Sometimes when you've had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
“He had a bad habit of initially zeroing in on one or two things he liked about every new girl he found… — Adelle Waldman Copy Share Image
“Don't settle down into an "old married man" while you are still in the prime of life. Take your wife out and… — Blanche Ebbutt Copy Share Image
It's an old habit of mine, Wal'r," said the Captain, "any time these fifty year. When you see Ned Cuttle bite his… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Newish friends, if they get ghastly, can be weighed and found wanting, but you'd never do a thing like that to old… — Katharine Whitehorn Copy Share Image
There's something called the 'Washington Read,' which is the habit of many locals to go into a bookstore, pull a book off… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Character cannot be summoned at the moment of crisis if it has been squandered by years of compromise and rationalization. The only… — Dan Coats Copy Share Image
If you've got somebody's aspects in your experience that you don't like, there's only one reason they're there. You keep evoking them… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
The revolution of Jesus is in the first place and continuously a revolution of the human heart or spirit...it is a revolution… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
I mean by intellectual integrity the habit of deciding vexed questions in accordance with the evidence, or of leaving them undecided where… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
You have to practice success. Success doesn't just show up. If you aren't practicing success today, you won't wake up in 20… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education ... (and) the object and reward of learning is continued… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
At the very least, participatory involvement with the many forms of art can enable us to see more in our experience, to… — Maxine Greene Copy Share Image
Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
If you were to loose the habit of making the effort to get the book and read the words one by one… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Life becomes a lot simpler for a creative person when he or she finds the routine that works best. ... get in… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
I can't imagine not reporting. It's such a habit of mind for me, I do it even in my social life. If… — Lorraine Adams Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Paracetamol' between the ages of 15 and 16. With many of my songs, I have this strange habit of spending… — Declan McKenna Copy Share Image
“Lock in one habit so it becomes part of your life, and you can effectively ride the routine with less wear and… — Gary Keller Copy Share Image
I wish more and more that health were studied half as much as disease is. Why, with all the endowment of research… — Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn Copy Share Image
A well-composed song strikes the mind and softens the feelings, and produces a greater effect than a moral work, which convinces our… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I walked down my snow covered street. Out of habit I turned and checked for my footsteps. When I arrived at my… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
The status quo is more tenacious than anyone would ever imagine. The human mind prefers continuity rather than change. So it really… — Roger Martin Copy Share Image
It's a useful habit to never believe more than half of what people tell you, and not to concern yourself with the… — Halldór Laxness Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, falling back on or using an old method or habit, is like sliding into a pair of worn running shoes and… — Alyse M. Gardner Copy Share Image
In order to form a habit of conversing with GOD continually, and referring all we do to Him, we must at first… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
Schools have not necessarily much to do with education...they are mainly institutions of control where certain basic habits must be inculcated in… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
I've developed a habit of people-watching. In Paris, I love watching all kinds of people walking by from my apartment terrace, and… — Jeanne Damas Copy Share Image
I have Googled myself, yeah, I think everybody has. I try not to make a habit of it - in fact I… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity. Whether as a general… — George Boole Copy Share Image
It is vital that we provide North Dakota's children with nutritionally sound diets. That means ensuring that they are getting plenty of… — Kent Conrad Copy Share Image
You will stumble at time, forget what you want, fall headfirst into your old habits and beliefs. Fear not! Always remember to… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
I chose the shadows; they did not choose me. I stay here securely not just because I feel plain, but because disappearance… — Rod McKuen Copy Share Image
When you have a lot of opportunities, which I am blessed to have had in terms of my work, you get into… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
