Laws are never as effective as habits.

Researchers were surprised to find that people with strong self-control spent less time resisting desires than other people did. . . . people with…

— Roy Baumeister

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.

— Ulysses S. Grant

Strict gun laws are about as effective as strict drug laws...It pains me to say this, but the NRA seems to be right: The…

— Mike Royko

“Clarity equals victory. Look at successful people. Do you really think they have seven effective habits? F*** no. Who’s got time for that? They…

— Shane Kuhn

I am certain that there are extremists on both sides of the gun control debate in Hawaii, as in the rest of the nation.…

— Colleen Hanabusa

“Laws should act as the lower limits of acceptable behavior, not as a guide to noble action.”

— George Hammond

I would assert that highly effective leaders are made more than they're born. Every leader I know who's been highly effective has worked hard…

— Douglas Conant

Experience is as effective a teacher as a woman because one does tend to remember her lessons.

— Vikrant Parsai

Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us…

— Joan Halifax

The job of the government - and my responsibility - is to help people live healthier lives. The framework is about giving local authorities…

— Andrew Lansley

There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business principles to…

— Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

“There is no shortcut for hard work that leads to effectiveness. You must stay disciplined because most of the work is behind the scenes.”

— Germany Kent

“Publicly telling the truth on social media can be one of the most effective healing journeys.”

— Steven Magee

I've seen people be effective, even among local teams, by offering something that improves wellbeing in a small way - people who get passionate…

— Tom Rath

“Having no applicable skills, in any possible area whatsoever, effectively makes me the master of redundancy. But that info is obsolete, like my insults…

— Will Advise