Quotes About Consistency

Habit is far more dependable than inspiration. Make progress by making habits. Don't focus on getting into shape. Focus on becoming the kind of person who never misses a workout.

the value of our attention has been remarkably stable over 20 years.

Write code as if you had to support it for the rest of your life.

One reason to format the code in a uniform way is so that nobody can "own" a piece of code just by formatting it in his or her private way.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

but I couldn't decide if I was a courageous person in real life or whether I could only sing onstage. In that way I haven't changed much in thirty years at all.

Writing one page a day equals a 365 page novel in a year.

Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.

I am always castigating myself, but I continue to do as before.

up on time every day, something I hadn't

Experience drove home the fact that to act consistently acceptant, for example, if in fact I was feeling annoyed or skeptical or some other non-acceptant feeling, was certain in the long run to be perceived as inconsistent or untrustworthy. I have come to recognize that being trustworthy does not demand that I be rigidly consistent but that I be dependably real.

This is crucial: as long as we pray only when and how we want to, our life of prayer is bound to be unreal. It will run in fits and starts.

Most people do not act consistently. Under certain circumstances a given person acts intelligently and under different circumstances the same person will act helplessly. The only important exception to the rule is represented by the stupid people, who normally show a strong proclivity toward perfect consistency in all fields of human endeavors.

It is the sea pursues a habit of shores.

You always move in the same circle of people no matter how many turns you seem to make

An inspiring vision meets three criteria. It is specific, concise and consistent.

Stay in your lane. Hold the space. Be true to your authentic self—the best representation of yourself that you can possibly be.

You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better." He

You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better.

It's amazing—once a problem improves, people often stop doing what caused it to improve. Once you feel better, you stop taking your medicine.

Dissonance is disquieting because to hold two ideas that contradict each other is to flirt with absurdity, and, as Albert Camus observed, we are creatures who spend our lives trying to convince ourselves that our existence is not absurd. At the heart of it, Festinger's theory is about how people strive to make sense out of contradictory ideas and lead lives that are, at least in their own minds, consistent and meaningful.

One should not allow untoward events to interfere with one's regular habits or social obligations.

When the horse gives a little, praise a lot. Love and kindness are both the method and the reward. What you give is what you get back. You must be quiet to hear them speak. Everything in sequence. Always work the horse in the same spot. It's like his desk in school. Always end on a good note. Wean the horse off treats quickly.

Thank you so much." "Every time." "I like that. Every time. Instead of 'anytime.' It's pointed.