Balance Quote by Arthur Miller

The family we choose for ourselves is more important than the one we were born into; that people have to earn our respect and…

— Charles de Lint

Genetics play a huge part in who we are. But we also have free will.

— Anonymous

“even though we developed most of our habits unconsciously (by modeling our parents, responding to environmental or cultural associations, or creating coping mechanisms), we…

— Darren Hardy

I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally, so that…

— Anais Nin

Human beings yield in many situations, even important and spiritual and central ones, as long as it prolongs one's well-being.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a…

— Neiviv Eiram Ocsicnarf

Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a…

— Anonymous

“Much of what we call our 'personalities' is actually the mosaic of our choices for self-protection plus our plan to get something out of…

— Stasi Eldredge

It's our instinct to want to acquire a better lifestyle for ourselves and our families.

— Trish Regan

It's not what we do once in a while that counts, but our habitual actions. What ultimately determines who we become and where we…

— Tony Robbins

Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too…

— Anonymous

It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency.

— Penelope Lively