Practicals Quotes - Page 15

• The practical joke is the psychiatry of baseball.

  Ron Luciano

  Baseball, Psychiatry, Jokes

  Ron Luciano, David Fisher (1984). “Strike Two”, G K Hall & Company

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• What possibilities exist here? What is presenting itself to me IN THIS MOMENT that I can use? In a very real sense, it's meditation in motion, the practical application of an esoteric practice. And it relies on the acceptance of serendipity. Serendipity, the effect of accidentally discovering something fortunate

  Tom Bergeron

  Real, Acceptance, Practice

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• Lying contains the same hostile elements as a practical joke in that the 'victim' ends up looking foolish in his own eyes and laughable in everyone else's.

  Sue Grafton

  Lying, Eye, Elements

  Sue Grafton (2010). “"O" is for Outlaw”, p.76, Macmillan

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• A devotional book, which takes a Scripture text, and so opens it for us in the morning - that all day long it helps us to live, becoming a true lamp to our feet, and a staff to lean upon when the way is rough - is the very best devotional help we can possibly have. What we need in a devotional book which will bless our lives - is the application of the great teachings of Scripture - to common, daily, practical life.

  J.R. Miller

  Morning, Book, Teaching

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• As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.

  Pericles

  Real, Needs, Poverty

  "History of the Peloponnesian War (Book 2)". Book by Thucydides, 431 BC.

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• It is possible to indulge too great contempt for mere success, which is frequently attended with all the practical advantages of merit itself, and with several advantages that merit alone can never command.

  William Benton Clulow

  Success, Merit, Advantage

  William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.154

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• The 'Little' or 'Barebones' Parliament, summoned by Oliver Cromwell to meet at Westminster on 4th July, 1653, after the dissolution of the remains of the Long Parliament, may have been an unpractical body, so far as the task of administration in troublous times was concerned. But it seems quite possible that the wealth of contumely and scorn which has been poured upon it was, originally, due quite as much to the fierce anger of vested interests against outspoken criticism, as to any real vagueness or want of practical wisdom in the plans of the House itself.

  Edward Jenks

  Real, 4th Of July, Long

  "A Short History Of The English Law" by Edward Jenks.Fiirst edition, ch. XII, Civil Procedure In The Middle Ages, p. 178, 1912.

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• It may be that the requirement of a preliminary approval by the Grand Jury, of all accusations of a serious nature, justified the boast that a man was presumed to be innocent until he was 'found' guilty; but that presumption certainly ceased to have practical application, so soon as the Grand Jury had returned a 'true bill'.

  Edward Jenks

  Men, May, Bills

  Edward Jenks (1922). “A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919”

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• Second, I use inference from technical studies and theories in order to provide practical information for therapists. Those thoughts are several steps removed from scientific validity.

  Virgil Miller Newton

  Order, Use, Information

  "Adolescence: Guiding Youth Through the Perilous Ordeal". Book by Miller Newton, 1995.

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• Religion is not a method, it is a life, a higher and supernatural life, mystical in its root and practical in its fruits; a communion with God, a calm and deep enthusiasm, a love which radiates, a force which acts, a happiness which overflows.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Roots, Religion, Enthusiasm

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• Faith is a practical attitude of the will.

  John Macmurray

  Attitude

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• Any truth, no matter how valid, if emphasized to the exclusion of other truths of equal importance, is practical error.

  Kathryn Kuhlman

  Errors, Matter, Exclusion

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• Truth is the root, but human sympathy is the flower of practical life.

  Edwin Hubbel Chapin

  Sympathy, Flower, Roots

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• It is because we underrate thought, because we do not see what a great element it is in religious life, that there is so little of practical and consistent religion among us.

  Edwin Hubbel Chapin

  Religious, Elements, Littles

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• Steve McClellan has drawn on an insider's lifetime view of how Wall Street really works to produce a practical and entertaining book of advice for investors. Whether you are a new or experienced investor you'll get something valuable out of it, including more than a few chuckles.

  Charles O. Rossotti

  Wall, Book, Views

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• I have said this on many a previous occasion: that had the mix in Singapore been different, had it been 75% Indians, 15% Malays and the rest Chinese, it would not have worked. Because they believe in the politics of contention, of opposition. But because the culture was such that the populace sought a practical way out of their difficulties, therefore it has worked.

  Lee Kuan Yew

  Believe, Chinese, Different

  Debate on President's Address, Parliament of Singapore, March 01, 1985.

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• From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions - fear, desire, anger - serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless, futile thing because it is a longing for something that is permanently lost . . . .

  David Nicholls

  Views, Desire, Useless

  David Nicholls (2014). “Us”, p.336, Hachette UK

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• Can't decide which life or career path is right for you? Maybe you don't have to! In The Renaissance Soul, Margaret Lobenstine offers inspiration, advice, and practical tips for people with more than one burning passion.

  Laurence Boldt

  Inspiration, Passion, Careers

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• Engineering is the application of scientific principles toward practical ends. If the engineering isn't practical, it's bad engineering.

  Steve McConnell

  Engineering, Principles, Ends

  Steve McConnell (1999). “After the Gold Rush: Creating a True Profession of Software Engineering”

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• Beautiful Lies is a book every woman should read. Jennifer Strickland weaves the powerful story of her life throughout each chapter while emphasizing transformational truths from God's Word. Her vulnerability, exquisite writing style, and practical take-home applications make this book the ideal choice for personal or for small group use.

  Carol Kent

  Beautiful, Powerful, Lying

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• At a moment when distortions of Islam are what feed most Americans, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has done something both practical and inspiring. He persuades us that the imperiled environment is both common struggle and common ground for people who share, it turns out, more than simply God.

  John Hockenberry

  Struggle, People, Islam

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• No more soul-destroying doctrine could well be devised than the doctrine that sinners can regenerate themselves, and repent and believe just when they please...As it is a truth both of Scripture and of experience that the unrenewed man can do nothing of himself to secure his salvation, it is essential that he should be brought to practical conviction of that truth. When thus convinced, and not before, he seeks help from the only source whence it can be obtained.

  Charles Hodge

  Believe, Men, Soul

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• The people has no definite disbelief in the temples of theology. The people has a very fiery and practical disbelief in the temples of physical science.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  People, Temples, Theology

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• In youth it is the outward aspect of things that most engages us; while in age, thought or reflection is the predominating qualityof the mind. Hence, youth is the time for poetry, and age is more inclined to philosophy. In practical affairs it is the same: a man shapes his resolutions in youth more by the impression that the outward world makes upon him; whereas, when he is old, it is thought that determines his actions.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Philosophy, Men, Reflection

  Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). “Counsels and Maxims: Top of Schopenhauer”, p.93, 谷月社

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• Ferris: Are you going to be as impractical as that? Rearden: The evaluation of an action as practical, Dr. Ferris, depends on what it is that one wishes to practice. Ferris: Haven't you always placed your self-interest above all else? Rearden: That is what I am doing right now.

  Ayn Rand

  Self, Practice, Wish

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