#practices

There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#ancient #certain #certain things #practices #things

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. ↗

— David Korten

#continue #contribution #financial #long #making

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

#call #card #companies #credit #credit card

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet. ↗

— Debbie Meyer

#close #day #either #goals #had

If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#desire #devotional #discussions #energy #faith

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution. ↗

— Jan Egeland

#each #every #every time #fact #fighting

Synergies are not only about cost reduction. Synergies can be access to markets, exchange of products, avoiding overlaps, exchange of best practices. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#access #avoiding #best #cost #exchange

My writing practice taught me the important thing is steadfastness. It's not necessarily discipline. Discipline can become a prison. When your spiritual practices become another thing for you to be anxious about, they've lost their usefulness. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#another #anxious #become #discipline #important

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#crucial #crucial role #man #origin #play

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends. ↗

— Mary McLeod Bethune

#change #direct #ends #good #ideas