William Cowper Quotes
Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, 'tis being flayed alive.
Quotes to Explore
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Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smokey Joe Wood.
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I feel alive inside only when obstacles are arising that must be overcome and eliminated.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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It's silly to keep people alive who have a terrible disease.
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When the mind has once formed the habit of holding cheerful, happy, prosperous pictures, it will not be easy to form the opposite habit.
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The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.
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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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You must acquire the habits and skills of managing a small amount of money before you can have a large amount. Remember, we are creatures of habit and, therefore, the habit of managing your money is more important than the amount.
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What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.
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If you are lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call them. Don't text; don't e-mail. Call them on the phone.
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There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.
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We're all terminal; none of us are getting out of this alive.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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Don't strive to be perfect. Strive for excellence.
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The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
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Poussey is a really huge part of 'Orange,' and I'm sure her name will always echo through the halls of Litchfield, dead or alive.
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I'm Jewish and I can sing and I'm alive.
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I love to use technology to help people have better lives and to reduce our impact on the planet.
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Oh! I don't think I would like to catch a sensible man. I shouldn't know what to talk to him about.
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If you are deliberately trying to create a future that feels safe, you will willfully ignore the future that is likely.
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Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older.
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, 'tis being flayed alive.
