Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Bryson

At a conference of sociologists in America in 1977, love was defined as "the cognitive-affective state characterized by intrusive and obsessive fantasizing concerning reciprocity of amorant feelings by the object of the amorance." That is jargon - the practice of never calling a spade a spade when you might instead call it a manual earth-restructuring implement - and it is one of the great curses of modern English.

Bernard Arnault

When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice.

Antoine Rivarol

Axioms are delightful in theory, but impossible in practice.

Bill Bruford

The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.

We need to have some time to get some practice in now. We need to get a little rest and work on our timing.

We wanted to have a place where our practices were together.

Dan Miller

We have a lot of cheerleaders who come because they can better their routines with the practice they get here with the classes.

merchandising practices at the wholesale and retail levels.

It didn't surprise me to be honest. I've seen him shoot that same shot in practice.

It hasn't sunk in yet. It will when I don't have to go to practice.

Andrew Brown

I thought it would be a lot tougher. Once they showed us the right way to do it, it wasn't too hard. I still need some practice though.

B. F. Skinner

Overcrowding can be corrected only by inducing people not to crowd, and the environment will continue to deteriorate until polluting practices are abandoned.

B. F. Skinner

Many social practices essential to the welfare of the species involve the control of one person by another, and no one can suppress them who has any concern for human achievements

The practice of physic is jostled by quacks on the one side, and by science on the other.

I think she's going to practice. I think we're going to try and see what happens.

It doesn't feel like 5-11. Every day in practice we're still coaching, and they're still learning. Sometimes you don't have that with a 5-11 record.

It don't get no better than that, ... We practice that - we have takeaway drills in practice, and that's the same the drill, 'scoop-and-score.'

We'll go through the same practice we went through today without the contact.

We'll get him (Henderson) for that at practice, ... He'll pay.

E. F. Schumacher

An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.

Dogen

You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.

Dogen

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

Dogen

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

Dogen

The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.

Dogen

Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.

Steve Alford

You have notebooks, so every day he's going to say things you need to write down and study and learn. The practice sessions are a little different 'cause these are walk-ons trying out.

I wish I could say it was practice and coaching.

LaMarcus Aldridge

I work on that in practice all the time. But I usually don't have to use it much.

I have never done that in 27 years of practice with any patient.

Ken Whisenhunt

From what I've talked with him when we've been on the practice field, yes. He's seen some things. He's talked about some things. From that standpoint, he's been good.

Kim Clijsters

I don't think I've even practiced in these conditions. It was so tough out there today.

He's been telling me to make sure that if you practice at 11 o'clock and (Karl) wants you to be there at 10, you show up at 8:45,

I think in principle it can be built. In practice maybe.