The theoretical understanding of the world which is the aim of philosophy is not a matter of great practical importance to animals or to savages or even to most civilised men.

Great is truth but still greater from a practical point of view is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country the supremacy of the Federal government an honorable peace or none at all.

And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic accountable and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.

It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration.

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.

Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high morale to dynamism to consensus and in general to help the wheels of society turn smoothly.

The question of armaments whether on land or sea is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that but for future use.

And the funny thing is I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.

I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well so they're not funny. I end up saying 'Oh no I'm joking I'm joking.'

I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

When I was in jail I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.

Rounding to the nearest cent is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes.

Practically everyone in Hollywood has a neighbor who's been famous wants to be famous is famous has been married to someone famous worked with someone famous slept with someone famous been blackmailed by someone famous.

Whole communities are growing up without fathers or male role models. Bringing up a family in the best of circumstances is not easy. To try to do it by placing the entire burden on women - 91% of single-parent families in Britain are headed by the mother according to census data - is practically absurd and morally indefensible.