Quotes about Practicing

Being stubborn won't make you fluent. Practicing will! The more mistakes you make, the more you'll learn not to. Votes: 4

Practicing charity is the best way to evangelize. Votes: 3

Begin Practicing the Intention to be Authentic & Peaceful with Everyone Votes: 3

Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice, it's an investment. Votes: 3

Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity. Votes: 3

Practicing yoga is Satanic, it leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter. Votes: 3

Practicing Dharma is the supreme method for improving the quality of our human life. Votes: 3

As you embrace the process-oriented approach described in The Practicing Mind, you'll achieve better results in any endeavor. Votes: 3

Doing good makes you great. Bad things take away from good ones. Practicing Netiquette is all good. NetworkEtiquette.net Votes: 3

Practicing yoga during the day is a matter of keeping your eyes on the road and one ear turned toward the infinite. Votes: 3

Practicing yoga is like tuning up your car: it allows the bode to function in accordance with what it was designed to do. Votes: 3

Practicing regular, mindful breathing can be calming and energizing and can even help with stress-related health problems ranging from panic attacks to digestive disorders. Votes: 3

Always now - just now - come into being. Always now - just now - give yourself to death. Practicing this is Zen practice. Votes: 3

When we win on an issue we call it leadership. When we lose, we call it politics. Practicing politics simply means increasing your options for effective results. Votes: 3

Walk in nature. Take the time to be still. Practicing arts, arranging flowers, doing some drawing, working on a computer, brings a sense of stillness into your life. Votes: 3

Walk in nature. Take the time to be still. Practicing arts, arranging flowers, doing some drawing, working on a computer, brings a sense of stillness into your life. Votes: 3

Practicing medicine is not only my vocation, it gives me an opportunity to continue to be in direct contact with people, to see them and hear their needs. Votes: 3

Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes. Votes: 3

Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and eventually give you access to your infinite mind. Votes: 3

My New Years Resolution is to find the calm in the chaos. Practicing yoga is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. It's where you connect mind, body and spirit. Votes: 3

Practicing going over scenes and in front of the camera just to see how that feels, and then ultimately just finding a way to expose yourself to people. That's what I did. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world. Practicing metta illuminates our inner integrity because it relieves us of the need to deny different aspects of ourselves. Votes: 3

Practicing yoga does not eliminate life’s challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient trap-door to escape from life’s distractions. Instead, Yoga gives us the skills to meet life head-on with dignity and poise. Votes: 3

You create a path of your own by looking within yourself and listening to your soul, cultivating your own ways of experiencing the sacred and then practicing it. Practicing until you make it a song that sings you. Votes: 3

Gratefulness makes us aware of the gift and makes us happy. As long as we take things for granted they don't make us happy. Gratefulness is the key to happiness. Practicing gratitude is so central to my spirituality. Votes: 3

Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it. Votes: 3

The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Votes: 3

The soul is pure when it leaves the body and drags nothing bodily with it, by virtue of having no willing association with the body in life but avoiding it.......Practicing philosophy in the right way is a training to die easily. Votes: 3

Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it. Votes: 1

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better. Votes: 1

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it. Votes: 1

Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice. Votes: 1

I have been practicing archery for a long time; a bow and arrow helps me to unwind. Votes: 1

Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillfull, swift, and steady. Votes: 1

I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude. Votes: 1

The real evidence for Jesus and Christianity is in how Jesus and the Christianity based on him manifest themselves in the lives of practicing Christians. Votes: 1

As a practicing neurologist, I can tell you first hand that working with Parkinson's patients offers clinical challenges. But from an emotional perspective, this disease can border on overwhelming. Votes: 1

When I was practicing psychology, I used to tell myself if I ever get to where I'm just doing this for the money or I'm just going through the motions, I'll quit. Votes: 1

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again. Votes: 1

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise. Votes: 1

I was inspired to spend an entire year - my 65th year - reading, researching, and meditating on Lao-tzu's messages, practicing them and ultimately writing down these insights as I felt Lao-tzu wanted us to know them. Votes: 1

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking - while cultivating power and clarity in response to difficult situations. Votes: 1

Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go of my obsession with how I'm doing. It means training myself to learn to actually be present with people, and seeking to love them. Votes: 1

I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good chiropractors, really good massage therapists, and what I found is I've been able to actually peel off layers of trauma on my body and actually move better now than I did. Votes: 1

If you're not comfortable with public speaking - and nobody starts out comfortable; you have to learn how to be comfortable - practice. I cannot overstate the importance of practicing. Get some close friends or family members to help evaluate you, or somebody at work that you trust. Votes: 1

Journalists are in the same madly rocking boat as diplomats and statesmen. Like them, when the Cold War ended, they looked for a new world order and found a new world disorder. If making and conducting foreign policy in today's turbulent environment is difficult, so is practicing journalism. Votes: 1

I started doing '30 Rock' and started writing 'Mystery Team' at the beginning of that. While I was doing 'Mystery Team,' I started practicing stand-up. While I was doing stand up, I got 'Community.' It's like I planted trees six years ago, and now they have fruit. Votes: 1

I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so much big on independence, as I am on interdependence. I'm not talking about co-dependency, I'm talking about giving people the opportunity to practicing love with its sleeves rolled up. Votes: 1

We lived near a playground that had four baseball diamonds on it, and when I got to be 11, 12 years old, I was always over at the ballpark practicing or playing or doing something pertaining to baseball. And when I wasn't doing that, I was bouncing a rubber ball off the steps of my front porch at home. Votes: 1

I don't think anyone is ever writing so that you can throw it away. You're always writing it to be something. Later, you decide whether it'll ever see the light of day. But at the moment of its writing, it's always meant to be something. So, to me, there's no practicing; there's only editing and publishing or not publishing. Votes: 1

One of the misperceptions that exists in the Muslim world, which needs to be fixed, is the perception that Muslims in America are - are - are living in - in very, very, very bad circumstances. They cannot practice religion freely. It is not the truth at all. The fact is, we are practicing. We fast, we pray, we do our prayers. Votes: 1

I like practicing law. Votes: 0

I enjoyed practicing law. Votes: 0

I'm definitely a practicing Hindu. Votes: 0

When God made man she was practicing. Votes: 0

The band is tight enough. Quit practicing! Votes: 0

I consider myself somewhat spiritual, but not practicing. Votes: 0

They've been practicing racism so long, it's perfect. Votes: 0

Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101. Votes: 0

I am practicing being kind over being right. Votes: 0

No one's ever gotten better by practicing less. Votes: 0

By practicing compassion and forgiveness, one can control hatred. Votes: 0

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech. Votes: 0

The enemy is the necessary condition for practicing patience. Votes: 0

I am very far from practicing what I understand. Votes: 0

You are not practicing Judaism if you celebrate Christmas. Votes: 0

After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach. Votes: 0

Every time you are not practicing someone else is. Votes: 0

I am a practicing Buddhist. I have been for 25 years. Votes: 0

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly. Votes: 0

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly Votes: 0

Keep practicing, even when you seem to be getting nowhere. Votes: 0

The crisis will reveal whether we have been practicing or not. Votes: 0

Never forget that you are practicing a craft with certain principles. Votes: 0

Too many of us are lonely ministers practicing a lonely ministry. Votes: 0

Culture as we're practicing it is causing a lot of pain. Votes: 0

I'm just going to keep dialing it in and keep practicing. Votes: 0

I want to thank my parents for not practicing birth control. Votes: 0

How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?! Votes: 0

All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance. Votes: 0

I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it. Votes: 0

Put your attention on happiness by practicing the Happiness Habits each day. Votes: 0

Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience. Votes: 0

The more time you put into practicing, then, the greater the payoff. Votes: 0

You should be a living practicing example of what you are preaching. Votes: 0

My father is a practicing criminal law attorney in the Seattle area. Votes: 0

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good. Votes: 0

The way I think about the practicing, it is my undercover work. Votes: 0

I'm practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word. Votes: 0

You’re not likely to err by practicing too much of the cross. Votes: 0

I've been a practicing alcoholic and drug addict for most of my life. Votes: 0

Employers are NOT prohibited from practicing sex discrimination in hiring and promoting employees. Votes: 0

By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home. Votes: 0

I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast. Votes: 0

We weren't trying, but we were definitely practicing - and not safely practicing. Votes: 0

A quality such as self-esteem is a result of practicing good human relations. Votes: 0

Whatever belief I am practicing the Law of Attraction will validate with evidence. Votes: 0

Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice. Votes: 0

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years. Votes: 0

It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment. Votes: 0

Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you're too small or too slow. Votes: 0

Even while modeling, I was still practicing kung fu and boxing as sports. Votes: 0

Dancing was the only friend I had. The practicing room was my playground. Votes: 0

We are practicing what we preach so that we may preach what we practice. Votes: 0

Yale is practicing a most unusual media strategy. I'd call it Just say nothing. Votes: 0

To utter pleasant words without practicing them, is like a fine flower without fragrance. Votes: 0

What if you're practicing wrong? Then you get very good at doing something wrong. Votes: 0

In any given moment we are either practicing mindfulness, or defacto, we are practicing mindlessness. Votes: 0

The great benefit of practicing mindfulness... is presence of mind within a storm of emotions. Votes: 0

One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls. Votes: 0

Apologies aren't something you want to get in the habit of practicing in the mirror Votes: 0

The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law. Votes: 0

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both. Votes: 0

You learn to handle the big moments in life by practicing on the little ones. Votes: 0

In practicing the art of parenthood, an ounce of example is worth a ton of preachment. Votes: 0

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live. Votes: 0

Great performers are preparing and practicing for a winning day while everyone else is still asleep. Votes: 0

Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good. Votes: 0

If you aren't practicing and playing to be first, then maybe you shouldn't be an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

My body is a little bit sore from all of the practicing and playing and training Votes: 0

Habits are changed by practicing new behaviors, and this is true for mental habits as well. Votes: 0

Silence isn't golden and it surely doesn't mean consent, so start practicing the art of communication. Votes: 0

Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity. Votes: 0

Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha. Votes: 0

If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job. Votes: 0

To find ways of practicing democracy, not ways of orating about it, is our great problem. Votes: 0

Too often, we see people who are prevented from practicing their religion because of a government mandate. Votes: 0

The practicing of loving kindness toward one's enemy is the ultimate test of one's own spiritual attainment. Votes: 0

If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice. Votes: 0

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent. Votes: 0

Much guilt arises in the life of the believer from practicing the chameleon life of environmental adaptation. Votes: 0

So many people are stealing Bikram Yoga. It's like you're practicing medicine, but you're not a doctor. Votes: 0

I'm practicing the oboe. But I don't play. Just single notes, not an entire piece of music. Votes: 0

I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no. Votes: 0

You can't be a practicing attorney without being very disciplined and detail-oriented and having good time management. Votes: 0

People remind me of my age, but while practicing I am beyond my body and its age. Votes: 0

Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always lead to success. Votes: 0

If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership -- you are practicing followership. Votes: 0

You cant be a practicing attorney without being very disciplined and detail-oriented and having good time management. Votes: 0

Injuries are part of the game, but sometimes we can avoid them by just practicing our techniques. Votes: 0

Every day that we're not practicing godliness we're being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us. Votes: 0

You become a worrier by practicing worry. You become free of worry by practicing the opposite"¦ Votes: 0

Whenever we strive to make progress in our meditations, contemplations and so forth we are practicing effort. Votes: 0

What are you supposed to do - stop practicing law whenever one of your friends becomes president? Votes: 0

I wouldn't really worry to much about practicing the yoga of discrimination at this point in your evolution. Votes: 0

When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win. Votes: 0

[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I've been practicing art and other cultural-related activities. Votes: 0

As a practicing neurologist, I place central importance in applying current science to the notion of disease prevention. Votes: 0

If we keep practicing mental skills it is likely we can strengthen neural connections and make new connections. Votes: 0

When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win. Votes: 0

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking. Votes: 0

In this metropolis a number of lurking leeches infamously gain subsistence by practicing on the credulity of women. Votes: 0

I've been practicing Ayurvedic medicine, and I've read the 'Bhagavad Gita' and Rumi, and these are very important. Votes: 0

If there is any better way to teach virtue than by practicing it, I do not know it. Votes: 0

To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days pass without practicing. Votes: 0

I was a bad practicing physician because I was never sure of the diagnosis or of the treatment. Votes: 0

Down the road someone is practicing scales, The notes like little fishes vanish with a wink of tails Votes: 0

Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books. Votes: 0

...celebrating the Eucharist as a remembrance of Christ means practicing God's justice towards neighbors, strangers, and enemies alike. Votes: 0

I have been practicing, with scientific precision, nonviolence and its possibilities for an unbroken period of over fifty years. Votes: 0

If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that's when you know you really love it. Votes: 0

There are many times when you are better off practicing than playing; but most people just don't understand that Votes: 0

If I were somebody else looking at my character, I'd be like, "She's beautiful." I'm practicing. I'm not succeeding. Votes: 0

If you're not hearing the music of the gospel in your home, please remember these two words: keep practicing. Votes: 0

Winny would spend all of his time practicing limbo. He got pretty good. He could go under a rug. Votes: 0

When I was a kid, I was more interested in beating up boys on the playground than practicing music. Votes: 0

The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one's soul to grow. Votes: 0

Mindfully practicing authenticity during our most soul-searching struggles is how we invite grace, joy and gratitude into our lives. Votes: 0

Christmas, as a practicing Catholic child, was seen as a reward for lots and lots and lots of church. Votes: 0

Gradually I became aware that professing English because I loved poems was like practicing vivisection because I loved dogs. Votes: 0

Mr. Watras asked me whether I was practicing, and I told him I was practicing my tissue basketball skills. Votes: 0

Mindfully practicing authenticity during our most soul-searching struggles is how we invite grace, joy and gratitude into our lives. Votes: 0

Like most modern people, I don't believe in prophecy or magic and then spend half my time practicing it. Votes: 0

Without an understanding and a familiarity of the psychedelic experience you should be sued for fraud if you're practicing psychotherapy. Votes: 0

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians. Votes: 0

There's not a chance we'll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability. Votes: 0

When u practice something with conscious mind n then continue practicing the same even with sub-conscious mind, You Master it.. Votes: 0

The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested. Votes: 0

By itself, practice does not make perfect. Those of us with a ten-year-old son practicing the trumpet may understand that. Votes: 0

What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this. Votes: 0

Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them? Votes: 0

I was thrown out of different schools because I was practicing my arts - magic, juggling, and the high wire. Votes: 0

Well, I would never do a study because I'm a practicing physician. I mean, all I do is treat people. Votes: 0

Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them? Votes: 0

Only the brave men and women can bring peace to the world, not by practicing war but by practicing nonviolence. Votes: 0

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of playing football. Votes: 0

You can sweat by not practicing or you can pick up your clarinet. There's good sweat and there's bad sweat. Votes: 0

One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions. Votes: 0

I need to see where I am physically and practicing with NHL players is the best way to find that out. Votes: 0

To attempt to be religious without practicing a specific religion is as possible as attempting to speak without a specific language. Votes: 0

I have finally perfected my signature. It took hours of practicing I decided early on just to write Pippa, not Middleton. Votes: 0

I'm a practicing psychiatrist and I think that I really believe in the advances of psychiatry. Our diagnoses are more precise. Votes: 0

The major challenge of most executives is not understanding the practice of leadership - it is practicing their understanding of leadership. Votes: 0

I guess I should be more ambitious about practicing, but when I'm out on the road, that's about all I do. Votes: 0

I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes. Votes: 0

I have finally perfected my signature. It took hours of practicing... I decided early on just to write Pippa, not Middleton. Votes: 0

Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted. Votes: 0

Living the abundant life is different than knowing about it. It's time to begin practicing the life we were made for. Votes: 0

This is the process of mental analysis, sifting through the selves, sifting through your thoughts, practicing mindfulness, learning to control thought. Votes: 0

Career success means making enough money to lead the kind of life you would like to lead as a practicing Buddhist. Votes: 0

Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy. Votes: 0

Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass. Votes: 0

Be encouraged to be an encourager. It's a spiritual art that everyone can learn. And mostly you learn by practicing it. Votes: 0

I practice yoga even when my schedule doesn't allow me to teach. I've been practicing for 17 years, since before it became hip. Votes: 0

This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love. Votes: 0

He who practices Tasawwuf without learning Sacred Law corrupts his faith, while he who learns Sacred Law without practicing Tasawwuf corrupts himself. Votes: 0

rain began to beat at the narrow lattice windows in the stop-and-start manner of an untalented child practicing scales at the piano. Votes: 0

Im always practicing lines, researching, trying to be fresh, and fully trying to become the characters I play. Thats how I roll. Votes: 0

Four things will shame the students of knowledge: Criticizing people, praising themselves, not teaching the knowledge,and not practicing what they know. Votes: 0

So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of nonviolence. Votes: 0

When I was in school the teachers told me practice makes perfect; then they told me nobody's perfect so I stopped practicing. Votes: 0

I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this. Votes: 0

I play a lot of strategy games and team and reactionary games. So it's a different sort of skill that you're practicing. Votes: 0

I actually no longer use 'art' as the framing device. I think I'm just kind of practicing things, practicing life, practicing creation. Votes: 0

I could hear my friends outside playing soccer while I was expected to stay inside practicing the piano. It was like torture! Votes: 0

So why are we practicing this, anyway?" Percy asked. "Do you guys spend a lot of time laying siege to fortified cities? Votes: 0

I've been going to chiropractor for as long as I can remember. It's as important to my training as practicing my swing. Votes: 0

I throw down a lot on paper and on tape. Sometimes while I'm practicing on the guitar, I'll think of a song. Votes: 0

Many things you are already practicing; but you practice them under fear. But if you practice them under love they become Divine. Votes: 0

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily. Votes: 0

Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing. Votes: 0

When you're not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win. Votes: 0

There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician; I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades. Votes: 0

People create their own success by learning what they need to learn and then by practicing it until they become proficient at it. Votes: 0

Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome. People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included. Votes: 0

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time. Votes: 0

People who have power, who think negatively of others and seek to injure them, are practicing a kind of voodoo, a lower sorcery. Votes: 0

People who have power, who think negatively of others and seek to injure them, are practicing a kind of voodoo, a lower sorcery. Votes: 0

I've been practicing yoga very seriously for a little over a year and I believe that helped my voice and affected my singing. Votes: 0

You need to work very hard, you have to spend a lot of time practicing your sport - six to seven hours daily. Votes: 0

I am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don't eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets. Votes: 0

The painful thing is that when we buy into disapproval,we are practicing disapproval. When we buy into harshness,we are practicing harshness. Votes: 0

Keep practicing," he told her."Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her."No. Until you don't get it wrong. Votes: 0

There is a beautiful flow to the study of Zen. If it is not making you happier, then you are not practicing correctly. Votes: 0

You try to improvise in a compositional manner. You don't just do some stupid lick you've been practicing, scale form exercises or something. Votes: 0

I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude. Votes: 0

All one’s feeling goes into practicing exercises, many of which are set to music. Therefore, somehow dancing with boyfriends doesn’t attract me. Votes: 0

I wrote several articles criticizing psychoanalysis, but the analysts weren't listening to my objections. So I finally quit after practicing it for six years. Votes: 0

True leaders are ready to sweat when making rehearsal, than to cry tears when actually practicing. To save the tears, be ready to sweat! Votes: 0

I'm not a practicing kabbalist. I'm not a spiritual master. I'm not a rabbi. I don't - but it's part of who I am. Votes: 0

After a stroke we can re-learn how to talk, because by practicing we can establish different pathways in the brain, circumnavigating the damaged part. Votes: 0

I forced a smile. It was the one I'd been practicing all morning. It felt tight at the edges and brittle everywhere in between. Votes: 0

Love has no demand of us but to keep practicing, to do the next hard thing. Love says, Come dear. Take the next step. Votes: 0

Listening to God - which is a key part of practicing His presence - is not a method, but a walk with a person. Votes: 0

As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing. Votes: 0

I'm the only one in my family - I'm a practicing Jew - who has attached themselves to religion in a more traditional way. Votes: 0

If you sound great in the practice room, you're practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Votes: 0

When you want to get good at something, how you spend your time practicing is far more important than the amount of time you spend. Votes: 0

People who are capable of practicing tantra are individuals who have meditated for many, many years and developed very strong and powerful states of attention. Votes: 0

My sangha, what I seem to attract, are people who have been practicing a long time, they're teaching, they're more serious about their spiritual journey. Votes: 0

If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me. Votes: 0

The study of law, medicine and the arts, in each of these instances, the developed mindset is very helpful to one who is practicing meditation. Votes: 0

The idea of being a practicing Catholic, it's - for me, it's like - I need a lot of practice, you know what I mean? Votes: 0

People who are capable of practicing tantra are individuals who have meditated for many, many years and developed very strong and powerful states of attention. Votes: 0

Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets God speak to you. Votes: 0

In Buddhist practice a great deal of time is spent practicing mandala meditation. You learn to visualize and hold simultaneous concepts in the mind during meditation. Votes: 0

While their competition is asleep, world-class leaders are up - and they're not watching the news or reading the paper. They are thinking, planning and practicing. Votes: 0

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive. Votes: 0

I am someone that is very competitive. When I'm on the field, I compete. When I'm practicing, when I'm in meetings. I'm a competitor in everything. Votes: 0

I'm prepared to take advice on leisure from Prince Philip. He's a world expert on leisure. He's been practicing it for most of his adult life. Votes: 0

I could care less about sitting around and practicing the guitar for hours a day and trying to be the best guitar player on the planet. Votes: 0

Daily repetition matters when a kid is learning to swim. It can be 20 minutes in a lesson or an hour practicing for a couple of weeks. Votes: 0

I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced. Votes: 0

By keeping my hand in that, it's the way I keep learning. The main way you learn in medicine is by practicing and working with patients. Votes: 0

The most important advice I can offer is that writing is a craft that you can learn by practicing. If you keep writing, you will improve. Votes: 0

I was the first to win a major with a belly putter, and I've spent hours practicing that way, so I hope they don't ban anchoring. Votes: 0

Writing is an art like other arts. Dancers don't dance every once in a while. Musicians don't stop practicing. They are dedicated to what they do. Votes: 0

This sounds crazy, but my goal is to be nominated for an Oscar. I was the kid who was practicing my acceptance speech when I was ten. Votes: 0

I've been practicing modalities of Eastern philosophy since about 1972. What I've learned through my meditation is a sense of equanimity, a sense of all things being equal. Votes: 0

I've been practicing modalities of Eastern philosophy since about 1972. What I've learned through my meditation is a sense of equanimity, a sense of all things being equal. Votes: 0

Some people, of course, say they're practicing tantra. There are a lot of books on tantric sexual practice in local bookstores. These are usually pretty silly books. Votes: 0

You gain power through practicing meditation and concentration. You gain power by doing anything you like that makes you feel good. You gain power by being happy. Votes: 0

... the effort, diligence, and care required in practicing must be quickly suspended when pressure coming from anxiety or a desire for fast results causes them to degenerate. Votes: 0

You gain power through practicing meditation and concentration. You gain power by doing anything you like that makes you feel good. You gain power by being happy. Votes: 0

I grew up with classical music blasting in my parents' living room and my older brother's practicing saxophone in his room listening to jazz... a beautiful chaos. Votes: 0

It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it. Votes: 0

You get a: "Can Do Attitude," by practicing to be excellent. Since you earn success by being determined, higher willpower is earned too. Raise yourself to excellence. Votes: 0

I've tried many other styles of yoga, but nothing has ever given me the same centeredness, energy, and internal balance that I feel when practicing Ashtanga Yoga. Votes: 0

I train my muscles, and I do a lot of stretching, and try to kick higher. But for me, practicing kung-fu is a way to relax myself. Votes: 0

We believe America is practicing all kinds of terrorism against Libya. Even the accusation that we are involved in terrorism is in itself an act of terrorism. Votes: 0

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me. Votes: 0

Ew, sicko. I was practicing Edomic." "Sure you were," Jason said. "You're just too embarrassed to admit you were playing hide-and-seek all alone. Rachel hiding, nobody seeking. Votes: 0

When man resolved to imitate walking, he invented the wheel, which does not look like a leg. In doing this, he was practicing surrealism without knowing it. Votes: 0

In practicing meditation, we're not trying to live up to some kind of ideal -- quite the opposite. We're just being with our experience, whatever it is. Votes: 0

I was that kid who was always practicing crying or falling asleep or being angry or being excited. I was that weirdo in my room making faces. Votes: 0

The happiest moments are when we sit down and we feel the presence of our brothers and sisters, lay and monastic, who are practicing walking and sitting mediation. Votes: 0

Knowing the right thing is wonderful; practicing the right thing is even more wonderful; and the most wonderful thing is that helping others to practice the right thing! Votes: 0

If we can look upon our work not for self-benefit,but as a means to benefit society,we will be practicing appreciation and patience in our daily lives. Votes: 0

The cacophony of contemporary popular culture makes it hard to discern the call of truth and wisdom. There is no area in which practicing asceticism is more important. Votes: 0

I think it's quite painfully obvious when someone's practicing through an amp, as opposed to someone who's really laying down some stuff that just happens to be fast. Votes: 0

Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practicing shaman. Without doubt (since the recent death of Mircea Eliade) the world's leading authority on shamanism. Votes: 0

If I am not mistaken, the word "art" and "artist" did not exist during the Renaissance and before: there were simply architects, sculptors, and painters, practicing a trade. Votes: 0

When you feel anger arising, remember to return to your breathing and follow it. The other person may see that you are practicing, and she may even apologize. Votes: 0

Visualize yourself at your best. Be determined to earn the title of being excellent. From working hard and practicing, one day you will earn its badge of honor. Votes: 0

It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it. Votes: 0

I have an oval-shaped scar on the knuckle of my right index finger from crashing my hand through a light fixture while practicing Elvis Presley moves in college. Votes: 0

I've been practicing Buddhism for a while. So, I call myself a Jew-Bu, because my tribe is still Jew. But my philosophy and my practice is really Buddhist. Votes: 0

I've never understood people who say they're not a practicing Jew. You never hear a black guy say he's not a practicing African-American. What does it even mean? Votes: 0

The American army between world wars after World War I had virtually disintegrated. It was a very small force, given largely to practicing cavalry charges on western outposts. Votes: 0

I go to yoga classes as well as practicing myself. I'm always open to new experiences and when I'm in different cities shooting, I try some local classes sometimes. Votes: 0

By practicing the virtues we cultivate the soil from which healthy emotions sprout; by letting go of our character defects we drain the swamp in which diseased emotions breed. Votes: 0

I think President Obama is a committed, practicing nonideologue. He's consumed by neither tactics nor ideology. He is more concerned about outcomes than he is about process and categorizations. Votes: 0

I would sing myself with a tambura and just regular a cappella singing and practicing. I did that around 1973 and 1974, and I finally developed my own style of singing. Votes: 0

If Broadway shows charge preview prices while the cast is in dress rehearsal, why should restaurants charge full price when their dining room and kitchen staffs are still practicing? Votes: 0

I think President Obama is a committed, practicing nonideologue. He's consumed by neither tactics nor ideology. He is more concerned about outcomes than he is about process and categorizations Votes: 0

I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed by a culture of violence. Votes: 0

Specialists can never practice their specialties too much. The danger is in not practicing enough. Make that mistake, and soon you may not be in the specialty business anymore. Votes: 0

But as a property owner of Orlando, I wouldn't rent to someone who is gay any more than I would rent to a person who is a practicing witch. Votes: 0

Greatness as a leader is measured in part by your willingness to accept daunting challenges. Achieving tough goals requires practicing the secret of commitment: Risk all to win all. Votes: 0

As a practicing Jew, I have studied with Christian teachers whom I respect for who they are and what they are, including their positive concern with Jews and Judaism. Votes: 0

That was how I got into music and art was being a battle kid from Jersey, so I didn't have these wonderful ways of learning commitment, dedication, practicing skill. Votes: 0

Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails. Votes: 0

The very best players, when they are practicing, put everything they've got into it. But then they leave it for a while. And it's the same in dharma practice. Votes: 0

If our culture is to be transformed, it will happen from the bottom up - from ordinary believers practicing apologetics over the backyard fence or around the barbecue grill. Votes: 0

I'm not a practicing Catholic now. I didn't like what the church was doing with what Jesus had said, in a way. But I wouldn't say I'm not religious. Votes: 0

With all the travelling and performing I've been doing, it's hard to find time to practice! But seriously, I probably did most of my practicing when I was younger. Votes: 0

The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion. Votes: 0

I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more modern branches of pure mathematics. Votes: 0

I never think that there's something I can't do, whether it's beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right. Votes: 0

She glances back before stepping into the alley, and she catches her grandfather looking at her the way he does sometimes--as if she's already gone, as if he's practicing sorrow. Votes: 0

I've seen so many horrible and awful results and consequences of people practicing alcoholism. It's murder, I've seen that. I've seen a lot of suicides, a lot of strange sins. Votes: 0

By practicing Buddhist Yoga, you can become happy, ecstatic and free in your current incarnation, even if you have never been that way before in any of your past lives. Votes: 0

By practicing Buddhist Yoga, you can become happy, ecstatic and free in your current incarnation, even if you have never been that way before in any of your past lives. Votes: 0

I'm always very self-conscious and assume the way faith or religion might come up in my plays will seem very harsh to people of faith, or who are currently practicing. Votes: 0

It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice. Votes: 0

Improve yourself. You can become what you admire most in life. By admiring the quality of excellence in other people, and practicing that same quality, you too can become exceptional. Votes: 0

Constantly reemphasize to yourself the great fact that God built potential strength into your nature. By affirming it and practicing it, this basic strength will toughen up as muscles do. Votes: 0

I became a tabla-player at the the age of five. However, I should have learned singing also. I mean I know about singing, but I have been never practicing it .... Votes: 0

I just hope bluegrass entertainers take care of their music and take care of their fans. If you don't practice, the man next door who is practicing will beat you. Votes: 0

To me, the object of practicing is to allow you to play what you hear. But you're always hearing new things, so you never get to the end of it. Votes: 0

Sometimes, as in an athletic event where everything clicks, inexplicable things do happen. Learning and practicing an art or a skill has always been part of the success of the goal. Votes: 0

A conundrum of music is that music brings people together, yet to become a skilled musician involves a certain amount of lonely time in which you're just figuring it out, practicing. Votes: 0

Harriet Miers is totally qualified for the Supreme Court of the United States. Her legal background, her absolute leadership in the legal field when she was a practicing lawyer are unqualified. Votes: 0

Intellectuals tend to be arrogant. Intelligence, like money, is a good servant but a bad master. When practicing pranayama, the yogi [makes] himself humble and without pride in his intellectual attainments. Votes: 0

Most religions have always appreciated the extreme power of concentrated thought directed toward the benefit of others, especially when that person is practicing in solitude. That's why they have contemplative orders. Votes: 0

With public speaking, practicing congruence is very helpful - allowing the words to be expressed with the face and body. It helps to think of simply "turning up the nonverbal volume." Votes: 0

I'm a Christian. I go to church when I can. I was raised Baptist. I went to a Lutheran school. I'm a nondenominational practicing Christian. I have a lot of faith. Votes: 0

Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) = Strength (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance) Votes: 0

A typical practice consists of practicing every event for about an hour. A lot of people assume I have private coaching, but I work out with 13 other girls at the gym! Votes: 0

Some people enjoy taking a light stroll in the morning and that gives them relief and that sort of feeling. That is what I gain by practicing, by swinging the bat. Votes: 0

I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don't blame yoga or the whole community of yogis Votes: 0

The forest of Compiegne. Look at it. Like a kind grandmother dozing in her rocking chair. Old trees practicing curtsies in the wind because they still think Louis XIV is king. Votes: 0

You do see some people that can contort themselves all the way around, but they may have been practicing for years, they may be gymnasts or they may just be flexible. Votes: 0

Students need to be reminded that revision isn't merely making a few cosmetic changes. Revision is seeing and then reseeing our words and practicing strategies that make a difference in our writing. Votes: 0

I have picked up on the terminology of Brother Lawrence, who called praying unceasingly practicing God's presence. In fact, practicing God's presence has been my number one goal for the last year Votes: 0

I don't have a very disciplined approach to practicing or anything, but I do tend to have a guitar around most of the time, which I strum on most of the day. Votes: 0

I'm a Buddhist and active in my Buddhist's Association, and I'm actually a National Young Women's representative for the organization, so I travel a lot helping young women who are practicing Buddhism. Votes: 0

I'm certainly not a practicing Jew. I would never claim, 'I'm Jewish.' That's not the first and foremost thing in my mind, as far as who I am as a person. Votes: 0

Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually come to understand that our real nature is very special Votes: 0

The strength of opening manhood is never so well employed as in practicing subserviency to God's revealed will; it lends a grace and a beauty to religion, and produces an abundant harvest. Votes: 0

When your mind drifts away from one of the secret meditation techniques, do not become upset or frustrated. Gently move your mind back to the technique you were practicing and begin again. Votes: 0

Advertising is much less powerful than advertisers and critics of advertising claim, and advertising agencies are stabbing in the dark much more than they are practicing precision microsurgery on the public consciousness Votes: 0

Advertising is much less powerful than advertisers and critics of advertising claim, and advertising agencies are stabbing in the dark much more than they are practicing precision microsurgery on the public consciousness. Votes: 0

Think of a ballet dancer at the barre. Plie, eleve, battement tendu. She is practicing, because she knows that there is no difference between practice and art. The practice is the art. Votes: 0

I think O.J. protests too much. Not only did he say he didn't carve the holiday turkey, but he was in the back yard practicing his golf swing the whole time. Votes: 0

I had been practicing guitar about six months beforehand; I concentrated mostly on the songs I had to play. I got those down pretty well so they could use me actually playing. Votes: 0

A lot of solos I hear sound so incredible, but they sound like somebody practicing. They sound a bit soulless - fiery, but at the same time, lacking in spirit and soul. Votes: 0

Now that I'm a dad, I'm practicing what I call 'one- handed cooking,' because I've got something more important in my other arm. I'm whipping up lots of frittatas and omelets. Votes: 0

I had been practicing for the Depression a long time. I wasn't involved with loss. I didn't have money to lose, but in common with millions I did dislike hunger and cold. Votes: 0

Do not lose heart. We were made for these times.....For years we have been learning, practicing, been in training for...and just waiting to meet on this exact plain of engagement. Votes: 0

For 25 years practicing medicine, I never asked anybody if they were a Republican or a Democratic or an independent and asked if they had insurance or not. I took care of everybody. Votes: 0

I make make music in my own time, messing around with beats and riffs I write. Always practicing performing in my room most times I probably look like an idiot dancing around haha. Votes: 0

You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid. Votes: 0

I am not a Zionist, nor am I am a practicing Jew, but I have a great deal of sympathy for my fellow Jews and a deep concern for the survival of Israel. Votes: 0

I try very hard to maintain the confidence of my sources by speaking candidly with them, honoring agreements about the use of our conversation, and practicing journalism in an honest and straightforward way. Votes: 0

When I was a practicing alcoholic, I was unbelievable. One side effect was immense suspicion: I'd come off tour like Inspector Clouseau on acid. 'Where's this cornflake come from? It wasn't here before. Votes: 0

If you are not happier every day, if you don't see a progression of development, then you are certainly not practicing yoga or Buddhism and therefore you cannot be amassing any positive karma. Votes: 0

I started out a human being. But pretty much had all the humanity wrung out of me after passing the Bar and practicing law for ten years. Not sure what I am now. Votes: 0

For me, being in front of a camera is a matter of practicing and refining your art. I think, if you're telling a story worth telling, it's worth investing the time into developing. Votes: 0

The noblest lord is ushered in By the practicing physician, And the humblest lout is ushered out By a certified mortician. And in between, they find their foyers Alive with summonses from lawyers. Votes: 0

Understand that writing is like an athletic activity. To play tennis well, you expect to keep practicing, but for some reason with writing, you think you should come out fresh the first time. Votes: 0

I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early '60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care. Votes: 0

I feel I have proved myself just as much as everybody else does. I usually don't think about the past too much. I just try to perform the routines I have been practicing. Votes: 0

There are only two words that will always lead you to success. Those words are yes and no. Undoubtedly, you've mastered saying yes. So start practicing saying no. Your goals depend on it! Votes: 0

I started out as a juggler, so I know what it means to spend eight hours a day, seven days a week practicing something that people just dismiss with a wave of hand. Votes: 0

Why are we sitting? Why are we practicing? Why are we doing anything? It's not so I can be happy. It's so I can embody the dharma in order to benefit other beings. Votes: 0

You have to learn how to help a wounded child while still practicing mindful breathing. You should not allow yourself to get lost in action. Action should be meditation at the same time. Votes: 0

The whole point of working and practicing your whole life is so that you're ready when that moment arrives; when the inspiration arrives, you are ready to be at the disposal of inspiration. Votes: 0

I do realise that talk of natural kinds dates back to Aristotle, but I'd better not say too much about ancient philosophers lest I be convicted of practicing history of philosophy without a license. Votes: 0

Donald Trump has been practicing the chords of reality politics for 11 years doing reality television. And so he's clearly the frontrunner and he is clearly dominating. But I still believe in some old rules. Votes: 0

A meaningful life is composed of a series of meaningful moments. If this is what we want, then the ability to infuse each moment with meaning would seem to be a skill worth practicing. Votes: 0

You become a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith. Votes: 0

I think if you really start practicing, the energy comes. I was always very happy and grateful for the opportunity to have the time, solitude and good health to be able to do it. Votes: 0

Parents provoke their children to anger by not practicing biblical love, not considering their children as more important than themselves, and not dying to self to become a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. Votes: 0

It wasn't all spent on practicing, I did do other things! but the classical guitar means a lot to me so I spend many hours building good chops and getting a good program together. Votes: 0

I live in a war zone. I would never have imagined 37 years ago when I started practicing law that there would still be so much discrimination against women, so much denial of women's rights. Votes: 0

So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good influence over Asian countries. Votes: 0

All the other stuff without love? Not worth a whole lot. Love starts with ourselves and needs to be approached like anything else we want to master-with a lot of diligent studying and practicing! Votes: 0

And what does every child believe every adult capable of doing? Of actually being able to bend the world to an inner desire, exactly what the child is busily practicing in his passionate play. Votes: 0

Often we ask ourselves to make absolute sense out of what just happens, and in this way, what we are practicing is suffering, which everybody practices, but strangely few of us grow graceful in. Votes: 0

So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good influence over Asian countries. Votes: 0

I was taking a nose dive somewhere between eleven and twelve because my sister had died and I was practicing something that siblings do which is follow in their footsteps and die as well. Votes: 0

Tori joined us for dinner --in body, at least. She spent the meal practicing for a role in the next zombie movie, expressionless, methodically moving fork to mouth, sometimes even with food on it. Votes: 0

I finally realized that my relaxation is practicing the piano and writing. I've tried to do other things, but I've learned through the decades, that this is what I enjoy, practicing music and writing. Votes: 0

I like to see Quentin (Roosevelt) practicing baseball. It gives me hope that one of my boys will not take after his father in this respect, and will prove able to play the national game. Votes: 0

Whether you plan or whether you flow in order to be creative probably isn't the point. The point is to keep practicing to maintain neural pathways and to establish new ones by learning new skills. Votes: 0

I know how much respect I have for people of all different faiths, but especially for my family, who are the most important people in my life, and who are still practicing, and deeply religious. Votes: 0

Because obstacles will always present themselves, the hardest obstacle of all is developing a way of living, a way of practicing your approach to life that allows you to keep a healthy perspective on things. Votes: 0

With the power of one's will we stop thought and move into alternate forms of perception. We gain that power through practicing very, very, very hard each day when we meditate to stop our thoughts. Votes: 0

The understanding you gain from practicing gratitude frees you from being lost or identified with either the negative or the positive aspects of life, letting you simply meet life in each moment as it rises... Votes: 0

Even after only several weeks of practicing meditation, you will begin to have more energy and be a little bit happier. Eventually, you will experience ecstasy and knowledge beyond the power of words to describe! Votes: 0

Even after only several weeks of practicing meditation, you will begin to have more energy and be a little bit happier. Eventually, you will experience ecstasy and knowledge beyond the power of words to describe! Votes: 0

Israel is now sustaining a war for its own existence. A nation defending its citizens against terrorist bombings and a military and diplomatic onslaught by an array of Arab foes is practicing survival, not genocide. Votes: 0

There really is something raw about sexuality that's real and good and we must continue to learn to not be ashamed of it. But - we have to honor the reality of practicing safer sex. Votes: 0

One cannot achieve peace without realizing justice, realize justice without seeking out the truth, seek out the truth without practicing freedom. So living and thinking free is the root of achieving peace in our world. Votes: 0

The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil. Votes: 0

In Quebec City many Muslims have said that they hide their faith because they know that if they don't, if they show that they are Muslims, practicing Muslims, they won't be accepted in Quebec society. Votes: 0

My mother, a nonpracticing Jew from Delaware, had married a non-practicing Protestant in California. Sometimes, certainly not always, Jew + Protestant = Unitarian, and that is what we were - 'Jewnitarians,' as I like to say. Votes: 0