Quotes About Practice

He nodded. 'We can circumcise a hundred boys an hour.

Friendship is not to be sought, not to be dreamed, not to be desired; it is to be exercised (it is a virtue).

The love of institutional religion, even though the name of God is necessarily present there, is nevertheless not an explicit love by itself, but an implicit love of God. For it does not include direct and immediate contact with God. God is present in religious practices when they are pure, in the same way God is in our neighbour or in the beauty of the world; not any further.

If you want to be a writer, learn to type.

He had never found that more than five whiskeys and soda were beneficial to law-practice.

Have you tried to drive a harpoon through a body? No? Tut, tut, my dear sir, you must really pay attention to these details. My friend Watson could tell you that I spent a whole morning in that exercise. It is no easy matter, and requires a strong and practiced arm.

Teach self denial and make its practice pleasure, and you can create for the world a destiny more sublime that ever issued from the brain of the wildest dreamer.

Inaccurate similes and metaphors have the effect of deflecting the reader's attention from the story to the words on the page. Yet when carried off, especially when a simile is original and a metaphor sings, there is no greater glory in the practice of words.

You gotta learn to trust your spirit. But you can't trust your spirit to drive the car if you have little practice. You gotta practice on the little things before you get into the big things. [...] Play games like which elevator is gonna come [first] before you [ask your intuition big life-changing questions like]: Should I pack up and leave? Get a little practice going so you know what it feels like to get in the flow of the vibe. Have little baby steps. Have little tiny games.

Your Turn Whenever you're in doubt or in need of guidance, say aloud: "Let me ask my guides," and then do exactly that. Next, let them answer by saying, "They say [fill in the blank]." Don't worry that you're making things up—just listen to the content and vibration of the words that emerge as you let your inner being speak freely. Practice this for 10 to 15 minutes a day.

The goal of each tool or practice is to quiet your ego, wake up your spirit, and help you tune in to the unseen world of energy. The tools in this book can also help you shift your identity from ego-centered fear and control to spirit-centered lighthearted ease.

One learns by doing a thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.

Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician.

Each step along the Buddha's path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.

On every hand we observe a truly wise practice, in education, in morals, and in the arts of life, the embodied wisdom of many an ancient philosopher.

Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life.

I have been drumming my whole life.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of very part of your life.

As a Buddhist, I see no distinction between religious practice and daily life. Religious practice is a twenty-four hour occupation.

To know and not to do, is not to know.

Medicine is not a book but mind, not a business but life

Unless you enjoy life passionately, you cannot be a good artiste. Practise what you like, be it sports or dancing.

If you truly believe something you will attempt to live it. Otherwise you don't really believe it.

Present new material in small steps with sufficient practice after each step. Ask a large number of questions and check the responses of all students. Provide models. Guide student practice. Check for student understanding. Obtain a high success rate. Provide scaffolds for difficult tasks. Require and monitor independent practice.