Practice Quotes - Page 32

• Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone.

  Steve Carell

  Thinking, Brain, Needs

  "Steve Carell on how to act brilliant" by Nancy Miller, www.wired.com. April 21, 2008.

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• Prayer provides an opportunity to remind oneself of how one should be living, our responsibilities to others, our own failings, and our relative good fortune, should we have it. This is, I think, a pretty worthwhile practice and it is not something you can only do if you believe you are talking to an unseen creator.

  Julian Baggini

  Prayer, Believe, Responsibility

  "You don't have to be religious to pray ... but it helps" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. January 12, 2012.

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• True virtue would never liken its rewards to points on a loyalty card, not because it is its own reward, but because it is not something we should practice to accrue future benefits.

  Julian Baggini

  Loyalty, Cards, Benefits

  "Goodies behaving badly" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2010.

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• My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals.

  Alastair Campbell

  Dog, Dad, Cat

  "Alastair Campbell: My family values" by Angela Wintle, www.theguardian.com. July 27, 2012.

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• At some point, I had to make a decision: I could practice more and become a really great guitar player or I could work on writing better songs. There are only so many hours in the day, and I found writing songs more fulfilling than working on becoming this virtuoso guitar player.

  James Iha

  Song, Writing, Player

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• Usually, those persons closest to the incoming President will be the main leaders of the Transition effort. They are most familiar with his policies and practices, and are able to interpret his wishes regarding the structure and staffing of the new Administration.

  Richard V. Allen

  Effort, Leader, President

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• I recurred on Grey’s Anatomy for three years, and at the same time, I recurred for eight episodes on Rescue Me. And I’d recurred for nine episodes on The Practice. Frankly, the guest star is often the most compelling character.

  Kate Burton

  Stars, Character, Years

  "Emmys 2012: Six Shows in One Season? Kate Burton, Daughter Of Sir Richard, Did It (Q&A)". Interview with Tim Appelo, www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 22, 2012.

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• In legal practice, in the representation of clients, I have always felt deeply engaged, serene, and not all inclined to stand aside. I have always done whatever needed to be done, and have usually gotten my way.

  Louis Begley

  Done, Way, Clients

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• There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.

  Andrew Bird

  Comforting, Rooms, Sheets

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• It's not just about waking up and trying to be a star... It's practice, practice, practice.

  Bo Bice

  Stars, Trying, Wake Up

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• Just practice hard and stay grounded. Treat people like you want to be treated and work hard.

  Bo Bice

  Hard Work, People, Want

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• I was brought up a very strict Catholic and I don't practice anymore or anything.

  Danny Boyle

  Catholic, Strict

  Interview with Patrick Kolan, www.ign.com. March 14, 2007.

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• The development of the food industry for both domestic and export markets relies on a regulatory framework that both protects the consumer and assures fair trading practices in food.

  Gro Harlem Brundtland

  Development, Framework, Protect

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• The nation will benefit in the long term if it continues to be open to foreign expertise. This will help the country to establish its business culture and environment faster, based on international best practice.

  Hassanal Bolkiah

  Country, Best Practices, Long

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• I had never watched a law show prior to being cast on The Practice.

  Lara Flynn Boyle

  Law, Casts, Shows

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• Listen, if you said to me, 'Adam Shankman is going to direct you in a musical and you have six months to learn how to tap,' I'd practice till I was blue in the face. I would do it because I'm so headstrong and think I can do anything. But just to show up and sing a little ditty, no.

  Leslie Bibb

  Thinking, Blue, Musical

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

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• I like to say that I practice militant mysticism. I'm really absolutely sure of some things that I don't quite know.

  Rob Bell

  Knows, Militant, Mysticism

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• I practice every day, I warm up before I play.

  Travis Barker

  Play, Warm

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• It is not our sexual preferences, the color of our skin, the language we speak, nor the religion we practice that creates friction, hatred and wars amongst in society. It is our words and the words of our leaders that can create that disparity.

  Yehuda Berg

  War, Color, Hatred

  "The Power of Words" by Yehuda Berg, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 14, 2010.

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• Practice being in the moment when you are running, whether you are on your own or in the race.

  Jennifer Carpenter

  Running, Race, Moments

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

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• My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.

  Beverly Cleary

  Reading, Book, Writing

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• When it comes to the hijab - why to wear it, whether to wear it, how to wear it - there is theology and then there is practice, and there is huge diversity in both.

  Randa Abdel-Fattah

  Diversity, Hijab, Theology

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• You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.

  Amy Alcott

  Golf, Average, Play

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• You know, I always say musicians, they can do it on their own. They can practice their violin on their own. A painter can paint by himself. A writer can write by himself. But an actor needs a group, and the hardest thing about expanding your ability and your craft is to have a group to do it with that is of a caliber where you can grow even more.

  Anne Archer

  Writing, Musician, Groups

  "Anne Archer and Michelle Danner Come Together For A New Play". Interview with Jamie Painter Young, www.backstage.com. October 12, 2011.

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• Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice.

  Reverend Malcolm Boyd

  Integrity, Who I Am, Needs

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