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Habit Quotes

"Bad habits are demons that often push us into isolation because they know that in our loneliness they stand little chance of being overcome."

"Bad habits are demons that often push us into isolation because they know that in our loneliness they stand little chance of being overcome."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Habit, Regret, Truth, Power, Happiness

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"To fall into a habit is to begin to cease to be."

"To fall into a habit is to begin to cease to be."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

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"Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings."

"Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings."

Evan Esar, American Writer

Habit, Habits, Study

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"I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits."

"I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits."

David James Elliott, Canadian Actor

Habit, Habits, School, Theater

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"Continually finding excuses for taking a small glass of brandy and water."

"Continually finding excuses for taking a small glass of brandy and water."

John Leech, English Artist

Habit, Excuses, Water

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"I'm not a politician and my other habits are good."

"I'm not a politician and my other habits are good."

Charles Farrar Browne, American Writer

2

"In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds."

"In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds."

Tahar Ben Jelloun, French Poet

Habit, Habits, Intellectuals, Thinking, World

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"It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead."

"It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Habit, Living, Old

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"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

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"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

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"Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity."

"Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity."

Augustine of Hippo, Roman Saint

Habit, Necessity

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"I had this habit of an academic of answering the question. I should have fobbed it off."

"I had this habit of an academic of answering the question. I should have fobbed it off."

John Hewson, Australian Politician

Habit, Question

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"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

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"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

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"Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes."

"Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes."

Mary Martin, American Actress

Habit, Thinking, Thoughtful, Wishes

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"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

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"There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad."

"There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad."

Jose Bergamin, Spanish Writer

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"Old habits are strong and jealous."

"Old habits are strong and jealous."

Dorothea Brande, American Writer

Habit, Habits, Old

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"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

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"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

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"Don't let your sins turn into bad habits."

"Don't let your sins turn into bad habits."

Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint

Habit, Habits, Saint Teresa

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"Laws are never as effective as habits."

"Laws are never as effective as habits."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

Habit, Habits, Laws

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"Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired."

"Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired."

David Lloyd George, Welsh Statesman

Habit, Liberty, Privilege

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"I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming."

"I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming."

W. C. Fields, American Comedian

Habit, Water, Will

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"I know that trying to begin a new habit may be uncomfortable, inconvenient, or challenging. However, when the goal is to feel terrific, isn't it worth your consideration?"

"I know that trying to begin a new habit may be uncomfortable, inconvenient, or challenging. However, when the goal is to feel terrific, isn't it worth your consideration?"

Susan C. Young, American Author

Habit, Change, Happiness, Inspirational, Today

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"Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible."

"Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

Habit, Habits, Living

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"Habit is habit and not to be thrown out of the window by any man but coaxed downstairs a step at a time."

"Habit is habit and not to be thrown out of the window by any man but coaxed downstairs a step at a time."

Mark Twain, American Author

Habit, Change, Patience, Progress

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"My worst habit is whistling while I sleep."

"My worst habit is whistling while I sleep."

Billy Boyd, Scottish Actor

1

"To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring."

"To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

1

"Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame."

"Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

1

"Professors simply can't discuss a thing. Habit compels them to deliver a lecture."

"Professors simply can't discuss a thing. Habit compels them to deliver a lecture."

Hal Boyle, American Journalist

1

"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

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"If I tell you another seven hundred times, maybe one of these days you might turn your clothes right side out when you put them in the hamper, eh?"

"If I tell you another seven hundred times, maybe one of these days you might turn your clothes right side out when you put them in the hamper, eh?"

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Habit, Repetition, Humor, Behavior, Awareness

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"An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones."

"An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Habit, Habits, World

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"How use doth breed a habit in a man!"

"How use doth breed a habit in a man!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Habit, Today, Power, Truth, Wisdom

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"A habit does not a monk make."

"A habit does not a monk make."

Francois Rabelais, French Clergyman

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"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

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"Senator Hillary Clinton is attacking President Bush for breaking his campaign promise to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying a promise made, a promise broken. And then out of habit, she demanded that Bush spend the night on the couch."

"Senator Hillary Clinton is attacking President Bush for breaking his campaign promise to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying a promise made, a promise broken. And then out of habit, she demanded that Bush spend the night on the couch."

Craig Kilborn, American Entertainer

Habit, Night, President, Promise

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"There is no influence like the influence of habit."

"There is no influence like the influence of habit."

Gilbert Parker, British Politician

Habit, Influence

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"Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities."

"Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

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"Habits grow like dragons if you feed them."

"Habits grow like dragons if you feed them."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Habit, Power, Truth, Wisdom, Regret

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"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

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"The gnarled fidelity of an old habit."

"The gnarled fidelity of an old habit."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Habit, Loyalty, Old, Fidelity

"90% of what we do daily is not what we think, it's just driven by our desires and not potentials."

"90% of what we do daily is not what we think, it's just driven by our desires and not potentials."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Habit, Desire, Daily, Life, Potential

"You are not smoking cigarette, it's cigarette that is smoking you."

"You are not smoking cigarette, it's cigarette that is smoking you."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Habit, Addiction, Irony, Control, Health

"Habits are good if you have the habit of the best."

"Habits are good if you have the habit of the best."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Habit, Life, Choice, Practice

"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature."

"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Habit, Reading, Ambition, Books, Procrastination

"I am not in the habit of taking baritones to supper."

"I am not in the habit of taking baritones to supper."

Eric Taylor, American Musician

"It's not what we do once-it's what we do once a day, day in and day out, every day that brings lasting change into our lives."

"It's not what we do once-it's what we do once a day, day in and day out, every day that brings lasting change into our lives."

Toni Sorenson, American Author

Habit, Change, Consistency, Discipline

"We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves."

"We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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