Great Quotes About The Power of Habits
Quotes About Building Habits
Got habits? Some researchers suggest that as much as 90% of what we do each day is done without thinking – it’s done by habit.
Whether your habits are great, or you have a few habits to improve, the literature is full of habits about the importance of habits and changing habits.
If you’re looking for a few quotes to help build better habits, read on…
“Nothing is stronger than habit.” – Ovid
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
“If we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” – Tony Robbins
“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” – George Washington Carver
“The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee
“Don’t think, just do.” – Henry J. Kaiser
“Drop by drop is the water pot filled.” – Buddha
“Habits change into character.” – Ovid
“Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.” – Saint Augustine
“Life is habit. Or rather life is a succession of habits.” – Samuel Beckett
“Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” – Vince Lombardi
“The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” – Samuel Johnson
“Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” – Benjamin Franklin
This article is but a short list of relevant quotes. My favorite was the quote from Samuel Johnson. So true – we often don’t recognize a habit – particularly a bad habit and when we do, it’s tough to change!
If you’re looking for more resources about how to actually change a habit, I recommend Atomic Habits by James Clear and The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg.
Here’s a good habit to start – Choose to Make it a Great Day!
