Think Positive Always
100 quotes to help you develop habits that can change your Life
A practical collection of habit quotes and action tips to help you start small, stay consistent, and build routines that shape a better life.
Habits are those unconscious habits which create an invisible pattern that influences every moment of each day. They determine who you will be in the mirror, how you will feel physically, the type of work you have done, and ultimately how you will develop and sustain the relationships you have maintained throughout the course of many years.
At first you may not even recognize them because they are so subtle, yet by themselves they can form the story of your entire life.
These 100 quotes bring together real insights from philosophers, writers, athletes, entrepreneurs, and everyday observers of human nature. Use these quotes as the beginning of something: a new habit, a slight alteration or finding another way to get back on track after slipping up.
Look at the theme section, choose a quote that you resonate with and use that quote as motivation to make one adjustment today.
## How to Use These Habit Quotes
**Create a “one-minute ritual”:** read a quote, select a quote that resonated with you, and take some small action today that demonstrates this quote in your life before you go to sleep.
**Use a habit journal:** select a quote, copy the quote into your habit tracking journal, write down two sentences describing how you plan to apply this quote to your life over the next 24 hours.
**Turn 2–3 quotes into reminder cards** for your phone wallpaper, sticky note, or desk card. This creates reminders throughout the day.
**Pick a theme:** pick a topic that interests you, for instance, consistency, discipline, or identity, and use each of the ten quotes related to this subject as a guide for each of the ten mornings of the week.
## Starting Small & Beginning
The biggest steps in changing your life usually begin with the smallest action. The most difficult point in developing a new habit isn’t the hundredth time you do it—It’s the first time. There’s no momentum at this point, and there are certainly no people around to encourage or cheer you on.
**Action Tip:** Develop a “Two-Minute Habit” today. Read one page. Take a two-minute walk. Write one sentence. Drink one glass of water.
1. *“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”* — Lao Tzu 2. *“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”* — Arthur Ashe 3. *“Don’t belittle these initial accomplishments, for God delights in beginning a work.”* — The Bible, Zechariah 4:10 4. *“The art of greatness lies not in being greater than others, but in being less than you are.”* — Vincent van Gogh 5. *“A small blow can fell a giant oak.”* — Benjamin Franklin 6. *“One year from now, you may be wishing you’d begun today.”* — Karen Lamb 7. *“You needn’t be great to start. But you must start to be great.”* — Zig Ziglar 8. *“To succeed, you must first try. And fail.”* — Mark Twain 9. *“It is far better to have a small goal, but achieve it with excellence, than to have a grand goal, but achieve it poorly.”* — Peter Marshall 10. *“Do something small. That is better than planning big things.”* — J.R.R. Tolkien
## Consistency & Persistence
The hardest part after beginning is repetition rather than intensity. Repeating something again and again allows enough time for things to be accomplished through your efforts.
**Action Tip:** Determine what is considered a minimum viable version of a habit that you can perform on your worst days *(example: one push-up, one paragraph, one minute of meditation).*
1. *“We are what we repeatedly do. Therefore, excellence is not an act, but rather a habit.”* — Will Durant, paraphrasing Aristotle 2. *“Success is merely the accumulation of little actions, carried out day after day.”* — Robert Collier 3. *“The biggest factor influencing your success is not what you do sometimes, it is what you do regularly.”* — Tony Robbins 4. *“Many great deeds are performed not by force, but by persistence.”* — Samuel Johnson 5. *“By persistence, the snail arrived at the ark.”* — Charles Spurgeon 6. *“Intense performance over time cannot compare to sustained consistency.”* — Bruce Lee 7. *“First, forget about inspiration. Habit is much more dependable. Habit will help carry you along whether you are inspired or not.”* — Octavia Butler 8. *“Drops of water fill a vessel gradually.”* — The Dhammapada 9. *“Any job well done requires both determination and patience.”* — Benjamin Franklin 10. *“To accomplish anything easily, first learn to do it thoroughly.”* — Samuel Johnson
## Self-Discipline & Control Over Yourself
