Quotes About Consistency

In many matters of business, perhaps in most, a continuity of mediocrity is better than a hotch-potch of excellences.

I have known a man who did not know what color his sister's eyes were, though he had seen her every day for twenty years; or rather, he did not know because he had so seen her: so true is the philosophical maxim that we neglect the constant element in our thoughts, though it is probably the most important, and attend almost only to the varying elements—the differentiating elements (as men now speak)—though they are apt to be less potent.

Change is never more than a redistribution of that which never changes.

When a young woman suddenly takes up religious practices which she has before abandoned, this new order of life always conceals a motive highly significant, in view of her husband's happiness. In the case of at least seventy-nine women out of a hundred this return to God proves that they have been inconsistent, or that they intend to become so.

It is as absurd to deny that it is possible for a man always to love the same woman, as it would be to affirm that some famous musician needed several violins in order to execute a piece of music or compose a charming melody.

Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.

All in all, the moon is a truer mirror for my soul than the sun that looks the same way every day.

Integrity isn't something you have in some parts of your life and not in others. You either have it or you don't.

The greatest stories come from trying to make your own contradictions meet and get along.

Border Collies need stability, but they don't have to have routine – in fact, once in a routine they can become quite demanding

They need some form of exercise every day but it doesn't have to be at the same time, or for the same length of time, or for the same distance.

The persistence of the normal is strong.

There is no one quality gives so much dignity to a character, as consistency of conduct. Even if a man's pursuits be wrong and unjustifiable, yet if they are prosecuted with steadiness and vigor, we cannot withhold our admiration.

It's up to the owner to make sure elimination actually happens. If [he doesn't eliminate right away], go back inside, crate the pup for five minutes or so, then take him out and try again.

It's just a base hit, people. It means nothing unless we put a string of them together.

All I have to do is wake up in the morning and go to bed at night, Jazz. Everything else is optional.

Life is so much easier when you just give people what they expect.

When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.

Reality is what you can count on.

In reality shows, you have to perform once and prove yourself, and after that, it is a process to prove yourself every day.

That's what people don't understand: whatever you do in life, you have to be consistent at it because that's when you'll reap the rewards from it.

I fell in love with singing, and through singing, I learned how to write songs. Anything you're consistent with and that you do all the time, you're gonna reap benefits off it at one point. You're not gonna get worse!

As a driver, it is important to focus on yourself and believe in yourself, and there shouldn't be a reason why, when you are in F1 and there is more attention, you change your approach.

I come to work, and I have a good time. I have no reason to change anything that I do.