Quotes About Consistency

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. – James 1:17

A solid routine fosters a well-worn groove for one's mental energies and helps stave off the tyranny of moods." —Mason Currey, in Daily Rituals

Patient plodding produces durable results.

Hold me up, and I shall be safe, and I shall observe Your statutes continually. – Psalm 119:117

Custom brings predictability, and predictability carries its own comforts.

To pray earnestly means praying habitually and continually, like breathing.

Respect for the importance of the other person's role in producing high-quality outcomes • Belief in the other's ability (competence) and willingness to fulfill his or her formal role responsibilities • Care about the other professionally and personally • Consistency between what people

Confront the difficult when it is still easy; Accomplish the great task by a series of small acts." -TAO TE CHING

A STORY must obey its own internal laws of probability.

Mythical figures live many lives, die many deaths, and in this they differ from the characters we find in novels, who can never go beyond the single gesture. But in each of these lives and deaths all the others are present, and we can hear their echo. Only when we become aware of a sudden consistency between incompatibles can we say we have crossed the threshold of myth.

Cigars should be like onions, she said, unfastening the catch and pushing back the pane. Either the whole company does, or the whole company does not.

Because the moment you stop doing the very things that got you to the top of the mountain is the very moment you begin the slid down to the valley.

Ancient Rule of Twenty-one: if you do anything for twenty-one days in a row, it will be installed as a habit.

It's about knowing who you are, what you stand for, and then having the courage to be yourself—in every situation rather than only when it's convenient. It's about being real, consistent, and congruent so who you are on the inside is reflected by the way you perform on the outside.

Small daily improvments over time create stuning results

Ritual of Solitude works best when you practice it at the same time every day.

You need not change your world in a day. Start off small. The thousand-mile journey begins by taking that first step. We grow great by degrees. Small daily steps lead to stunning results over time.

success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond anything you could have ever planned for.

Knowledge is only potential power. For the power to be manifested, it must be applied. Most people know what they should do in any given situation, or in their lives, for that matter. The problem is that they don't take daily, consistent action to apply the knowledge and realize their dreams.

this ritual requires you to take daily, incremental action to build your character.

The best among us are not more gifted than the rest. They just take little steps each day as they march toward their biggest life. And the days slip into weeks, the weeks into months and before they know it, they arrive at a place called Extraordinary.

Your self-image is a governor of sorts. It will never let you act in a way that is inconsistent with it.

Small Daily Acts of Greatness (SDAG).

If you improve your health or your relationships or your professional knowledge only 1% each day, after one month this will amount to a 30% increase. After one year this will amount to a 365% increase. By devoting yourself to continuous improvement and excellence in minor ways each day, your life really can transform.