I am saying that while popular culture usually portrays practitioners of magic as separate from ordinary people, often biologically different, many people… — David Liss Copy Share Image
“Worldliness is often defined in terms of certain behaviors, such as gambling, going to certain movies, wearing certain kinds of clothes, and… — Mark Hitchcock Copy Share Image
When I can relax, and be close to the transcendental core of me, then I may behave in strange and impulsive ways… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't want to get into the habit of thinking about my career because when it comes down to it, it's not… — River Phoenix Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, my daily routine was playing make-believe, and I kind of created these stories throughout the day. And… — Nina Arianda Copy Share Image
“The first step of any therapy is a little self-awareness. I want you to think about the ways your habits, your belief… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
In vain are Schools, Academies, and Universities instituted, if loose Principles and licentious habits are impressed upon Children in their earliest years… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Sticking to good habits can be hard work, and mistakes are part of the process. Don't declare failure simply because you messed… — Amy Morin Copy Share Image
So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Marcuse wrote: "Perhaps an accident may alter the situation, but unless the recognition of what is being done and what is being… — Daniel Pinchbeck Copy Share Image
Forgiveness feels most dramatic when some ancient pattern of self-punishment collapses in a torrent of tears. But it is just as effective… — D. Patrick Miller Copy Share Image
You know, it's strange when you're a guest star, because everybody knows each other so well, and they're relaxed, and they have… — Sam Lloyd Copy Share Image
Whether you go on to be a great basketball player or not, that's not for me to decide. But you can learn… — Rich Paul Copy Share Image
Children need both latitude of expression and firmly enforced limits on their behaviors, in a blend that results in calm, patientmanagement. The… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
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
A full-spectrum approach to human consciousness and behavior means that men and women have available to them a spectrum of knowing -a… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
the intensity, glory, and absolute assuredness if my mind's flight made it very difficult for me to believe once i was better,… — Kay Redfield Jamison 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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
“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
...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
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
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
“…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
“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
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
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