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Habit Quotes

"Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit of keeping six conversations when there are twelve in the room."

"Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit of keeping six conversations when there are twelve in the room."

Ernest Dimnet, French Clergyman

Habit, Americans, Improvement

17

"It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive."

"It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

Habit, Acting, Nation

17

"I am not a politician, and my other habits air good."

"I am not a politician, and my other habits air good."

Charles Farrar Browne, American Writer

16

"The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon."

"The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon."

Anthony Burgess, English Novelist

Habit, Mind, Unconscious

16

"President Johnson had a habit of throwing dollars at a question and the question would disappear."

"President Johnson had a habit of throwing dollars at a question and the question would disappear."

Wilbur Mills, American Politician

Habit, President, Question

16

"You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now."

"You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now."

Dick Van Dyke, American Actor

Habit, Now, Television

16

"One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over things but connects it with them and makes it hard for it to free itself from them."

"One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over things but connects it with them and makes it hard for it to free itself from them."

Georg C. Lichtenberg, German Physicist

16

"I am not a creature of habit."

"I am not a creature of habit."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

16

"Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm."

"Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Habit, Harm, Help

16

"When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living."

"When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

Habit, Living, Quotation

15

"Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit."

"Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

Habit, Being, Earth, Names

15

"I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes."

"I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes."

Mike Ditka, American Coach

15

"Your desired behavior must become just as much a habit as your undesired behavior was before."

"Your desired behavior must become just as much a habit as your undesired behavior was before."

Mike Hawkins, American Author

Habit, Behavior

15

"Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive."

"Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Habit, Eating, Statistics

15

"We call a child's mind 'small' simply by habit; perhaps it is larger than ours is, for it can take in almost anything without effort."

"We call a child's mind 'small' simply by habit; perhaps it is larger than ours is, for it can take in almost anything without effort."

Christopher Morley, American Author

Habit, Effort, Mind

15

"Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."

"Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

Habit, Winning, Losing

15

"I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being."

"I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being."

Claire Danes, American Actress

Habit, Values, Actor, Being

15

"Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book."

"Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

Habit, Habits, Learning, Thinking

15

"The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade."

"The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade."

Anthony Trollope, English Author

Habit, Enjoyment, Reading

15

"Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us."

"Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

Habit, Negative, First, Freedom

15

"Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters."

"Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters."

Delia Smith, British Entertainer

Habit, Disasters, Kitchen, Promise

15

"If you become president, you're guaranteed to develop some nervous habit."

"If you become president, you're guaranteed to develop some nervous habit."

Rich Little, Canadian Comedian

Habit, President

14

"Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful."

"Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful."

Charles Simmons, American Author

Habit, Attention, Duty, Energy

14

"I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit."

"I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit."

Dick Van Dyke, American Actor

14

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."

Jules Renard, French Dramatist

Habit, Laziness, Nothing

14

"For eleven months and maybe about twenty days each year, we concentrate upon the shortcomings of others, but for a few days at the turn of the New Year we look at our own. It is a good habit."

"For eleven months and maybe about twenty days each year, we concentrate upon the shortcomings of others, but for a few days at the turn of the New Year we look at our own. It is a good habit."

Arthur H. Sulzberger, American Publisher

Habit, Months, New year

14

"Winning is a habit."

"Winning is a habit."

Leo Durocher, American Athlete

14

"Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach."

"Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach."

Sydney Smith, English Clergyman

Habit, Melancholy, Will

13

"Yet otters have not been hunters in water long enough for the habit to become an instinct."

"Yet otters have not been hunters in water long enough for the habit to become an instinct."

Henry Williamson, English Author

Habit, Instinct, Water

13

"We are on Sunday night because that is where they put us 30-odd years ago. I think we became a habit."

"We are on Sunday night because that is where they put us 30-odd years ago. I think we became a habit."

Morley Safer, Canadian Journalist

Habit, Night, Years

13

"It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way."

"It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way."

Rollo May, American Psychologist

13

"Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught."

"Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught."

Kin Hubbard, American Journalist

13

"My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income."

"My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income."

Errol Flynn, Australian Actor

Habit, Habits, Income, Lies

13

"The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late."

"The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late."

Ogden Nash, American Poet

Habit, Bed, Night, Regret

13

"The more one has engaged in a particular pattern of thought, the more difficult it becomes to override these habitual patterns."

"The more one has engaged in a particular pattern of thought, the more difficult it becomes to override these habitual patterns."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Habit, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

13

"Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit."

"Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit."

Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian Writer

12

"I find it difficult to believe that words have no meaning in themselves, hard as I try. Habits of a lifetime are not lightly thrown aside."

"I find it difficult to believe that words have no meaning in themselves, hard as I try. Habits of a lifetime are not lightly thrown aside."

Stuart Chase, American Writer

Habit, Habits, Meaning, Words

12

"Habit with it's iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by day."

"Habit with it's iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by day."

Alphonse de Lamartine, French Poet

12

"Powerful indeed is the empire of habit."

"Powerful indeed is the empire of habit."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

12

"I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth."

"I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth."

Mignon McLaughlin, American Journalist

Habit, Day, Fire, Man

12

"There's a tendency to fall into certain habits, but if you tell yourself not to do that and if you don't stay there too long - I think if you start staying for too long, you tend to fall into certain bad habits, and I tried not to do that."

"There's a tendency to fall into certain habits, but if you tell yourself not to do that and if you don't stay there too long - I think if you start staying for too long, you tend to fall into certain bad habits, and I tried not to do that."

Josh Duhamel, American Actor

12

"Quoting, like smoking, is a dirty habit to which I am devoted."

"Quoting, like smoking, is a dirty habit to which I am devoted."

Carolyn Heilbrun, American Writer

12

"Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them."

"Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them."

Frank Howard Clark, American Writer

Habit, Thinking

11

"The demands of the present must stand above the political habits of the past."

"The demands of the present must stand above the political habits of the past."

Matt Blunt, American Politician

Habit, Habits, Past, Present

11

"My worst habit is whistling while I sleep."

"My worst habit is whistling while I sleep."

Billy Boyd, Scottish Actor

11

"The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study."

"The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study."

Maria Mitchell, American Scientist

Habit, Right, Study

11

"A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them."

"A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them."

Frank Howard Clark, American Writer

Habit, Thinking

11

"I write with a mouse, because it has no psychological associations or memories or habits associated with it."

"I write with a mouse, because it has no psychological associations or memories or habits associated with it."

Fred Frith, English Composer

Habit, Habits, Memories, Mouse

11

"True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing."

"True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

11

"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right."

"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

Habit, Appearance, Being, Right

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