Gretchen Rubin Quotes

It's not what you do once in a while, it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.

It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.

Habits change into character.

Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!

There is no influence like the influence of habit.

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They keep you.

Consistency is always the best teacher.

Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't become Mr. Universe because he went to the gym every now and then. He did it on a regular basis. It's the same thing with comedy. I try to perform seven nights a week.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.

Take action every day - some small dose at a time.

Nothing is stronger than habit.

Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable.

I eat the same breakfast and lunch every day, both at my desk. I employ no time-saving tricks at all.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

I get up at the same time every morning.

I do like routines. Waking up the same time, go to bed the same time.

Good habits are worth being fanatical about.

If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.

Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.

I like routine.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere.

This ain't a football game, we do this every day.

I just keep working out. You can't stop. Everyone thinks there's a trick, but there's no trick! The trick is, you have to be consistent.

If you practice anything enough, you can be consistent.