Practice Quotes

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  If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Dalai Lama, Victor Chan (2012). “The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights”, p.11, Random House

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• Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

  Anton Chekhov

  Knowledge, Technology, Marketing

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• It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice

  Kobe Bryant

  Basketball, Nba, Numbers

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• It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.

  Arnold Palmer

  Funny, Sports, Golf

  FaceBook post by Arnold Palmer from Oct 04, 2016

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• I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

  Ray Bradbury

  Teamwork, Believe, Hard Work

  "Ray Bradbury: The Uncensored Biography" by Gene Beley, (p. 284), 2006.

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• Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.

  Rembrandt

  Helping, Clear, Knows

  "A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, both Ancient and Modern". Book by Tryon Edwards, p. 131, 1908.

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• Success has to do with deliberate practice. Practice must be focused, determined, and in an environment where there's feedback.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Determined, Environment, Feedback

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• You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Eight, Nba

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• Behind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation.

  Eric Butterworth

  Success, Achievement, Preparation

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• Practice is the best of all instructors.

  Publilius Syrus

  Perseverance, Teaching, School

  "The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 439, 1856.

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• Practice like it means everything in the world to you.  Perform like you don't give a damn.

  Jascha Heifetz

  Mean, Giving, World

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• In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

  Yogi Berra

  Leadership, Funny Inspirational, Reality

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.

  Michael Jordan

  Volleyball, Dog, Games

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• Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.

  Bob Ross

  Happy Accidents, Talent, Interest

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• Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.

  Martha Graham

  Dance, Volleyball, Mean

  Martha Graham (1991). “Blood memory”, Doubleday

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• For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice.

  Don Hutson

  Basketball, Games, Effort

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• Success is less about luck, and more about practice.

  Robin Sharma

  Luck

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Oct 04, 2014

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• An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Interesting, Action

  Speech by H.E. Vicki Treadell, British High Commissioner to Malaysia, at 16th Gandhi Memorial Lecture, www.gov.uk. October 13, 2016.

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• If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

  Andre Agassi

  Motivational Sports, Winning, Tennis

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  Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.

  Jack Kerouac

  Kindness, Heaven, Realizing

  Jack Kerouac (1999). “Selected Letters, 1957-1969”, Viking Adult

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• My secret is practice.

  David Beckham

  Secret

  "Meet the internet maths guru who could become the next million-dollar teacher" by Esther Addley, www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2016.

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• Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Success, Softball

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• We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.

  Martha Graham

  Life, Dance, Education

  Martha Graham (1991). “Blood memory”, Doubleday

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• Champions keep playing until they get it right.

  Billie Jean King

  Inspirational, Sports, Running

  Twitter post from Jan 26, 2015

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• As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Art, Drawing, Perfect

  Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”

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