My environment is the invisible hand that shapes my behavior.

Habits are regular practices or routines that define our whole life and the outcomes we achieve; therefore, they are the concept of self-improvement.

Small habit changes can produce outsized effects that improve or degrade quality of life.

Good habits yield positive results over the long term. Bad habits only bring short-term gain.

Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because I don’t want to change, but because I have the wrong system for change.

My habits are intertwined with my personal identity.

If I want to break a bad habit it is useful to use a commitment device, this is a preventative measure to limits future actions.

All my outcomes are a delayed reaction to my long-standing habits. If I want to change my outcomes, I need to change my habits.

How I talk about a new habit, even to myself, affects the implementation of the habit. With the right mindset and a clear vision “Why do I want to implement a new habit?”, it will become much easier and successful.

A new habit is more likely to become ingrained if it’s easy, hence start with very small first steps and establish them.

Environments can be designed to better support good habits or establish new habits.

Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if I’m willing to stick with them.

If I want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on my system instead.

The most effective way to change my habits is to focus not on what I want to achieve, but on who I wish to become.

The Four Laws of Behavior Change are a simple set of rules we can use to build better habits. They are 1. make it obvious 2. make it attractive 3. make it easy 4 make it satisfying

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It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis.

Justified means just as if you've never sinned.

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it youve got to start young.

Anyone can post messages to the net. Practically everyone does. The resulting cacophony drowns out serious discussion.

Islam has been badly used by a certain ideology.

Music is always a commentary on society.

It should strengthen investors' confidence. This is done through transparency, high quality financial reports, and a standardized economic market. This is not just for China, but also for the world market as a whole.

For example, I was a White House intern the summer before I dropped out of law school. Everybody knew about it. I'd come home and go to church and everybody would say, 'Oh, my God. Demetri, you're working at the White House.'

Knowing where the trap is—that's the first step in evading it.

In some areas I am more noted for reading then I am for cookies!

Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

Internet mailing lists are like Fox television shows. They have really cool previews, and they get you all excited about them, but they just don't live up to their promises.

Many people want to scale back their working hours as they near the end of their careers, but not necessarily to give up work altogether.

It's a lovely experience walking around a museum by yourself.

For eight years, you had the Bush administration with a very interventionist policy, driving into world affairs, driving primarily into the Islamic world, army first or fist first.

Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.

The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.

Charm is always genuine it may be superficial but it isnt false.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.

Most poor people live in the poorest countries.

Actually, in my own life I think I probably feign neuroses to be more interesting than I am.

Sometimes you have to suck it up and call a number.

Everybodys got a different circle of competence. The important thing is not how big the circle is. The important thing is staying inside the circle.