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

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.

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

My environment is the invisible hand that shapes my behavior.

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A good woman is worth if she were sold the fairest crown thats made of purest gold.

Give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture.

I really have reached a point where I can write a book about all of this.

I am pleased to see that many of the world's leaders have publicly recognized that the crisis in the Middle East was deliberately incited by terrorist organizations.

If you commit a crime, you're guilty.

Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.

The Beach Boys was a family hobby that we turned into a profession. We're very blessed.

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Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choice.

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The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead.

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I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.

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Marianne had sharp cold eyes and she was spiteful but her father loved her.

If WikiLeaks were a for-profit company, determining its real value would be a nearly impossible task.

It is up to God to reveal a religion, but up to us to understand and realise it.

I'm not even very good at most video games.

Egypt is going through difficult times and we cannot allow it to carry on.

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