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“My untidy habits drive me to follow the slash-and-burn principle. Work on a virgin table until the mess becomes unbearable, then move on to a clean table in a clean room - or, on a beautiful summer day like this, one of the five tables dotted around the garden. Trash that table and move on again.”

Beautiful Moving Rooms Principles Five Habit Summer Garden Tables Clean Mess Virgins Trash Unbearable Summer Days Days Like This

Author:Richard Dawkins

“It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn. The true object of juvenile education, is to provide, against the age of five and twenty, a mind well regulated, active, and prepared to learn. Whatever will inspire habits of industry and observation, will sufficiently answer this purpose.”

Mind Wells Children Age Purpose Answers Five One Thing Objects Inspire Industry Habit Importance Twenties Prepared Active Observation Juvenile

Book:The Enquirer: Reflections on Education, Manners, and Literature. In a Series of Essays

Source: The Enquirer: Reflections on Education, Manners, and Literature. In a Series of Essays

“In the last twenty-five years a change has come over the visual habits of Americans . . . From being a wordminded people we are becoming an eyeminded people.”

People Years Lasts Five Becoming Habit Twenties Visuals Five Years Twenty Five

Book:Travel books and other writings, 1916-1941

Source: Travel books and other writings, 1916-1941

“The time which passes over our heads so imperceptibly makes the same gradual change in habits, manners and character, as in personal appearance. At the revolution of every five years we find ourselves another and yet the same;--there is a change of views, and no less of the light in which we regard them; a change of motives as well as of action.”

Years Wells Character Light Action Time Views Five Revolution Habit Regard Appearance Manners Motive Five Years Personal Appearance Gradual Change

Book:Waverley Novels

Source: Waverley Novels

“It took me five months to lose twenty pounds and it took me hours to gain it back. I mean it was magical how quickly it all happened. Going back to my poor eating habits after having really good eating habits my stomach was a little unsettled.”

Mean Littles Hours Loses Poor Five Happened Months Habit Eating Gains Twenties Pounds Stomach Eating Habits Good Eating

Author:Mila Kunis

“Young men may enjoy dropping their work at five or six o'clock and slipping into a dress suit for an evening of pleasure; but the habit has certain drawbacks.”

Men May Young Certain Enjoy Pleasure Five Habit Six Dresses Suits Evening Clock Young Man Dropping Slipping Drawbacks

Book:Succeeding With What You Have

Source: Succeeding With What You Have

“Five Great Habits for Better Relationships: acceptance (smile each time), appreciation (say thank you to everyone), admiration (compliment people on their appearance or clothing, etc.), approval (praise immediately, specifically and repeatedly), and attention (be a good listener).”

People Attention Five Acceptance Habit Praise Appreciation Appearance Etc Admiration Compliment Clothings Approval Listeners Saying Thank You Good Listener

Author:Brian Tracy

“Each person is made of five different elements, she told me. Too much fire and you had a bad temper. That was like my father, whom my mother always critized for his cigarette habit and who always shouted back that she should feel guilty that he didn't let my mother speak her mind. Too little wood and you bent too quickly to listen to other people's ideas, unable to stand on your own. This was like my Auntie An-mei. Too much water and you flowed in too many different directions. like myself.”

People Feels Should Mind Littles Persons Made Ideas Different Mother Father Speak Water Fire Five Too Much Habit Elements Woods Guilty Temper Cigarette Bent Different Directions Bad Temper Auntie

Author:Amy Tan