Quotes About Practice

It is a way of being Christian in which beliefs are secondary, not primary. Christianity is a "way" to be followed more than it is about a set of beliefs to be believed. Practice is more important than "correct" beliefs. Beliefs are not irrelevant; they do matter. But they are not the object of faith. God is the "object" of commitment—and for Christians, God as known in Jesus.

Give me a golf ball and I can hit that sucker a country mile. That's because golf is a game that requires practice, practice, and more practice.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

people today know a lot more about how to become a Christian than about how to be one.

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.

Practise make it perfect!

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I was more than an elementary teacher, for I was present, or directly taught the children, from eight in the morning to seven in the evening without interruption. These two years of practice are my first and indeed my true degree in pedagogy. From the very beginning of my

Have you ever mapped a wreck before?" Rachel rolled her eyes. "No. We at Chandler and Associates practice the snatch and grab method of salvaging.

The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

To be honest, most of our thoughts are pure caca anyway (yes, that's a scientific term). Nothing has meaning other than the meaning we give it. With practice, we can train ourselves not to take our thoughts seriously or personally—especially the nonenlivening ones. When they show up, simply say, "Thanks for sharing," and get on with your life.

Knowing something intellectually is very different from doing something consistently, mastering it, and benefiting from it.

The most amazing speeches are a mix of fear, expertise, and practice.

I have to get up the fitness level, sing a lot, practice, get in the mood, and generally do lots of rehearsal. Get your body and mind ready.

I teach self-reliance, the world's most subversive practice. I teach people how to grow their own food, which is shockingly subversive. So, yes, it's seditious. But it's peaceful sedition.

A Bearnaise sauce is simply an egg yolk, a shallot, a little tarragon vinegar, and butter, but it takes years of practice for the result to be perfect.

When you become a good cook, you become a good craftsman, first. You repeat and repeat and repeat until your hands know how to move without thinking about it.

For a true disciple, the repetition of the mantra is like food.

Veganism is simply letting compassion guide our choice of food. As such, it is a basic Buddhist practice that ought to be expected of everyone who takes refuge vows.

Tori joined us for dinner --in body, at least. She spent the meal practicing for a role in the next zombie movie, expressionless, methodically moving fork to mouth, sometimes even with food on it.

A burnt and experienced hands are more important than the vessels in the kitchen.

We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness.