The life of the artist should be distinguished from that of all other people, even in external habits. They are Brahmins, a… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
Cheerfulness is as natural to the heart of a man in strong health as color to his cheek; and wherever there is… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
The reason why Broken Men only became Untouchables was because in addition to being Buddhists, they retained their habit of beef-eating, which… — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
It is the habit of the unthinking to turn to the illusions of economic magic. These unhappy times call for the building… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The public has lost the habit of movie-going because the cinema no longer possesses the charm, the hypnotic charisma, the authority it… — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
Research has shown that it takes 31 days of conscious effort to make or break a habit. That means, if one practices… — Shiv Khera Copy Share Image
Do you know that, until recently, poor people brought children into the world for the sole purpose of making use of them?… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
the New Englander landed on a stony, barren tract, and a large share of his strength during two centuries has gone to… — Rebecca Harding Davis Copy Share Image
It is not that I do not get angry. I don't give vent to my anger. I cultivate the quality of patience… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
When I start to write a song, I initially fall into patterns and creative habits that are familiar, and because they're familiar,… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Everything that we see in our daily lives is more or less distorted by acquired habits and this is perhaps more evident… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Landscapes are culture before they are nature; constructs of the imagination projected onto wood and water and rock. It is... difficult to… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
The systems of stereotypes may be the core of our personal tradition, the defenses of our position in society. They are an… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
We passed law that encouraged consumption through different purchasing habits like, you know, hybrid vehicles. You buy hybrid, you get a tax… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I should never conclude were I to speak to you of all the misfortunes which have their origin in the faulty carriage… — Jean-Georges Noverre Copy Share Image
I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest -- sometimes not even the most diligent. But they are… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“Take excuses and procrastination as your enemies. Let them see you and frown their faces and bypass you without greetings. You will… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Habits begin to form at the very first repetition. After that there is a tropism toward repetition, for the patterns involved are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the native world, major gods come in trios, duos, and groups. It is the habit of non-natives to discover the supreme… — Paula Gunn Allen Copy Share Image
Engaging in good habits 90 percent of the time, while indulging in bad habits 10 percent of time, places you at risk… — Amy Morin Copy Share Image
When I started writing this blog more than years ago, it was in response to traditional media's habit of twisting interviews to… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
A time will come, and soon, when, from mere habit, you will echo the scream of every delirious wretch that harbors near… — Charles Robert Maturin Copy Share Image
Custom, law bent my first years to the religion of the happy Muslims. I see it too clearly: the care taken of… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am not a scholar, but meantime I am… — John James Audubon 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
“As we follow a genuine path of practice, our sufferings may seem to increase because we no longer hide from them or… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
If I were to prescribe one process in the training of men which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would… — Eugene Grace Copy Share Image
Poetry was syllable and rhythm. Poetry was the measurement of breath. Poetry was time make audible. Poetry evoked the present moment; poetry… — Damon Galgut Copy Share Image
It's important to get in the habit of growing as a human being, developing and refining leadership and management skills and entrepreneurial… — Ivanka Trump Copy Share Image
Fernanda, on the other hand, looked for it in vain along the paths of her everyday itinerary without knowing that the search… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
I have a habit of walking into any beauty store I pass just to check out what brand they have - since… — Hannah Bronfman Copy Share Image
Never say any man is hopeless, because he only represents a character, a bundle of habits, which can be checked by new… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I believe that you can reach the point where there is no longer any difference between developing the habit of pretending to… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
The instances of honesty that one comes across in this world are just as amazing as the instances of dishonesty. After forty-five… — Ford Madox Ford Copy Share Image
Every state begins in compulsion; but the habits of obedience become the content of conscience, and soon every citizen thrills with loyalty… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
There's a very complex connection between crime and addiction, because a lot of people are committing crime to either fuel their drug… — Kevin Sabet Copy Share Image
“A crust of lard, habit, and cowardice envelops the soul; no matter what it craves from the depths of its prison, the… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
You must learn to know the difference between tales and the truth, my Liza, she would say. Fairy tales have a habit… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
I hold it certain that to open the doors of truth and to fortify the habit of testing everything by reason are… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
