Practice Quotes - page 17

My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint. (Ellie Kemper)
On the one hand we publicly pronounce the equality of all peoples; on the other hand, in our immigration laws, we embrace in practice these very theories we abhor and verbally condemn. View quote
Emanuel Celler
It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice. View quote
Eric Lindros
Learn avidly. Question repeatedly what you have learned. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently. View quote
Edward Cocker
Golf is a game to me. Other players work extremely hard all year long. I work hard before Augusta. I know I get good results when I practice, but it also wears me out. It literally wore me out even when I was in my 20s. View quote
Fred Couples
Jack Lambert is mean and relentless wherever he goes, on and off the field! I do remember many times he would chase me in practice but no way would I let him catch me. View quote
Franco Harris
I believe that nothing enjoys a higher estate in our society than the right given by the First and Fourteenth Amendments freely to practice and proclaim one's religious convictions. View quote
Frank Murphy
It was very hard for me to practice and enjoy my tennis, and I didn't know the why, so I worked with psychologists to try and see what was happening. They pushed me really hard. View quote
Gabriela Sabatini
I don't like to practice ahead of time what I'm going to say. View quote
Geraldine Ferraro
World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace. View quote
Gifford Pinchot
I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right. (Henry Bessemer)
The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did. View quote
Harold H. Greene
So now I don't have time to practice drums. It's been five years since I've touched the drums. View quote
Ikue Mori
If you go to school and practice for five days a week, it still gives you two days you can go and see your friends, you can go to the movies, you do whatever you like to do. View quote
Ivan Lendl
My advice to an aspiring actor would be to never stop learning or working for what you want. Nothing comes easy, ever, if you want something, you have to work for it. By working for it I mean work on your craft, learn from people who have something to teach. It's just like anything else, practice makes perfect. View quote
James Lafferty
Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work. View quote
Jerry Rice
That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in making it is an uneasy one for me, on occasion. View quote
Jock Sturges
Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many of its professional followers. Let it stand alone, an athletic practice, on the same footing as boating or football. View quote
John Boyle O'Reilly
Keep a journal, and learn how to see how you as an individuals sees information so you can learn your own sign language. Meditate and practice psychic self defense and surrounding yourself with prayer. View quote
John Edward
Everything you need to get that relaxed driving that brings consistency only comes with practice. View quote
John Surtees
We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party. (Josefina Vazquez Mota)
Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless. View quote
James Cash Penney
It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration. View quote
James Cash Penney
Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice. View quote
James Cash Penney
It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. View quote
Khaleda Zia