Habits Quotes

"The habit of logic must eventually override the habit of emotional reaction."

"Go to the work with a heart that is clean and a purpose that is high."

"A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one."

"Building alibis is a deeply rooted habit. Habits are difficult to break, especially when they provide justification for something we do. Plato had this truth in mind when he said, The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile. p. 173"

"The first rule of organizational communication is that the message is the habit."

"I love who I am, and I encouraged other people to love and embrace who they are. But it takes work; it's a daily habit."

"I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making was never my goal. I had an ambition to build."

"As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities."

"Mind control is the result of self-discipline and habit. You either control your mind or it controls you. There is no half-way compromise. The most practical of all methods for controlling the mind is the habit of keeping it busy with a definite purpose, backed by a definite plan...Without this control, success is not possible. p. 173"

"The struggle is the habit of moving forward when everything is falling apart."

"I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life. My habits are built on that fight."

"Success is the natural byproduct of your daily habits and principles."

"I was always a great believer in the value of the small detail."

"The natural thing to do is to work—to recognize that prosperity can be obtained only through honest effort."

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought. p. 54"

"The habit of honesty is the most difficult to maintain under pressure."

"I don't like to stand still. I'm always looking for the next challenge, the next routine to master."

"Consistency in your habits is what leads to compounding results over time."

"I have ways of making money that you know nothing of."

"To do more for the world than the world does for you—that is success."

"Men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate in a spirit of sympathy and harmony. Think & Grow Rich, January 1963, p. 150."

"Programming culture means programming habits."

"To be the best, you have to do the things that others aren't willing to do. That starts with your daily habits."

"The habit of radical transparency builds trust and efficiency within a group."

"I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living."

"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do."

"A culture is a set of behaviors that you expect and you reward."

"Since I was a little girl, I've had the habit of dreaming big. Then I had the habit of working for it."

"The habit of radical open-mindedness is what separates the successful from the unsuccessful."

"A man's wealth must be determined by the relation of his importunity to his opportunity."

"Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work."

"Discipline is the habit of doing what needs to be done, even when you don't feel like it."

"Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come."