Habits Quotes · Page 42

(after an interviewer mentions his habit of frequently visiting fast food chains)

— Arthur Shawcross

“I had always liked that: I liked routine. I liked being bored. I didn’t want to, but I did.”

— John Green

“Choose your habits well. Habit is probably the most powerful tool in your brain’s toolbox.”

— Ray Dalio

People won't start dumping Google en masse; Google is a habit.

— David Pogue

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.

— Francis Bacon

“One should not allow untoward events to interfere with one's regular habits or social obligations.”

— Carola Dunn

Your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.

— Mario Tomasello

Now as to the behavior of the soldiers: occupations always corrupt the occupiers.

— Yaroslav Trofimov

“Gay behavior is learned; it is part of the gay socialization process. Young homos affect gay behavior to establish a sense of…

— Jack Malebranche

“I studied him and realized that madness is the last defence of the mind when it can't hope to reconcile itself with…

— Derek Raymond

One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.

— Anonymous

We must pray without ceasing, in every occurrence and employment of our lives - that prayer which is rather a habit of…

— Elizabeth Ann Seton

“knowing the determinants of health habits is important because once bad habits are ingrained, they are very difficult to change.”

— Shelley E Taylor

“Even when we change our routines, neural pathways remain etched in our brains, ready to be reactivated when we lose focus.”

— Nir Eyal

Suffice it to say that our over-reliance on testing is based largely on habit, wishful thinking, and leaps of faith.

— Sal Khan

Approach every meeting with a purposeful, high-energy, ready-to-make-a-contribution attitude, and watch how fast leadership’s perception of you follows your behavior.

— Jack Welch

How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single…

— Hal Elrod

“In real life our behavior is far more complex than the textbook allows and often confounds the idea that we're purely rational.…

— Anonymous

“The English philosopher and geometer, Keith Critchlow, brings his own light to the same point: “The human mind takes apart with its…

— Wendell Berry

“As individuals we’re even worse off; we never have off-sites with ourselves. Seldom do we stop doing what we’re doing to think…

— Jocelyn K. Glei

When I'm watching somebody act, it's a behavior editorial function - I look at someone act, and I might say, 'I don't…

— David Fincher

We need to use economic instruments such as carbon taxes, cap and trade, tax and dividend and whatever else to help incentivize…

— Dale Jamieson

“Think of your loved one as living in a different culture. Get to know his culture, learn to speak his language. Because…

— Valerie Porr M.A

One of the commonest things to do with savings is to lend them to some Government. In view of the fact that…

— Bertrand Russell

Thirty-seven percent of gamblers dip into their savings to fulfill their habit

— John Warren Kindt

Parents should monitor their behavior, know who their friends are, and keep track of what they do.

— John Walters

Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit.

— Bertrand Russell

I think people have the capacity to be many different things and many seemingly contradictory behaviors.

— Richard Ayoade

I want to keep upgrading my routines and focus on cleaning them up and being consistent.

— Katelyn Ohashi

“The three Rs apply not only to children, but also to the elderly: Rest, Recreation and Routine.”

— Hendrik Groen

Excusing or downplaying British racism with comparisons to the US is a bad habit with a long history.

— David Olusoga

We make every effort to see that our actions live up to our words and be vigilant with regards to our behavior.

— Thomas Sankara

Outrageous behavior, also known as the lunatic fringe, is the seed bed of innovation and creativity.

— Joel Salatin

Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“This explains why habits are so powerful: They create neurological cravings.”

— Charles Duhigg

“Their behavior is based on your own, just as your behavior is being influenced by theirs.”

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths

What happened in the milliseconds before a behavior to cause it? That's in the neurobiological realm.

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“...the standard for moral behaviour must be part of God's nature. He did not create morality, he is morality.”

— Lewis N. Roe

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

— Dick Van Dyke

People dont desire their future, they decide their habits and their habits decide their future.

— Vikrant Parsai