Quotes 81 till 100 of 153.
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Only a fraction of book learning will seep into practical life anyhow; and the more foolish the theory, the less of it.
On War (1832) Ch. 23 -
Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded.
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Part of the advantage, and part of the result of trying to be a producer and director, are the practical things, you find. It's so advantageous to go to a place that you already have a feel for, a literal and spiritual familiarity.
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People are very open-minded about new things. As long as they are exactly like the old ones.
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People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.
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People's ideas and fears can make them small but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them but they cannot diminish you. Small-minded people can think they determine your worth. But only you can determine your worth.
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Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.
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Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.
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Poets, in their way, are practical men; they are interested in results.
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Political debate is of no interest to me. What I want are practical solutions.
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Poverty is very good in poems, but it is very bad in a house. It is very good in maxims and sermons, but it is very bad in practical life.
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Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.
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Primitive superstition lies just below the surface of even the most tough-minded individuals, and it is precisely those who most fight against it who are the first to succumb to its suggestive effects.
Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle (1960) -
Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible; but the world of pure reason ;knows no compromise, no practical limitations, no barrier to the creative activity.
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Research shows that if people are talking and listening to like-minded others, they become more dogmatic, more unified, and more extreme. Personalized Facebook experiences are a breeding ground for misunderstanding and miscommunication across political lines and, ultimately, for extremism.
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Skydiving is something I've never done! And I am very excited to take the leap with a community of like-minded courageous women.
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Social networking technology didn't really exist until 2004-2005. I had the idea to use this technology to bridge this gap between a general interest in addressing social issues and the practical action.
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