Practical Things Quotes - Page 2

If we use our policy instruments wisely with regard to broadband, we can do some very practical things to make 'growth and jobs' a reality in the less-developed and rural regions of Europe, too.

Viviane Reding

Jobs, Reality, Europe

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The most practical thing in the world is common sense and common humanity.

Nancy Astor

Common Humanity, Common Sense, World

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What man who carries a heavenly soul in him, has not groaned to perceive, that unless he committed a sort of suicide as to the practical things of this world, he never can hope to regulate his earthly conduct by that same heavenly soul?

Herman Melville

Suicide, Men, Soul

Herman Melville (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)”, p.2511, Delphi Classics

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When I first started to take photographs in Czechoslovakia, I met this old gentleman, this old photographer, who told me a few practical things. One of the things he said was, "Josef, a photographer works on the subject, but the subject works on the photographer."

Josef Koudelka

Photography, Gentleman, Firsts

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We raised the matter of an agreement that was reached at the Growth and Development Summit, which was that we should access a certain part, 5% was mentioned, of the funds in the hands of the institutional investors, domestically, for investment in the real economy. That being an agreement of the Growth and Development Summit, we will engage South African business to see how we can make that a practical thing. So, there is a different set of engagement with local business.

Thabo Mbeki

Real, Hands, Agreement

Source: www.gov.za

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Vladimir Putin wants practical things, like the end of economic sanctions, but he also wants far greater sway in Europe and in the overall ideological trends of the world.

David Remnick

Europe, Economic Sanctions, World

Source: www.spiegel.de

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