#practic

The pen is mightier than the sword unless it's a real sword in which case the guy with the pen should run away fast. ↗

— Roger Eschbacher

#practicality-for-intellectuals #swords #writing #humor

Never look back, that's what she's told herself. Don't think about swans or being alone in the dark. Don't think of storms, or lightning and thunder, or the true love you won't ever have. Life is brushing your teeth and making breakfast for your children and not thinking about things, and as it turns out, Sally is first-rate at all of this. She gets things done and done on time. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#life

A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#means #new #new philosophy #old #philosophy

It is time to reverse this prejudice against conscious effort and to see the powers we gain through practice and discipline as eminently inspiring and even miraculous. ↗

— Robert Greene

#practice #inspirational

There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society. ↗

— Warren E. Burger

#doubt #fabric #legislative #no doubt #opening

Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves. ↗

— Elias Canetti

#child #children #consider #deceiving #deception

Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written. ↗

— Edward Carpenter

#ever #experiment #may #most #practical

I had to have my first kiss in front of, like, a hundred people. I didn't know what to do. So my sisters told me to, like, practice on a pillow, you know? But it didn't kiss me back so I didn't know what to expect. ↗

— Lacey Chabert

#expect #first #first kiss #front #had

When I'm at home I practice everyday. ↗

— Jimmy Chamberlin

#home #i #practice

I've been practicing for a while now and physically trying to get in better shape as well after the injuries. ↗

— Kim Clijsters

#been #better #get #i #injuries