Contrary to what I might like to think,my life is not…

Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost, but it's only here that the new and the good begins.

— Leo Tolstoy

The nation was not founded by habitual groupthinkers. But it stands a fair chance of being destroyed by them.

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Thus far we have considered the problem of conservation of land purely as an economic issue. A false front of exclusively economic determinism is…

— Aldo Leopold

Perhaps one of the main antidotes to depression, lack of self-esteem, loneliness and so forth is the recognition that we really do have Buddha…

— Tenzin Palmo

It's not what we do once in a while that counts, but our habitual actions. What ultimately determines who we become and where we…

— Tony Robbins

Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and…

— Hugh Prather

The sad part is that all we're trying to do is not feel that underlying uneasiness. The sadder part is that we proceed in…

— Pema Chodron

We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you…

— Paramahansa Yogananda

I am sure that the sad days and happenings were rare, and that I lived the joyous and careless life of other children; but…

— Pierre Loti

“But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and that in…

— Jonathan Edwards

It's a matter of ABC: When we encounter ADVERSITY, we react by thinking about it. Our thoughts rapidly congeal into BELIEFS. These beliefs may…

— Martin Seligman

O Heavenly Father, convert my religion from a name to a principle! Bring all my thoughts and movements into an habitual reference to Thee!

— Thomas Chalmers

The mind has powers that allow us to go beyond our normal or habitual way of being, and beyond what we think is possible.

— Joseph Jaworski

People aren't religious because it's easy not to be. Like anything, it's habitual, and once it's a habit it's no longer hard.

— Matisyahu

Life is the art of being well deceived, and to succeed, it must be habitual and uninterrupted.

— Oscar Wilde