Top 1200 Practice Makes Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

Lessons are not to take the place of practice, but to make practice worthwhile.

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

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

It's all about practice and more practice. Travel to tournaments, play in them, watch other players.

Only one thing registers on the subconscious mind: repetitive application - practice. What you practice is what you manifest.

Hang on to the inner body, let it be the anchor, then you're present. If they say something challenging and you lose it again, pause, and anchor again. Practice, practice, continuous practice-becaus e when you're in touch with the inner body, spaciousness arises.

Creation is a knack which is empowered by practice, and like almost any skill, it is lost if you don't practice it.

I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do.

In practice a photographer does not concern himself with philosophical issues while working; he makes photographs, working with subject matter that he thinks will make the pictures.

Any man can shoot a gun, and with practice he can draw fast and shoot accurately, but that makes no difference. What counts is how you stand up when somebody is shooting back at you.

You have to learn to laugh all the time. It's a practice of life. It's a practice of happiness.

I practice yoga every day. The practice calms my spirit, and allows me to be present.

My assistants and I often would spend more time planning a practice than the actual practice itself

For me, my yoga practice is like putting a one in front of a lot of zeros. Without my practice, everything quickly becomes chaotic.

Americans practice different faiths in churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. And many good people practice no faith at all.

I came out with a book called The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language. It's a book that describes how writing is a practice and how my teaching is part of that practice. I direct the writing and create books but underneath, there's always the river of practice happening. No good, no bad. Just do it.

Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.

As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice.

Other people - they practice and they practice... these fingers of mine, they got brains in 'em. You don't tell them what to do - they do it. God given talent.

It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.

There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.

Yoga is so much more about the instructor than it is about the practice itself. It's their point of view and the way they teach that makes the experience so special and opens things up for me.

You come in on practice squad and you know you're not going to play in the game, you know you're not going to get any reps. It's frustrating... you don't want to just practice your whole life. You want to practice to play.

Food affects the mind. For the practice of any kind of yoga, vegetarianism is absolutely necessary since it makes the mind more pure and harmonious.

One of my constant reminders was, "End practice on a happy note." I wanted the boys to want to come out to practice, and I wanted them to get a certain amount of pleasure out of basketball. It's a game. It should be fun. So I always tried to counterbalance any criticism in practice with a bit of praise. I wanted my players to feel that the worst punishment I could give them was to deny them the privilege of practicing. If they did not want to practice, I did not want them there.

Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.

The practice of medicine is a thinker's art the practice of surgery a plumber's.

It was a very limited practice; carefully safeguarded. In 1890, that practice was discontinued.

What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems.

Boxing’s not that straightforward,” said Eldric. “You can practice and practice, but the real experience will always be different. Lots of things are like that, actually.

We call the effort to cultivate our ability to be in the present moment ‘practice’ or ‘meditation practice.’

Without Unceasing Practice nothing can be done. Practice is Art. If you leave off you are lost.

Technology makes possibilities. Design makes solutions. Art makes questions. Leadership makes actions.

I envy Muslims their practice of regular and genuine prayer. It's a beautiful practice that enriches their daily lives.

If you understand real practice, then archery or other activities can be zen. If you don't understand how to practice archery in its true sense, then even though you practice very hard, what you acquire is just technique. It won't help you through and through. Perhaps you can hit the mark without trying, but without a bow and arrow you cannot do anything. If you understand the point of practice, then even without a bow and arrow the archery will help you. How you get that kind of power or ability is only through right practice.

Practice meditating on the heart chakra. This is only one of them, but it's quite good for the first few years of your meditative practice.

Everyday brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.

We should be able to bring the practice of meditation hall into our daily lives. We need to discuss among ourselves how to do it. Do you practice breathing between phone calls? Do you practice smiling while cutting carrots? Do you practice relaxation after hard hours of work? These are practical questions. If you know how to apply meditation to dinner time, leisure time, sleeping time, it will penetrate your daily life, and it will also have a tremendous effect on social concerns.

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.

We're going to worship in eternity. So what does God want me to do while we're here on earth? Practice. Practice worshipping.

Every practice at some point will become a hindrance. No practice can ever take you there, to freedom, to liberation. That's important to realize.

Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.

Once I step on the field, by the things I do in practice and the way I practice, you can't tell that I don't love the game. But I just know it deep down.

When you are filled with soul energy you become magnetic." 11 Teachings to help on the journey to Soul Realization: (1) Practive humility; (2) Give up pride and self-delusion; (3) Practice loving kindness; (4) Give up anger, hatred and vindictiveness; (5) Practice generosity; (6) Avoid greed and stealing in its different aspects; (7) Practice honesty; (8) Avoid maliciousness and exploiting lies; (9)Practice moderation; (10) Avoid excessiveness; (11) Do not allow yourself to be enslaved by your lower nature

Practice design, Not Decoration: Don't just make pretty talking points. Instead, display information in a way that makes complex information clear.

The music kind of takes care of itself because we've done all that as preproduction in the practice room. So by the time it gets onstage, each song has about one hundred hours of way too much mothering gone into it. So when you see us play live, that is the product of ninety days of practice, over a year of writing, listening to demos on the weekends after practice.

Only when there are no impressions of others clouding our mind, can we sit and practice the glorious practice of meditation.

It takes practice to hear your true desires. Your passion will often come as a whisper or serendipitous event that reminds you of what's important and what makes you happy.

Of course I doubt. I do not practice a certainty. I practice a faith.

Practice? I never practice. I just write songs and take solos.

Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is probably where you need the most practice.

There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.

I'm a person who gets better with practice. Getting older is awesome - because you get more practice.

Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there is no other way of life than this way of life.

Practice not wanting, desiring, judging, doing, fighting, knowing. Practice just being. Everything will fall into place.

Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes the practice of refusing everybody from the United States.

The practice of shaving makes its first appearance in the Bible in connection with the story of Joseph, who as a young man was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt, where he was subsequently imprisoned on false charges.

I usually settle into a routine during the season where I shoot for about 15 or 20 minutes before and after practice, and then do the whole practice.

Only through practice and more practice, until you can do something without conscious effort.

Any religion has to have a practice. When you let it go so far from practice that it just becomes a matter of talk something bad happens.