Quotes by Practice Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices. Paul Wellstone accountabilitypracticeneeds It is my contention that no other invention of man has brought greater chaos to humanity than the practice of religion. Paul Winchell humanitypracticemen Practice, work out, proper nutrition, lots of work on my short game. In golf, that's really where the strokes come off the scorecard. Paula Creamer practicegamesgolf I really enjoy what little time I have at home. The golf course and practice facilities are perfect and so close to home! Paula Creamer practicehomegolf Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state allows for religions to have their own set of rules as to whom they will accept and who they won't, and the practices they support and the ones they don't. They will continue to be able to do so. Pauley Perrette supportchoicespractice Critical reflection on practice is a requirement of the relationship between theory and practice. Otherwise theory becomes simply "blah, blah, blah, " and practice, pure activism. Paulo Freire requirementsreflectionpractice I never thought I'd be able to design all the things I've been able to design. I thought that I'd be far more limited to a specific kind of work, and I've been able to establish an incredibly broad practice in all different ways, and it's because the expectations have gotten elevated. Paula Scher designpracticeexpectations The behavior and reactions of the oppressed, which lead the oppressor to practice cultural invasion, should evoke from the revolutionary a different theory of action. What distinguishes revolutionary leaders from the dominant elite is not only their objectives, but their procedures. Paulo Freire revolutionary-leadersinvasionpractice For a while, I think in 1994, it got to where I didn't want to practice. Payne Stewart practicesportsthinking For those of you who are seeing the spiritual life, I recommend these four daily practices: Spend time alone each day in receptive silence. When angry, or afflicted with any negative emotion, take time to be alone with God. (Do not talk with people who are angry; they are irrational and cannot be reasoned with. If you or they are angry, it is best to leave and pray.) Visualize God's light each day and send it to someone who needs help. Exercise the body, it is the temple of the soul. Peace Pilgrim practicespiritualexercise The mission [of institution] won't change. It will continue to be what it is: to spread the practice of deep listening and introduce it to people, to do workshops and retreats and certification programs and so on. Pauline Oliveros practicelisteningpeople In sum: banking theory and practice, as immobilizing and fixating forces, fail to acknowledge men and women as historical beings; problem-posing theory and practice take the people's historicity as their starting point. Paulo Freire practicemenpeople Indeed, some "revolutionaries" brand as "innocents," "dreamers," or even "reactionaries"; those who would challenge this educational practice. But one does not liberate people by alienating them. Authentic liberation - the process of humanization - is not another deposit to be made in men. Paulo Freire educationalpracticemen A revolutionary leadership must accordingly practice co-intentional education. Paulo Freire revolutionarypractice Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will. Pema Chodron down-andpracticehelping Ordinarily we are swept away by habitual momentum. We don't interrupt our patterns even slightly. With practice, however, we learn to stay with a broken heart, with a nameless fear, with the desire for revenge. Sticking with uncertainty is how we learn to relax in the midst of chaos, how we learn to be cool when the ground beneath us suddenly disappears. Pema Chodron revengepracticeheart We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice. Peace Pilgrim lightpracticepeace Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect. Periander practice-makes-perfectpracticeperfect If we want there to be peace in the world, we have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid in our hearts, to find the soft spot and stay with it. We have to have that kind of courage and take that kind of responsibility. That’s the true practice of peace. Pema Chodron responsibilitypracticeheart The painful thing is that when we buy into disapproval, we are practicing disapproval. When we buy into harshness, we are practicing harshness. The more we do it, the stronger these qualities become. How sad it is that we become so expert at causing harm to ourselves and others. The trick then is to practice gentleness and letting go. We can learn to meet whatever arises with curiosity and not make it such a big deal. Pema Chodron curiositypracticeletting-go«153154155156157158159160161162163»
