It is no small mischief to a boy, that many of the best years of his life should be devoted to the… — William Cobbett Copy Share Image
Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
I had got this far, and was thinking of what to say next, and as my habit is, I was pricking the… — Petrarch Copy Share Image
What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
So I was drawing in a lot of the habit district in Brazil, put that together with an Asian influence, so there… — Len Wiseman Copy Share Image
I'd have no rituals, but I'm a person of compulsive habit. That's just some awful residue of a ritual. And one of… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother… — Isabel Colegate Copy Share Image
Virtue is the habit of acting according to wisdom. GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ, "Felicity", Leibniz: Political Writings Virtue is harder to be got… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Nobody ever got started on a career as a writer by exercising good judgment, and no one ever will, either, so the… — George V. Higgins Copy Share Image
Through my life and my experience, I believe getting "positive mental attitude" is true. Your brain has certain pathways in it, and… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
Today, do just a little bit more. Turn going the extra mile into a habit - it is what lifts most successful… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
The organization will always mirror the behavior, habits, attitude, mindset and pace of the leader. — Darren Hardy Copy Share Image
The biggest moment of flexibility in our shopping habits is when we have a child, because when you think about it, all… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
We look for medicine to be an orderly field of knowledge and procedure. But it is not. It is an imperfect science,… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
He takes out a cigarette and offers one to me. "I try not to indulge. It's a filthy habit," I tell him.… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
Man lives by habits indeed, but what he lives for is thrill and excitements. ... From time immemorial war has been ...… — William James Copy Share Image
The toad has indeed no superior as a destroyer of noxious insects, and he possesses no bad habits and is entirely inoffensive… — Celia Thaxter Copy Share Image
Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex. — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
Poetical feelings are a peril to scholarship. There are always poetical people ready to protest that a corrupt line is exquisite. Exquisite… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Drew Callahan is my absolute weakness. Like a drug I can't get enough of. He's my addiction and if I'm honest with… — Monica Murphy Copy Share Image
What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
The companionship of a secret is often corruptive to good habits, such as sleep and appetite. — Marjorie Benton Cooke Copy Share Image
