Betrayed Quote by Pema Chodron

Practice has to be a process of endless disappointment. We have to see that everything we demand (and even get) eventually disappoints us. This…

— Joko Beck

Sometimes I like practicing, sometimes I don't. But I like the result... I hardly ever get discouraged. Maybe right when it's very hard to…

— Hilary Hahn

The minute you feel like you've completed something you lose that momentum. I've learned how to avoid that. That's the bottom line.

— Michael Angelakos

Practice makes permanent, not perfect. If you practice the wrong thing, you make the wrong act permanent.

— Hamza Yusuf

Practice conquers the habit of doing, without reflecting on the rule.

— John Locke

The essence of practice is always the same: instead of falling prey to a chain reaction of revenge or self-hatred, we gradually learn to…

— Pema Chodron

The simple practice of hesitation helps you stop reacting blindly to everything that happens.

— Ma Jaya

You're not supposed to stop and listen and spy on people practicing. It's supposed to be a private thing. But it's when you come…

— Hilary Hahn

“Once a response becomes a habit, you stop learning. Theoretically, you could act differently, but in practice you do not. Habits are extremely useful,…

— John Seymour

When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts focus to other tasks. So…

— Charles Duhigg

“Psychological studies reveal that 95 percent of everything we feel, think, do, and achieve is a result of a learned habit! We’re born with…

— Darren Hardy

You'll begin to act when you can forget your technique - when it is so securely inside you that you need not call upon…

— Stella Adler