Quotes About Practical

Senseless or unnecessary rules should be done away with. As

You see control can never be a means to any practical end. Control can never be a means to anything but more control like Junk.

The separation of religion from the practical affairs of society is a convenient doctrine for those who fear that social change would threaten of modify their own political and social self-interest.

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

To] Immediately...turn to our spirit and exercise our spirit to contact God...practically means that we do not trust in ourselves but in God.

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.

Anything that's not functional is merely decorative.

From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions - fear, desire, anger - serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless, futile thing because it is a longing for something that is permanently lost . . . .

From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions – fear, desire, anger – serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless, futile thing because it is a longing for something that is permanently lost, and I felt its futility now.

We're practical and sensible but we're also dreamers. Don't forget that part of you. There's nothing wrong with being sensible, but dreams are what make you fly. And you're destined to touch the sky.

It is better to be a pragmatist than a lunatic.

Homeric mind is ingenuity, practical intelligence. There is no Rodin-like deep thinking, no mathematical or philosophical speculation. Odysseus thinks with his hands.

The most uncommon form of intelligence is common sense.

Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.

Kindness is the color in the cathedral window which woven into beautiful characters shuts out the hideous sights of a world which is all too practical.

Not all knowledge comes from college.

Be realistic. You want to set the bar high but not so high that your goals are merely impossible dreams. Don't ever settle for less, but be realistic when setting the bar high, especially when it comes to timelines and deadlines. In most cases, there are no such things as unrealistic goals, just unrealistic timetables for their achievement.

The universal solution to ninety-seven percent of life's problems. Duct tape.

I just wondered if you always carry a miniature tool kit when you take a woman out to dinner." "Always. I'm an engineer.

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In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things, whereas knowledge of self is stopped by this purely practical and utilitarian contact.

All practical teachers know that education is a patient process of mastery of details, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.

It is not paradox to say that in our most theoretical moods we may be nearest to our most practical applications

Science is a river with two sources, the practical source and the theoretical source.