To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice. – James Stephens
I’m a practicing Christian – and I’m going to keep practicing till I get it right – but I don’t feel everyone has to practice the same religion that I do. You have a right to worship who you choose and how you choose to. – Jane Elliot
No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a ‘mortal sin’ subject to damnation. – James McGreevey
People believe practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t. If you’re making a tremendous amount of mistakes, all you’re doing is deeply ingraining the same mistakes. – Jillian Michaels
To practice – write each and every day if possible – then try to attend professional writer’s conferences where you can learn your craft, get to know fellow writers, and meet editors and agents. – James Dashner
I’m lazy. I don’t practice enough. I do other stuff. I’m not a musician’s musician, and I don’t necessarily know if I want to be. When I hear something and want to work on it, then that’s what my project will be. – Jason Moran
All are free to believe or not believe; all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief. – Jeff Miller
I don’t think I was a fine game coach. I’m trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach. – John Wooden
The real meditation practice is how we live our lives from moment to moment to moment. – Jon Kabat-Zinn
There is no objection to the proposal: in order to learn to be a poet, I shall try to write a sonnet. But the thing you must try to write, when you do so, is a real sonnet, and not a practice sonnet. – James Fenton
My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids. – Gary Carter
I have a series of exercises in which I do a lot of core. I enjoy an ab workout. I practice every day and do many different types. – Izabel Goulart
Opposite to godliness is atheism in profession, and idolatry in practice. Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind, that it never had many professors. – Isaac Newton
I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I’m using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don’t practice a lot… Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me. – Jackie Evancho
At four lines, with the quatrain, we reach the basic stanza form familiar from a whole range of English poetic practice. This is the length of the ballad stanza, the verse of a hymn, and innumerable other kinds of verse. – James Fenton
I thought doubles was a good way for me to practice and get some reps in – I didn’t like to train in the gym as much as players these days. – John McEnroe
My musician friends could always practice what they loved doing, but I can’t go on a street corner and start reciting a monologue. Acting is very collaborative, and you always need other people with you – mainly an audience. – Julia Stiles
I have to tell you as a doctor, 25 years of practice, not as a politician using talking points, as somebody who has taken care of Medicare patients, we can make it a lot better. – John Barrasso
If you start comparing my practice of law to what I could have been – selling bananas – you’ll know why I gave money to the University of Texas. – Joe Jamail
I played American Legion ball starting when I was 14. But I didn’t catch until I was 17. I was 75-3 as a high school pitcher, but it was like everybody knew that I was supposed to be a catcher. When the scouts would come around, and I was pitching, they’d make me take infield practice so the scouts could watch me throw. – Johnny Bench
I don’t think the trial practice is dead. But it is very ill. There are some days you could throw a hand grenade down the hall of the Harris County Courthouse and not hit anybody. – Joe Jamail
I don’t let the children watch TV on weeknights. They practice playing musical instruments instead. Both my sons play piano, drums and guitar, so my husband and I listen to them in the evening. – Jane Seymour
You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you’ve got to work and practice it. – Iris Apfel
I loved going to the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial in Taipei to watch all the old Chinese people doing tai chi and practicing kung fu. The monument was made of white marble, and it was beautiful. Sometimes my dad and I would practice with them. – Jimmy Chin
Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice. – Jade Jones