Quotes by Practice I refuse to turn to theology to justify the life or redeem it. There is a question always of the connection to the eternal. I say to myself above all, keep alive your conviction that there are sacred elements in the life in the practice of the life that must be respected. But the conviction in the existence of the sacred does not necessarily imply that you need to believe in a creator, because we are the ones that made the sacred. Stanley Kunitz elementspracticebelieve To practice magic is to bear the responsibility for having a vision. Starhawk magicresponsibilitypractice I've never laid a cane on the back of a lord before, but if you force me to I shall speedily become used to the practice. Stanley Kubrick punishmentviolencepractice Those who would practice magic must be scrupulously honest in their personal lives. In one sense, magic works on the principle that 'it is so because I say it is so.' For words to take on such force, you must be deeply and completely convinced that it is identified with truth as you know it. To a person who practices honesty and keeps commitments, 'As I will, so mote it be' is not just a pretty phrase; it is a statement of fact. Starhawk honestypracticecommitment It is not necessary for one to have perfected moral practice before asking others to consider their own actions Stephanie Kaza practiceaskingaction I think deep down I'm spiritual, but there's nothing I practice. Stella McCartney practicespiritualthinking The DOJ has employed these investigations in communities across our nation to reform serious patterns and practices of force, biased policing and other unconstitutional practices by law enforcement. I'm asking the Department of Justice to investigate if our police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of stops, searches or arrests that violate the Fourth Amendment. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake practicelawjustice Seeing is a gift that comes with practice. Stephanie Mills seeingvisionpractice My spirituality is parochial, terrestrial. I do qualify as a W.I.T.C.H. , but my irrecular practice and impromptu rituals don't aim at producing any dramatic results except, perhaps, in me. Stephanie Mills dramaticspiritualitypractice Friendships offer good practice in accepting the transience of experience and the persistence of feeling. Stephanie Mills persistencepracticefriendship While 'Buddhism' suggests another belief system, 'dharma practice' suggests a course of action. The four ennobling truths are not propositions to believe; they are challenges to act. Stephen Batchelor buddhismpracticebelieve The twitch above my right eye will disappear with knitting practice. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knittingeyepractice The individuation of dharma practice occurs whenever priority is given to the resolution of a personal existential dilemma over the need to conform to the doctrines of a Buddhist orthodoxy. Individuation is a process of recovering personal authority through freeing ourselves from the constraints of collectively held belief systems. Stephen Batchelor buddhistprioritiespractice To preserve the integrity of the tradition, we have to distinguish between what is central to that integrity and what is peripheral. We have to discern between what elements are vital for the survival of dharma practice and what are alien cultural artefacts that might obstruct that survival. Stephen Batchelor survivalpracticeintegrity I'm very conscious of data and analytics, and understanding how our body works and different loads that we put on it throughout the course of games and practices. It helps you make adjustments if you need to, helps you be smarter about your workouts, and I think it protects you from injuries to not over-exert yourself. Stephen Curry workoutpracticethinking The Liberals may blather about protecting cultural minorities, but the fact is that undermining the traditional definition of marriage is an assault on multiculturalism and the practices in those communities. Stephen Harper communitypracticefacts Meditation allows us to directly participate in our lives instead of living life as an afterthought. Stephen Levine live-lifeinspirationpractice Common sense is not always common practice. Stephen Covey common-sensepracticecommon Technique itself springs from play, because we can acquire technique only by the practice of practice, by persistently experimenting and playing with our tools and testing their limits and resistances. Stephen Nachmanovitch practiceplayspring Brahms once remarked that the mark of an artist is how much he throws away. Nature, the great creator, is always throwing things away. A frog lays several million eggs at a sitting. Only a few dozen of these become tadpoles, and only a few of those become frogs. We can let imagination and practice be as profligate as nature. Stephen Nachmanovitch eggsartistpractice«185186187188189190191192193194195»
