Quotes About Practicality

Keep a thing seven years and it's bound to come in handy.

Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I think a lot of writers write because they have failed to do other things. How many writers can't drive? A lot. They're not practical. They are not capable in everyday life.

Unabashedly, Yokoi said, "The Nintendo way of adapting technology is not to look for the state of the art but to utilize mature technology that can be mass-produced cheaply.

Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be.

When you adopt a frugal lifestyle, start by re-examining your daily routines to make sure that you don't spend any more money than is necessary to get the job done—whatever that job may be.

We are not interested in design statements. We do everything we can to simplify design.

I couldn't relate to kid stuff. 'Jimmy doesn't like me!' Who cares? I was worried we didn't have gas money or food. Those were my concerns.

The design of each element should be thought out in order to be easy to make and easy to repair.

On Lincoln: A profound common sense is the best genius for statesmanship.

No todas nos podemos dar el lujo de ser románticas.

If someone insists their feet are always firmly on the ground, how else can you discover if their head is sometimes in the clouds?

It exactly answers my idea of a fine country, because it unites beauty with utility

He wanted a wife, but this chase, this dance one had to do to get a wife, was downright wearying. Perhaps that's why he'd been such a failure at finding a bride. He wanted it to be easy. To meet a girl, point a finger and say, "You're the one." And she would, of course, swoon as she said, "Yes, I'll marry you." Wasn't that the way it'd been done in years past? Arranged marriages were so much more practical.

I like clothes that are simple and preferably cheap unless I'm being given it for free.

Unlike Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, I am not ideologically obsessed with the structure of our rail network; for me it is a matter of practicality.

I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc.

There's no point considering something which is very unrealistic.

Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.

I'm always running up and down buildings or around 800-acre properties for work - you can't do that in heels or flip-flops!

It is not an individual act, architecture. You have to consider your client. Only out of that can you produce great architecture. You cannot work in the abstract

Design isn't just about making things beautiful; it's also about making things work beautifully.

The system doesn't have to be pure, but it does have to work.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.

Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.