"There is a distinction, but no opposition, between theory and practice. Each to a certain extent supposes the other. Theory is dependent on practice; practice must have preceded theory."

-- Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet

#Practice Quotes #Theory Quotes #Distinction Quotes

“For me a stained glass window is a transparent partition between my heart and the heart of the world.”

Source : Marc Chagall, Abram Markovich Ėfros, Benjamin Harshav, Barbara Harshav (2003). “Marc Chagall on Art and Culture: Including the First Book on Chagall's Art by A. Efros and Ya. Tugendhold (Moscow, 1918)”, p.145, Stanford University Press
“It's also interesting to notice that most of the best Finnish speculative writers are women.”
“If he's at this party, I want you to stay far away from him." "Shouldn't that rule apply to you, and Jules, too? Unless your penises make you magically bulletproof.”

Source : Suzanne Brockmann (2013). “Force of Nature: Troubleshooters 11: Troubleshooters 11”, p.120, Hachette UK
“Man's activity consists in either a making or doing. Both of these aspects of the active life depend for their correction upon the contemplative life (that is, the Hero).”
“I like carrots that have got a bit of personality and have three or four legs! They may look weird but they taste fantastic.”
“You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that role, and you don't, and it's a letdown, a disappointment. So you tell yourself to just do the work and disconnect, because you have no control over the outcome.”
“Hearing things like 'Wake Up' by Lora Logic, or the Raincoats' 'In Love' - that was something I wasn't prepared for. I couldn't hear anything that came before it in the music, and I didn't want to. I was absolutely in love with its out-of-nowhereness.”
“The law is where reality goes to die.”

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