Habits Quote by Timothy Zahn

“Reasons are bullshit. I know it sounds harsh, however, it’s a good categorical stand to take, as you’ll see. Reasons exist because if people…

— Bernard Roth

Setting themselves against reason, as often as reason is against them.

— Thomas Hobbes

When people can say to themselves - "What I'm doing is justified," there is little chance of their modifying a behavior.

— Stanton Peele

“I really cannot tolerate people who always find excuses or reasons why certain things won't work. Find reasons and solutions to make it work.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

Persons not habituated to reason often argue absurdly, because, from particular instances, they deduce general conclusions, and extend the result of their limited experience…

— Maria Edgeworth

When reasons are weak, attitudes stiffen.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

The moment you say, 'Please, give me a reason for this', then you are being impossible and temperamental.

— Montserrat Caballe

“You can’t reason someone out of something they didn’t reason themselves into.”

— Timothy Ferriss

“. . .it is not my design to teach the method that everyone must follow in order to use his reason properly, but only…

— Descartes

“...human behavior is fragile and unpredictable and often at the mercy of the situation. Every individual still, of course, has a choice as to…

— Laurence Rees

How often do we contradict the right rules of reason in the whole course of our lives! Reason itself is true and just, but…

— Jonathan Swift

“Making excuses is one of a host of self-defeating behaviours and mental patterns that can block your success.”

— Stephen Richards