Overcoming Bad Habits Quotes & Sayings

I look for the kind of text that doesn't look like the writer I'm considering. Plutarch is a great example. — John D'Agata

But once you realize that we are not just thinking things but creatures of habit, you'll then realize that temptation isn't just about bad ideas or wrong decisions; it's often a factor of de-formation and wrongly ordered habits. In other words, our sins aren't just discrete, wrong actions and bad decisions; they reflect vices.25 And overcoming them requires more than just knowledge; it requires rehabituation, a re-formation of our loves. One — James K.A. Smith

Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh. — Ezra Taft Benson

There are three answers to prayer: yes, no, and wait a while. It must be recognized that no is an answer. — Ruth Stafford Peale

We think of "enemies" as these units of destruction on the other side of the line, hell-bent on destroying us. And, just like when the battle had begun outside the walls of Warrenville and I thought about the men in the tank and their families, it always hits the hardest when you realize your enemies have lives, too. — Ernie Lindsey

No. Because I'm not a cold plate of m-m-macaroni. I'm a warm-hearted person. It's the basis of my character. — Truman Capote

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

There's a short chain between field and fork, and the shorter that chain is - the fresher, the more transparent that system is - the less chance there is of anything from bio-terrorism to pathogenicity to spoilage. — Joel Salatin