“I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.” KnowsMenMadeWantedNextFunHoursCareersPracticeCollegeGoes OnPianoGrandmotherSmarterMy GrandmotherScholarship Author:Jamie Foxx
“I am not fully informed of the practices at Harvard, but there is one from which we shall certainly vary, although it has been copied, I believe, by nearly every college and academy in the United States. That is, the holding the students all to one prescribed course of reading, and disallowing exclusive application to those branches only which are to qualify them for the particular vocations to which they are destined. We shall, on the contrary, allow them uncontrolled choice in the lectures they shall choose to attend, and require elementary qualification only, and sufficient age.” BelieveHas BeensStatesAgeChoicesCoursesReadingI BelieveUnitedEducationKnowledgePracticeUnited StatesLearningStudentsCollegeParticularAuthorityContrarySufficientBranchesApplicationDestinedVocationExclusiveLecturesAcademyVaryHarvardQualificationsFree Thought Book:Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts
“The difficulty in our education up till now lies, for the most part, in the fact that knowledge did not refine itself into will, to application of itself, to pure practice. The realists felt the need and supplied it, though in a most miserable way, by cultivating idea-less and fettered "practical men." Most college students are living examples of this sad turn of events. Trained in the most excellent manner, they go on training; drilled they continue drilling.” MenWayNeedsIdeasFactsLyingTurnsFeltPracticeEventsExampleStudentsCollegeGoes OnPureTrainingDifficultyPracticalsMiserableExcellentApplicationRealistCultivatingCollege StudentsDrilling Book:The False Principle of Our Education: Or, Humanism and Realism Source: The False Principle of Our Education: Or, Humanism and Realism
“As a freshman in college, I was having a lot of trouble adjusting. I took a meditation class to handle anxiety. It really helped. Then as a grad student at Harvard, I was awarded a pre-doctoral traveling fellowship to India, where my focus was on the ancient systems of psychology and meditation practices of Asia.” ClassPracticePsychologyFocusMeditationTroubleStudentsCollegeAnxietyIndiaAncientHandleAsiaFellowshipHarvardAdjustingFreshmanMeditation PracticeGrad Author:Daniel Goleman
“I started doing yoga in college, so that has just become a staple of a self-care routine for my mind and my body. My body craves it at this point, so I do it two to three times a week, sometimes more. I practice Vinyasa style yoga and sometimes mix it up.” MindTwoSelfSometimesBodyCareThreePracticeWeekStyleCollegeYogaRoutineSelf CareThree TimesCraveStaples Author:Taylor Schilling
“And this year, when we end the cruel, defeatist practice of passing children who cannot read into fourth grade, and when our most diligent students begin to graduate from high school in 11 years, and get a head start on college costs with the dollars they earned through their hard work, others will take notice of Indiana yet again.” YearsChildrenEndsHardSchoolPracticeStudentsCollegeHard WorkCostHigh SchoolDollarsPassingPassingsGradesGraduatesFourthDiligentIndianaFourth GradeGraduating High SchoolHead Start Author:Mitch McConnell
“I was born with God-given gifts of very talented musical ability and exceptoinal physical coordination. I always needed prodding to practice piano, violin, cornet or French horn. I had to be pulled away from any athletic participation. Now, at 63, I look back on my athletic feats - All-American, All-Pro Quaterback, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame - and I can honestly say I would trade these all if I had been smart enough to pursue my musical career. YOUNG PEOPLE - don't make the same mistake.” PeopleIfsLooksI CanEnoughYoungGivenBornAbilityMistakeCareersPracticeFootballCollegeNeededFameSmartTradeMusicalHonestlyPursuePianoHallsParticipationAthleticHornsViolinFeatsHall Of FameSame MistakesCoordinationPro FootballMusical AbilityFrench Horn Author:Otto Graham
“You practice Monday through Friday in college, or Monday through Saturday in the pro's - and then you just go out and knock somebody's head off.” PracticeCollegeSaturdayMondayFriday Author:Bo Jackson
“It wasn't a mistake to come out of college early. It was the best move I ever made. I had one year to practice and learn the NBA game. It was like a redshirt year.” YearsMadeMovingGamesMistakePracticeCollegeNba Author:Michael Redd
“I really enjoyed high-school football, but I didn't really enjoy college football. I liked to play the games, but I didn't like the practice. In baseball, I enjoy the practice almost as much as the games.” PlaySchoolGamesEnjoyPracticeFootballCollegeHigh SchoolBaseballEnjoyedCollege FootballHigh School Football Author:Todd Helton
“In college I had a weekend gig at a restaurant, a solo thing that was the best practice I could have ever had. That's where I learned to coordinate my singing and my piano playing.” PracticeCollegeSingingPianoRestaurantsWeekendSoloGigsCoordinatesBest PracticesPiano Playing Author:Norah Jones
“I didn't always have time to practice as much as I wanted to do, that was a real problem for me in high school and college.” RealProblemWantedSchoolPracticeCollegeHigh SchoolReal Problems Author:Jon Gordon