“(The unsatisfying thing about practicing restraint was that nobody knew you were practicing it.)”

— Anne Tyler

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American novelist 1941

Green Day

“Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“Only yesterday the practical things of today were decried as impractical, and the theories which will be practical tomorrow will always be branded as valueless games by the practical man of today.”

William Feller (1906–1970) Croatian-American mathematician

Introduction, The Nature of Probability Theory, p. 6.
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“It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice.”

Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) American basketball player

“In school they told me "Practice makes perfect." And then they told me "Nobody's perfect," so then I stopped practicing.”

Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author

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“The way to success is only three things; practice, practice and practice.”

Reza Goodary (1988) Mixed martial artist

Source: Unfortunately, this perspective often causes us to become overwhelmed when it's time to start a project. It is not right to step on the heads of others to elevate yourself. Living in exile has its difficulties enough. So let us be proud with one heart, together and under the flag of our beloved country. https://www.ilna.news/fa/tiny/news-1126280 ILNA News, (September 4, 2021)