Flannery O'Connor Quotes

I'm a person who likes habit and knowing what my job is.

I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular.

I will not serve lunch to anyone in the middle of a workday. I rarely rearrange my furniture or cabinets; once I find a drawer for something, it stays there. I don't garden. And I don't knit.

You really need to have that discipline. It's not even discipline. I just put down these rules. It's not like a vague, 'Motivate yourself!' and do something. It's specific hours set aside every day for certain things.

I like routine.

I believe in routine.

I'm someone who likes routine.

I am very punctual about time, eating, and work.

Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.

I tend to be a bit of a workaholic, but I also can't function without some sort of domesticity as well.

I just have to be very, very organised.

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

Also, I need deadlines, just like everybody else, especially coming from magazines, newspapers, and stuff like that. I need daily or weekly deadlines to get stuff done, or I continue to do things and not go off on a year of unproductivity.

It's all about consistency, and what makes a child or a dog secure: order, clarity - all those things.

I'm a very routine-oriented guy.

I get up at the same time every morning.

Order is the first law of heaven, and you have to have order to survive on Earth. Figure out what has to be done each day, each week, each year and develop a system to achieve it.

Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.

I have a routine I go through on the days that I work, and I don't want to divert from that.

I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.

I'm a time person. It's the one discipline I manage.

I'm a worker bee, I like to have a schedule, I like to have a place to be, and a time, and a schedule - it just makes sense to me.

Routine is important to me and keeps me mentally and physically healthy.

I try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.