“I too have sworn heedlessly and all the time, I have had this most repulsive and death-dealing habit. I'm telling your graces; from the moment I began to serve God , and saw what evil there is in forswearing oneself, I grew very afraid indeed, and out of fear I applied the brakes to this old, old, habit.” MomentsEvilSawsGraceGrewHabitOneselfServing GodBrakeOld Habits Author:Saint Augustine
“Doing my first movie, I realized I could get into real bad habits. If you're the star, all you have to do is show up, and 20 people say, 'Do you want anything? What is it? Let me get it for you.' Believe me, you get spoiled very quickly. I saw some of my contemporaries allow themselves to have that fame, thinking they could handle it. It messed them up.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFirstsBelieveRealShowsStarsSawsHabitFameLet MeI RealizedHandleBelieve In MeSpoiledBad Habits Author:Val Kilmer
“When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.” SoulStatesMomentsJoyOrderFeltLordSawsViolenceHabitMy SoulThis DayTendernessFavourEntrances Book:The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself Source: The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself
“Chi Chi Rodriguez had as good a pair of hands as anybody I ever saw, and more shots than you can imagine. But Chi Chi had a habit of turning simple shots into difficult ones.” HandsDifficultSimpleSawsImagineHabitShotsPairs Author:Lee Trevino
“Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw” ThinkingMindFirstsEndsWinningSawsHabitUnderstoodProactiveWin Win7 HabitsFirst Things FirstPut First Things FirstSeven Habits Author:Stephen Covey