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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

Quote by Jane Austen about principle, being, life

The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.

Quote by William Falconer about simplicity, fear, hope, nature

Billions of people don't practice a religion at all.

Quote by Richard Gere about religion, people

I'll tell you what I did need to learn was tolerance, and I think I've been actually given a daily opportunity to practice that, and it's - it's - and I know that that sounds almost like a backhanded slap, and it is in a way because I haven't been...

Quote by Mel Gibson about tolerance, haven, chance, need, day, contentment

I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though.

Quote by Elton John about sex, people

The difficult passage practiced for hours, will not be played correctly once the student plays it for the teacher the more a student practices, the less likely he will play correctly during the lesson.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about students, teaching, teachers

They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault, it was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time, the courage came with practice.

Quote by Donald O'Connor about courage, time

I'm trying to practice owning less stuff.

Quote by Alexandra Paul

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.

Quote by Norman Vincent Peale about happiness, habits, feast, thinking, heart, mind, day, life

It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration.

Quote by James Cash Penney about opinion, trains, children

Salesmanship, too, is an art, the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.

Quote by James Cash Penney about perfection, art, magic

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.

Quote by James Cash Penney

But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.

Quote by Piper Perabo about education, school, perfection, contentment

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary: nature, study and practice.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher about career, nature, things, man

Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.

Quote by Piers Anthony about literature, chance, stores, writing, contentment

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you. It may break your heart, but it will fill your heart before it breaks it and it will make you a person in your own right.

Quote by James Maxwell Anderson about art, proudness, heart, magic, contentment, people, rightness

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

Quote by John Lubbock about happiness, things

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.

Quote by Benito Mussolini about democracy

Religion, the contemplative experience, reveal similarities, religion is the practice of unifying.

Quote by Vasile Andru about religion, experience

Life has a practice of living you, if you don't live it.

Quote by Philip Larkin about life, contentment