Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

I came here as a practical man to talk not simply on the question of peace and war but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance - the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace.

World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word when duly practiced.

It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience decency politeness and courtesy.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.

If you're asking your kids to exercise then you better do it too. Practice what you preach.

People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.

The more intense the nature of a man the more readily will he find meditation and the more successfully will he practice it.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

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

I practice and work hard at my music but I'm not saving lives here.

Those who have virtue always in their mouths and neglect it in practice are like a harp which emits a sound pleasing to others while itself is insensible of the music.

The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.

I want people to think about movies and how we watch them. Let them know it's okay to question the structure or how we're sometimes duped into a false sense of normalcy. Most of all I want people to question the old standard practices of 'This is how the structure of something should work ' or 'This is how a character must behave.'

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.

Usually I do everything reverse. I practice something in movies and then I try it in real life.

You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning.

After the first day of practice there's not one guy who's playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it just hurts.

In the morning I practice 15 minutes of yoga.

As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society these financial rogue practices will continue.

I'm a soccer mom. I'm T-ball soccer karate homework keeping them on their schedules. I love being the snack mom when I get to bring the cut oranges. I have one of those coolers with wheels. I'm at every game every practice sitting on my blanket. I love it.

All men commend patience although few are willing to practice it.