The Buddha described his teaching as "going against the stream." The unflinching light of mindful awareness reveals the extent to which we… — Stephen Batchelor Copy Share Image
Anyone who has the habit of speaking before God's majesty as if he were speaking to a slave, careless about how he… — Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
The habit of begging, that plague of tourist resorts, is an incessant nuisance on the Alhambra hill. — Katharine Lee Bates Copy Share Image
When you really want to say no, say no. You can't do everything - or at least not well. — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“Evidently habit does wonders! God knows what habit can do with anyone.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
If people don't read, that's their choice; a lifelong book habit may itself be some sort of affliction. — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties. — Abigail Adams Copy Share Image
You get into the habit of being angry and hurt by life, and then when something good happens you can't accept it… — Alison Lurie Copy Share Image
It's always the idle habits you acquire which you will regret. Father said that. That Christ was not crucified: he was worn… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Once you say 'I want to find Truth', all your life will be deeply affected by it. All your mental and physical… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
[It] is the juvenal period of life when friendships are formed, and habits established, that will stick by one. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I treat every show, every production, like its own individual human organism that's grown up in a certain way, and they all… — James Pearse Connelly Copy Share Image
All the evidence shows that establishing the habit of voting as early as possible is a vital tool in making sure that… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Conclusions which are merely verbal cannot bear fruit, only those do which are based on demonstrated fact. For affirmation and talk are… — Hippocrates Copy Share Image
A daily routine built on good habits and disciplines separates the most successful among us from everyone else. The routine is exceptionally… — Darren Hardy Copy Share Image
A state is absolute in the sense which I have in mind when it claims the right to a monopoly of all… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
I have of late--but wherefore I know not--lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercise. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
To change one's life: a. Start immediately b. B. Do it flamboyantly c. No exceptions Never suffer an exception to occur till… — William James Copy Share Image
I am a creature of habit with my food and snacks. I make sure to get in all three meals and drink… — Kristen Taekman Copy Share Image
Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit. — Nana Mouskouri Copy Share Image