Habit Quotes (872 Quotes)

It's kind of becoming a habit up here. We're not working hard enough. We're not getting enough chances. There's nothing to say about them winning. They were better.

The parties have now had the habit of cooperation in the Gaza withdrawal, and it is our hope that they are going to continue to build on that.

It takes 30 days for a change in behavior to become a habit, and six months for a habit to become the automatic way a person does things, ... If they haven't changed in 30 days, it's not happening.

Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness.

Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words.Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions.Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits.Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character.

Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you "don't have the time".

He improved dramatically after the first two practices. He is making small adjustments to make it easier. I am interested in putting this into action and breaking old habits. He is training differently than just diving. It is a little tough to do both.

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood.

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

Television has spread the habit of instant reaction and stimulated the hope of instant results.

It is a very, very traditional industry and some old habits do die hard.

She has an opportunity to generate significant crossover appeal. Young consumers, especially young women who are starting to establish buying habits, will relate to her. It could involve almost anything from watches to cosmetics to travel to higher-end luxury items.

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself.

Habit is a cable we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it

Professors simply can't discuss a thing. Habit compels them to deliver a lecture.

Those who have got into the habit of consuming music for free are very hard to shift. And frankly it's an argument for increasing the scale of court cases because at the moment, people still don't think it's going to be them.

They bring their bad habits along with their good habits. They try to live here like they do over there. And that tears apart what the United States is built for.

The mere lapse of years is not life. To eat, to drink, and sleep to be exposed to darkness and the light to pace around in the mill of habit, and turn thought into an instrument of tradethis is not life. Knowledge, truth, love, beauty, goodness, faith, alone can give vitality to the mechanism of existence.

If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would be thoroughgoing training in the habit of accurate observation. It is a habit which every one of us should be seeking ever more to perfect.

Character... is a habit, the daily choice of right over wrong it is a moral quality which grows to maturity in peace and is not suddenly developed on the outbreak of war.

How shall I a habit break As you did that habit make As you gathered you must loose As you yielded, now refuse. Thread by thread the strand we twist Till they bind us neck and wrist Thread by thread the patient hand Must untwine ere free we stand As we builded stone by stone, We must toil, unhelped, alone, Till the wall is overthrown.

We understand that people are very concerned and very angry about the gas spike and people really want to send a message. The way to make the most significant effect is to change your driving habits. Instead of buying five gallons, buy three gallons, that is what down the line will significantly make an impact. If 2 million people buy two gallons less a week it will have a big effect.

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.

I think I can be a .300 hitter and drive in 100 runs again, definitely. When I had a knee injury (in 2003) I kept playing but I fell into a lot of bad habits. I've worked with Donnie to break those, and I think that hard work paid off last summer. I see no reason why I can't do the things I did before.

Habit is a cable we weave a thread each day, and at last we cannot break it.

It is more of a carrot than a stick, because the vast majority of our customers are prompt payers. However, it is still a stick, which we hope will encourage good bill-paying habits.

We who have been born and nurtured on this soil, we, whose habits, manners, and customs are the same in common with other Americans, can never consent to - be the bearers of the redress offered by that Society to that much afflicted.

Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state.

I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer.

The best place to work on it is down here. What it does is, it gets you in a habit and gets your comfort level with doing something new.

Terry has said he's been very clear about the fact that the habits and the desires of the consumer are the common theme between his last career and his current career.

So let's say you realize that you are never going to be a 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. person. You're not cut out for that sort of typical work environment. The benefit might be that if you embrace that and say I need to be self-employed or I need to be doing more project-oriented work. Identify the benefits -- I'd be more productive. I'd be happier. The people around me would be happier because my mood would be better. When you identify the benefits of accepting the behavior or habit, you actually give leverage to it and give yourself a better chance of sticking with it.

A poet who reads his own verse in public may have other nasty habits.

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.

I don't think it's time yet. We need to convert a lot more people to the habit of buying music online. I don't think a way to convert more people is to raise the price.

If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and profoundly altered. Prayer stamps with its indelible mark our actions and demeanor. A tranquillity of bearing, a facial and bodily repose, are observed in those whose inner lives are thus enriched. Within the depths of consciousness a flame kindles. And man sees himself. He discovers his selfishness, his silly pride, his fears, his greeds, his blunders. He develops a sense of moral obligation, intellectual humility. Thus begins a journey of the soul toward the realm of grace.... Continued.

I'm not conscious of it, but usually when my hitting goes bad, that tends to happen. It's a habit of mine.

Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and Appearances but by the character of their lives and conversations, and by their works.

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are in infecting the city at large.

The requisites of health are plain enough regular habits, daily exercise, cleanliness, and moderation in all things - in eating as well as in drinking - would keep most people well.

Being a champion can become a habit. So let's establish that thing and see what it feels like to become a champion. Let's really put our nose to the grindstone, let's work at this and let's really put a lot of energy into winning this tournament.

Natural Selection never made it come to pass, as a habit of nature, that an unsupported stone should move downwards rather than upwards. It applies to no part of inorganic nature, and is very limited even in the phenomena of organic life.

Our repeated failure to fully act as we would wish must not discourage us. It is the sincere intention that is the essential thing, and this will in time release us from the bondage of habits which at present seem almost insuperable.

Men even contract the dirty, filthy habit of chewing tobacco, and when the habit gets a good hold upon them they are never satisfied except when they have a wad of the stuff in their mouth. So with drinking. It is largely a habit.

As the season winds down, we have to establish that as our identity, because, going into the playoffs, that's the way games are going to be played. It's a defensive struggle every game, and every possession means a lot. We have to get back into the habit of stopping guys every night.

That's one of the easiest things you can do, and it doesn't cost anything. We don't think most people understand that vehicle exhaust components are carcinogenic. Too many people stand in back of their station wagons loading the back while the cars are actually on. We hope that by learning that these emissions are harmful to people's health, they will change some of those habits.

Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth.