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Practicality Quotes (page 40)

Life seemed to be an educator's practical joke in which you spent the first half learning and the second half learning that everything you learned in the first half was wrong. Russell Baker
In any given culture and at any given moment, there is always only one 'episteme' that defines the conditions of possibility of all knowledge, whether expressed in theory or silently invested in a practice. Michel Foucault
Jack Kerouac quote: "One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the..."
One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls. Jack Kerouac
Aldous Huxley quote: "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of..."
Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. Aldous Huxley
Nevertheless the severance is rather casual and it drops a stain on our admiration of Nora. Ibsen has put the leaving of her children on the same moral and emotional level as the leaving of her husband and we cannot, in our hearts, asssent to that. It is not only the leaving but the way the play does not have time for suffering, changes of heart. Ibsen has been too much a man in the end. He has taken the man's practice, if not his stated belief, that where self-realization is concerned... Elizabeth Hardwick
Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?"Yes," said Harry stiffly."Yes, sir."There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying. J. K. Rowling
Collectivism doesn't work because it's based on a faulty economic premise. There is no such thing as a person's fair share of wealth. The gross national product is not a pizza that must be carefully divided because if I get too many slices, you have to eat the box. The economy is expandable and, in any practical sense, limitless. P. J. O'Rourke
Sully, for shame!" Jonathan said in reproach, " and don't be foolish! What are we trying to practice everyday? If our friendship depends on things like space and time, we've destroyed our own brotherhood! But overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now. And in the middle of Here and Now, don't you think that we might see each other once or twice? Richard Bach
In your big mind, everything has the same value...In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Here there is Buddhahood Shunryu Suzuki
Tom Robbins quote: "There are no such things as synonyms!" he practically shouted...."
There are no such things as synonyms!" he practically shouted. "Deluge is not the same as flood. Tom Robbins
As he responded to the essay questions, Mitchell kept bending his answers toward their practical application. He wanted to know why he was here, and how to live. It was the perfect way to end your college career. Education had finally led Mitchell out into life. Jeffrey Eugenides
The Cosmos extends, for all practical purposes, forever. After a brief and sedentary hiatus we are resuming our ancient nomadic way of life. Our remote descendants, safely arrayed on many worlds though through the Solar System and beyond, will be unified by their common heritage, by their regard for their home planet, and by knowledge that, whatever other life may be, the only humans in all the Universe come from Earth. Carl Sagan
Dogs invite us not only to share their joy but also to live in the moment, where we are neither proceeding from nor moving toward, where the enchantment of the past and future cannot distract us, where a freedom from practical desire and a cessation of our usual ceaseless action allows us to recognize the truth of our existence, the reality of our world and purpose-if we dare. Dean Koontz
Samuel Butler quote: "It stands to reason that he who would cure a moral ailment..."
It stands to reason that he who would cure a moral ailment must be practically acquainted with it in all its bearings. Samuel Butler
Swami Vivekananda quote: "A good practice carried to an extreme and worked in accordance..."
A good practice carried to an extreme and worked in accordance with the letter of the law becomes a positive evil. Swami Vivekananda

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