Quotes About Practice

The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.

Forms of government are forged mainly in the fire of practice, not in the vacuum of theory. They respond to national character and to national realities.

It is the theory of all modern civilized governments that they protect and foster the liberty of the citizen; it is the practice of all of them to limit its exercise, and sometimes very narrowly.

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.

Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not disqualified from acting in response to it.

The notion that the records of government are the property of the people is radically democratic, but it is broken in practice.

I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early '60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care.

Nothing goes down slower than a golf handicap.

I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I began to practise day and night, and the more I did, the more I was overwhelmed by the tremendous achievement of that great family of black American musicians I was beginning to know closely.

The great thing about the arts is that you can only learn to do it by doing it.

I played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great.

My dad put up a great hoop in our front yard in our driveway. I was in Oregon, so I had to be out there in the rain. We didn't always have a gym to go to.

Through the practice of meditation and the auric empowerments and guidance of an enlightened master, you can totally change your karmic destiny.

Happiness is a skill. It requires effort and time.

Happiness isn't some elusive treasure we chase after. It's a state of being we need to PRACTICE.

Happiness comes from theperfect practice of virtue.

I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.

Decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff.

One of Buddhism's main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness.

Man, Coach Brown, he's so relaxed. We've seen that guy dancing this week at practice and he's dancing in the locker room. It brings tears to guys' eyes and brings happiness to everybody.

Happiness will come through the practice of yoga and Buddhism, that happiness is not something you will lose at the end of this lifetime. It will stay with you.