“So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or we can pull together and say that in America, our destiny isn't written for us but by us. We can place good ideas ahead of old ideological battles, and a sense of purpose above the same narrow partisanship. We can act boldly to turn crisis into opportunity and, together, write the next great chapter in our history and meet the test of our time.” WayWritingIdeasTogetherAmericaPurposeTurnsChoicesNextOpportunityDestinyProgressWrittenHabitBattleTestsCrisisOur TimeGood IdeasChaptersOur DestinyIdeologicalBad HabitsPartisanship Author:Barack Obama
“As in labor, the more one doth exercise, the more one is enabled to do, strength growing upon work; so with the use of suffering, men's minds get the habit of suffering, and all fears and terrors are not to them but as a summons to battle, whereof they know beforehand they shall come off victorious.” KnowsMenMindUseSufferingGrowing UpGrowingHabitExerciseBattleLaborTerrorEndurance Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks
“If you're losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention-failure-guilt, you will not get better on your own. You need the help of other people. Some temptations are only overcome with the help of a partner who prays for you, encourages you, and holds you accountable.” PeopleIfsNeedsHelpingPrayingHabitBattleLosingOvercomingGuiltIntentionAddictionPartnersStuckTemptationGet BetterCyclesPersistentGood IntentionsBad HabitsPraying For You Author:Rick Warren
“Great battles are really won before they are actually fought. To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch over ourselves in the small details of everyday life.” PassionWatchesHabitBattleJudgmentEverydayDetailsEveryday LifeSmall DetailsGreat Battle Author:John Lubbock
“My best advice: win little battles. Get in the habit of winning, of shipping, of having customers that can't live without you. Once you've demonstrated you know how to do the art, then go after the windmills.” KnowsLittlesArtWinningKnow HowAdviceHabitBattleCustomersWithout YouBest AdviceShippingWindmillsCan't Live Without You Author:Seth Godin
“Discipline, as understood by a warrior, is creative, open, and produces freedom. It is the ability to face the unknown, transforming the feeling of knowing into reverent astonishment; of considering things that exceed the scope of our habits, and daring to face the only war that is worthwhile: The battle for awareness.” WarFeelingsFacesAbilityCreativeKnowingAwarenessProduceHabitDisciplineBattleUnderstoodWarriorWorthwhileDaringConsideringScopeExceedTransformingAstonishment Author:Carlos Castaneda
“The world is a multiplicity, a harvest-field, a battle-ground; and thence arises through human contact ways of numbering, or mathematics, ways of tillage, or agriculture, ways of fighting, or military tactics and strategy, and these are incorporated in individuals as habits of life.” WorldWayHumansFightingIndividualMilitaryFieldsHabitBattleMathematicsStrategyAriseContactAgricultureHarvestTacticsMultiplicityTactics And Strategy Book:The Torch, and Other Lectures and Addresses Source: The Torch, and Other Lectures and Addresses
“Our fingernails match our toenails, match our lipstick match our rouge...The habit of applying warpaint outlasts the battle.” HabitBattleLipstickFingernailsRougeToenails Author:Angela Carter