Habits Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

It is a profoundly erroneous truism, repeated by all copy books and by eminent people when they are making speeches, that we should cultivate…

— Alfred North Whitehead

“It is a profoundly erroneous truism repeated by all copybooks, and by eminent people when they are making speeches, that we should cultivate the…

— E.D. Hirsch Jr

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Operations of thought are cavalry charges in…

— Alfred North Whitehead

“In the words of the English philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, “Civilization advances by extending the number of operations which we can perform without thinking…

— Gerd Gigerenzer

“...there is no real advance in human reason, for what we gain in one direction we lose in another; for all minds start from…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Thinking is the ultimate human resource. Yet we can never be satisfied with our most important skill. No matter how good we become, we…

— Edward de Bono

We know it is impossible to go on finding, moving and wasting oil, leveling forests, paving land, dumping poisons, and multiplying our numbers. A…

— Donella Meadows

Thinking always ahead, thinking always of trying to do more, brings a state of mind in which nothing is impossible. The moment one gets…

— Henry Ford

Our conscious minds are rapidly overwhelmed with the few tasks that they attempt to manage. That's why our unconscious minds have evolved to handle…

— Nick Morgan

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking.

— Albert Camus

We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can! Every great achievement in this world was first carefully thought…

— George Matthew Adams