Quotes About Practicality

I love a Dustbuster. You go around, pick up little crumbs, and everything is nice again.

My mother always told me not to handle a buffalo by its tail, but always catch it by its horns. And I have used that lesson in everything in my life, including the Railways.

When something you use again and again is on sale, take advantage. This strategy doesn't apply to perishable items, and you don't want to buy so much more than you need just to get a deal, but if you know you're going to use a product eventually, it pays to take advantage of the cheaper price.

I don't like fantasy where a king snaps his fingers and suddenly a whole army appears and goes off to war - he's got to feed them, he's got to pay them, he's got to take care of the camp followers and the gamblers and the people who cause disorder.

Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is OK, but you must be realistic.

I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle.

Peirce shifts our attention from the origins of ideas and hypotheses to their consequences for our conduct.

First, buy things for their usefulness rather than their status.

When you are considering an apartment, a condominium, or a house, thought should be given to livability rather than how much it will impress others.

When there are two possible solutions, favor the one that is simpler and based on concrete need rather than the more intricate one that boasts of generality.

PLANS HAVE TO BE REALISTIC; DREAMS DON'T

That was smart, that was engineering: never reinvent something that you can buy down the street.

The practical reason for continuing our system is the same as the practical reason for continuing anything: It works satisfactorily.

The practical reason for continuing our system is the same as the practical reason for continuing anything: It works satisfactorily. "Nevertheless

He winced at the realization, then took a deep breath. This was no time to be self-conscious or self-critical. One had to be prctical. Very practical, very careful, very calm.

The Athenians were one of the most eminently practical people in history, and they made the most practical argument they could with the Melians: When you are weaker, there is nothing to be gained by fighting a useless fight. No one comes to help the weak—by doing so they would only put themselves in jeopardy. The weak are alone and must submit. Fighting gives you nothing to gain but martyrdom, and in the process a lot of people who do not believe in your cause will die.

What's the monetary value of human civilization? Trying to answer that question proves you are a moral and practical idiot.

What would it profit us, after all, even from a purely practical viewpoint, if we stripped life of all poetry, all dreams, all beautiful mysteries, all lies? What is truth, can you tell me that? You see, we only advanced by way of symbols, and we change the symbols as we progress.

It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain.

If it be true, as I believe it is, that morality is dependent upon religion, then religion is not only the most practical thing in the world, but the first essential.

Purest religion is highest expediency. Many things are lawful but they are not all expedient.

Knowledge, understanding, and wisdom is naught to the man who is incapable of applying it.

Don't go chasing after daydreams when the reality is much more suitable and willing.

Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel.