#practical

The emancipation of women is practically the greatest egoistic movement of the nineteenth century, and the most intense affirmation of the right of the self that history has yet seen. ↗

— Ellen Key

#century #emancipation #greatest #history #intense

Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#been #beer #before #consumption #country

Yeah, Kubrick's a big influence. In something like 'A Clockwork Orange,' he is trying to use the practical light - I mean, at least he says that in his interviews, like they're not using traditionally Hollywood lights. In 'Elephant' we basically used no lights; we never really adjusted. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#basically #big #big influence #clockwork #elephant

Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end. ↗

— George Santayana

#desired #efforts #end #never #people

In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you're also going to have people come who can do things that you can't do, and you get to direct their talents. ↗

— John Sayles

#come #direct #get #going #logistical

The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#history #necessary #practically #realization #subject

There are eight girls in the house in which I am living, and practically all of them are good looking. You can realize that I am kept busy. ↗

— Franz Schubert

#busy #eight #good #good looking #house

On a practical level I'm a TV producer and storyteller who's gone about as long as you can go without achieving a mass audience. ↗

— David Simon

#achieving #audience #go #gone #i

For all practical purposes I left home when I was 7. ↗

— Jean Stafford

#i #left #practical #practical purposes #purposes

I'm surprisingly practical in much of my life, but not when it comes to my shoes. ↗

— Danielle Steel

#i #life #much #my life #practical