The civil forfeiture law - if something so devoid of due process can be dignified as law - is an incentive for… — George Will Copy Share Image
“Over a large range of cases, environmental problems arise from our entirely reasonable habit of taking the benefits of our activities, while… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“All of us face barriers—physical, financial, temporal—every day. Some are unquestionably real. But others are plainly artificial—expectations about how well a given… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
“Control your thoughts because they become the words you use. Control your words because they become the actions you perform. Control your… — Robert E. Wells Copy Share Image
Just as a warrior must anticipate his enemy’s behavior and reactions and understand the dangers, and just as a hunter must know… — Ori Hofmekler Copy Share Image
Women watched for the spectacular performances of the men, and there can be no reasonable doubt that the presence of an audience… — Gregory Bateson Copy Share Image
Women of fashion and character--I do not mean absolutely unblemished--are a necessary ingredient in the composition of good company; the attention which… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
As in labor, the more one doth exercise, the more one is enabled to do, strength growing upon work; so with the… — Philip Sidney Copy Share Image
Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then police wouldn't… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
“If personal romantic and sexual behavior ends up being public, affecting public institutions and taxpayer funds, it's fair and reasonable to debate… — Linda Harvey Copy Share Image
Doing nothing means unplugging from the compulsion to always keep ourselves busy, the habit of shielding ourselves from certain feelings, the tension… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling.You could claim that it's due to my military… — James Salter Copy Share Image
“Taken together, the narratives of how the animals ended up at Lowry Park revealed as much about Homo sapiens as they revealed… — Thomas French Copy Share Image
“Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I never leave the house without [my Santa hat]. In fact, I pretty much never leave my room… — Kieran Scott Copy Share Image
“…he will always live in a place he is not from. For a long time he thought that habit would counter this… — Stephanie Bishop Copy Share Image
I know there are kids out there, I want to make sure they all know that driving without braking is not something… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
The consequences of these institutions (The towns or districts, the congregations, the schools,and the militia.) have been, that the inhabitants, having acquired… — John Adams Copy Share Image
...how little our side of the industry did to move its business to the more ethical firms and to make a fuss… — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
“Ask them about their sex lives or their drinking habits or the times they beat up on Granny and they may dodge… — Elizabeth Gunn Copy Share Image
“Realizing the seriously ruthless, venomous habits and agendas of evil always instills a more fierce passion and longing for a closer God.… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Is it just me, or do you also think this is unnatural behavior in a female parent? Isn't there a federal law… — A.E. Cannon Copy Share Image
“Habits don’t just happen overnight. If a habit takes 30 days to form, then those 30 days will tell you a lot… — Jarrid Wilson Copy Share Image
We all are capable of many different emotions and behaviors and thoughts and abilities and the way we sometimes respond to something… — Kurt Russell Copy Share Image
In an economy, an act, a habit, an institution, or a law, gives birth not only to an effect, but to a… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
Even as we get older, we get in these routines -and routines are nice and comfortable -but I think that it's important… — Masi Oka Copy Share Image
Many people don’t realize the extent to which stories influence our behavior and even shape our culture. Think about how Bible stories… — Lawrence Shapiro Copy Share Image
You can shave your head, but I've had to gain a lot of weight for movies, I've had to drop weight really… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
For all our penny-wisdom, for all our soul-destroying slavery to habit, it is not to be doubted that all men have sublime… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“self-control is not genetic or fixed, but rather a skill one can develop and improve with practice.8 Baumeister suggests many strategies for… — Jocelyn K. Glei Copy Share Image
I believe that the place where an animal dies is a sacred one. There is a need to bring ritual into the… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Until he was right in front of her, his lips curling with the world’s saddest smile. “Back to nervous habits, huh?” he… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more dangerous than to stop working. It is a habit that can soon be lost, one that is easily neglected… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
If you're married to an entrenched non-apologizer, it won't help to doggedly demand one. Some folks lack the self-esteem required to take… — Harriet Lerner Copy Share Image
“Clarity equals victory. Look at successful people. Do you really think they have seven effective habits? F*** no. Who’s got time for… — Shane Kuhn Copy Share Image
I love the routine. I love getting up in the morning and getting breakfast and packing lunches and doing the school run.… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
“Bowman was aware of some changes in his behavior patterns; it would have been absurd to expect anything else in the circumstances.… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“The earth, which we all have in common, is our deepest bond, and our behavior toward it cannot help but be an… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
“If the world’s population had the productivity of the Swiss, the consumption habits of the Chinese, the egalitarian instincts of the Swedes,… — Laurie Ann Mazur Copy Share Image
Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
My beauty routine has changed a lot since I turned 30. But also, being on camera more has made me dial in… — Claire Saffitz Copy Share Image