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Habits Quotes — 168 Quotes to Help You Build Better Habits

Motivation starts the engine; habits keep it running when nobody's cheering. These fifteen quotes — from Aristotle to James Clear — capture what twenty-five centuries of thinkers agree on: you become what you repeat.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Aristotle
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
— Jim Ryun
A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.
— Anthony Trollope
If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day.
— William H. McRaven
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
— Lao Tzu
It gets easier. Everyday it gets a little easier. But you have to do it everyday. That's the hard part.
The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.
— Mike Murdock
Successful people are simply those with successful habits.
— Brian Tracy
You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.
First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not.
— Octavia Butler
Good habits are worth being fanatical about.
— John Irving
Begin while others are procrastinating. Work while others are wishing.
You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
— James Clear
Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.
— John Maxwell
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
— Warren Buffett

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