#practical

When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair. ↗

— David McCullough

#before #british #chair #had #i

It was a scene I was really looking forward to, and one that I embraced, and when we were filming it, George got closer and closer and closer with that camera - he was practically up my nose for the final shot. So I knew it was a moment that I had to do my best to get right. ↗

— Ian McDiarmid

#camera #closer #embraced #filming #final

It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation. ↗

— John George Nicolay

#his #house #lincoln #nothing #practically

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. ↗

— Florence Nightingale

#how #however #itself #lose #matters

I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it's pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living. ↗

— Harry Nilsson

#believe #despair #desperation #eliminate #gives

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling. ↗

— Petrarch

#dazzling #impetuous #longs #love #only

A kid now can practically record a song or edit a short film on his way to school. I think that will produce, perhaps, more less-interesting things - or you'll have to search more to find the interesting things. But I also think it's exciting. ↗

— Michael Pitt

#edit #exciting #film #find #his

I don't have to listen to the Gospel on Sunday to know the stories of the New Testament. They inform so much of what I write that they're practically like a news scrim that goes through my brain 24/7. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#goes #gospel #i #i write #inform

While some sit on the sidelines and fail to offer any practical solutions to address high gas prices now, the House is once again taking action to meet the energy needs of the American people. ↗

— Dave Reichert

#address #again #american #american people #any

The spirit of logical analysis should in practice blend with the practical pressure for the adoption of some form of international language, but it should not allow itself to be stampeded by it. ↗

— Edward Sapir

#allow #analysis #blend #form #international