Quotes About Practicality

Sometimes I wonder if the semi-conscious agenda of the media is to get between people and their souls. It is the the soul with its myriad tiny nerve endings that notices the neglected pathos, poignancy and practicality that lies at the heart of life. It's as if the media are somehow irritated and envious that anonymous people should have the quiet brilliance of their rich and sustainable inner lives...

You cook with your senses," he said when someone did something stupid. "And one of those senses is common sense.

She likes to use the word "realistically" which I come to realize is a rationale, an excuse, to not plan ahead because much of what she might want for herself, upon reflection does not seem realistic.

The marriage of convenience has this to recommend it: we are better judges of convenience than we are of love.

I really think guys only need two pairs of shoes. A nice pair of black shoes and a pair of Chuck Taylors.

We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.

Putting his head down on the dog's neck, he vowed to himself fervently that he would always have some money on hand, no matter what became of him, so that he would be able to protect all that was truly valuable from the practical people in the world.

A realist is a man of action, because he does not dwell too much on reason when the results or the end will not satisfy the means. It is the reality that matters most.

A realist speaks from experience and from a worldly point of view, rather than getting too involved in heavenly affairs.

As a realist, you must give me the watch and not the time.

Most books are worthy but they are not practical. Because I am a lover of non-fiction works.

Spirituality does not encourage idleness, but you must be more practical than those who are not spiritual.

The most practical thing in the world is common sense and common humanity.

Whenever serious and competent people need to get things done in the real world, all considerations of tradition and protocol fly out the window.

Technology isn't what makes us "post-human" or "transhuman," as some writers and scholars have recently suggested. It's what makes us human. Technology is in our nature. Through our tools we give our dreams form. We bring them into the world. The practicality of technology may distinguish it from art, but both spring from a similar, distinctly human yearning.

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Good kitchens are not about size; they are about ergonomics and light.

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

One must keep a store of common sense," said Tchitchikov, "and consult one's common sense at every minute, have a friendly conversation with it.

Dream your dreams, but when you act, plant your feet firmly on the ground.

Ra?iunea practic? este fantezie creatoare pur?.

But those people who live life with a practical heart in actuality make us feel quite sad. I do not dislike my brother in any way, but I do not feel the kind of intimacy that would make me want to share everything that I feel with him. I feel the same way towards my father.

The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness

I remember taking my entire wardrobe with me on that trip. It consisted of one shirt on a wire hanger, and one pair of underpants in a carrier bag.