing in the entire universe is hidden."

Satori has no beginning; practice has not end!

Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold

Obviously the holy practice (of polygamy) will commence again after the Second Coming of the Son of Man and the ushering in of the millennium.

Feminism is a theory, lesbianism is a practice.

Before we can talk about a championship, we have to practice like a championship team.

Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others

We stop the one who can't cease from seeking things outside, and practice with our bodies with a posture that seeks absolutely nothing. This is zazen.

Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration.

Practice makes perfect.

... in practice the standard for what constitutes rape is set not at the level of women's experience of violation but just above the level of coercion acceptable to men.

Practice in tranquility.

Philosophy as practice does not mean its restriction to utility or applicability, that is, to what serves morality or produces serenity of soul.

If knowing the truth is sufficient for you, then practice the art of philosophy. If only living the truth will suffice, then practice the art of love through your mind, your emotions, and your body.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.

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.

The more you practice, the better. But in any case, practice more than you play.

Going for refuge to Buddha,Dharma, and Sangha means that we apply effort to receiving Buddha's blessings, to putting Dharma into practice, and to receiving help from Sangha.

Building a practice of gratitude is the best way I know to create an optimistic approach to life. Start each day by lying in bed for five minutes and mentally acknowledging what you are grateful for.

Whenever we attain a higher vision, the lower vision disappears of itself.

Receiving, reading, researching, remembering, and reflecting on the Word of God are all useless if we fail to put what we learn into practice.

If you cheat yourself in practice, you'll cheat yourself in a game; and if you cheat in a game, you'll cheat yourself for the rest of your life.

Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.

As federal lawmakers, we have a responsibility to set a precedent for energy efficient practices.

Lads, you're not to miss practice unless your parents died or you died.

I have been practising since I was 4 or 5 years old, but that wasn't really practice. I was just having fun.... I just loved to play hockey.

I get paid to practice. I play the game for free.

The way most doctors practice medicine right now isn't working.

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.

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.

Everyone has the right to practice their religion, to worship as they choose. My war is against Islamic fundamentalism.

We cannot choose freedom established on a hierarchy of degrees of freedom, on a caste system of equality like military rank. We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

Magic is the practice of causing change through the use of powers as yet not defined or accepted by science.

Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play!

No one has as much luck around the greens as one who practices a lot.

Everyday brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.

Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility.

The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing.

The true practice to meditation is to sit as if you where drinking water when you are thirsty.

I couldn't wait to get on the ice. I couldn't wait to get to practice. As a kid I couldn't wait to shoot pucks or play in parking lots, or play on the river or play on the bay.

You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.