Quotes About Practicality

Such philosophical musings risk inviting depression or inefficiency. Better just to fix the problem and move on to the next one. It's all part of being a service provider at the end of the line.

Do The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

Giving students iPads or allowing them to film homework assignments on YouTube prepares them for a high-tech economy about as much as playing with Hot Wheels would prepare them to thrive as auto mechanics.

Yes, I'm just a developer, so I try to find the simplest possible solutions. ... If you go to a bakery, the bakery isn't playing with five million different tools just because the old flour became too boring after a while. - Adam Bien

I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.

When asked why he carry's a knife, General Mattis said, In case I run into a piece of cake, or, a throat to slit

Practicality is a great help when it comes to getting things achieved," Irene retorted. "If I were going on a heroic quest, I'd probably start off by making a list of things I'd need on the journey. Including some books to read during the dull bits.

I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog; they're the best for everyday.

He owned one pair of shiny black shoes that he resoled every two years for twenty years.

Hard to live like a king without toilet paper.

The point is not always to speculate, but also ultimately to think about applying our knowledge. Today, however, he who lives in conformity with what he teaches is taken for a dreamer.

Es gibt nichts Praktischeres als eine gute Theorie.

Genius cannot simply float in the clouds, it must also operate down on earth.

A happy wall is a long-lived wall, a practical wall, a useful wall.

In a rather simple way. It merely required the use of that much–neglected commodity – common sense.

Para ellos, prácticos y tolerantes, la espiritualidad estaba más cerca de la filosofía que de la religión; era una cuestión de ética, jamás de dogma.

My grandfather was an exception among Chileans because no man from the middle class up knows how to decipher a manual, nor does he dirty his hands with motor oil—that's what maestros are for; they can improvise ingenious solutions with the most modest resources and a minimum of fuss.

para complacer a un hombre era mucho trabajo; sería más práctico que él buscara una mujer a su gusto.

A wise man never refuses anything to necessity.

If you are wise, live as you can; if you cannot, live as you would.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

Common sense is very uncommon.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.