Quotes about Routine

I like fabrics, colors, makeup, and the routine of putting myself together every morning, even though I spend most of my time locked away in the attic writing. "No one sees me, but I see myself," my mother would comment philosophically

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Go to bed early, get up early-this is wise.

In the multitude of middle-aged men who go about their vocations in a daily course determined for them much in the same way as they tie their cravats, there is always a good number who once meant to shape their own deeds and alter the world a little.

Habit is habit, and not to be thrown out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.

Too many church services start at eleven sharp and end at twelve dull.

I exercise all the time, every morning, and then I do music in the afternoon. I walk two to three miles a day and do Pilates twice a week.

I don't want the abnormal or something special. I want to have a normal life.

Be pleasant in the morning until ten o'clock, the rest of the day will take care of itself.

Once God had Moses' attention, He spoke. There are times when God wants to stab our curiosity, so He shocks us out of our routine. Routine is a subtle enemy. We fall into a mental rut, like stumbling into an open grave. And in that mind-numbing routine, we miss God's call.