Quotes about Routine

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order. Votes: 4

Routine kills creative thought. Votes: 3

Routine is worry's sly assassin. Votes: 3

Routine is part of coping. Votes: 3

The less routine the more life. Votes: 3

Routine feeds the illusion of safety... Votes: 3

Routine is the death to heroism. Votes: 3

The only routine with me is no routine at all. Votes: 3

Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition. Votes: 3

Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington. Votes: 3

Routine is not a prison, but the way to freedom from time. Votes: 3

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge. Votes: 3

Routine is a declivity down which many governments slide, and routine says that freedom of the press is dangerous. Votes: 3

Routine is supposed to be the great deadener of souls; how much worse is the half-completed task, the broken round, the unfulfilled routine? Votes: 3

Routine is a ground to stand on, a wall to retreat to; we cannot draw on our boots without bracing ourselves against it. Votes: 3

Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there. Votes: 3

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. Votes: 3

For an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption: this is all the world closing in. Votes: 3

If you do the same thing every day at the same time for the same length of time, you'll save yourself from many a sink. Routine is a condition of survival. Votes: 3

If we wish to have a beautiful, peaceful and safe home, we need healthy expanding roots that go deep into the ground. These roots are our Routine, our Stability, our Structure. Votes: 3

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine. Votes: 3

Routine is really important. However late you went to bed the night before, or however much you had to drink, get up at the same time each day and get on with it. Votes: 3

Routine is the god of every social system; it is the seventh heaven of business, the essential component in the success of every factory, the ideal of every statesman. The social machine should run like clockwork. Votes: 3

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. Votes: 3

Out of routine comes inspiration. Votes: 2

The quiet people just do their work. Votes: 2

Most people can't handle a structureless life. Votes: 2

I like routine. It enables me to improvise. Votes: 2

The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. Votes: 2

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal. Votes: 2

Man's usual routine is to work and to dream and work and dream. Votes: 2

If I don't paint for one day, I don't feel well physically or mentally. Votes: 2

One of the most meaningful things we can do as parents is teach our children the power of prayer, not just the routine of prayer. Votes: 2

Nothing will sustain you more potently than the power to recognize in your humdrum routine, as perhaps it may be thought, the true poetry of life. Votes: 2

The cumulative power of doing things the same way every day seems to be a way of saying to the mind: You're going to be dreaming soon. Votes: 2

Each time we bring to routine activities an awareness of 'now,' we raise our vibratory frequency and cause the freshness of the moment to fall upon us. Votes: 2

To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the judicial mind atrophies and its perspective shrinks. Votes: 2

For the past eighty years I have started each day in the same manner... I go to the piano, and I play preludes and fugues of Bach... It is a sort of benediction on the house. Votes: 2

I saw my mother in a different light. We all need to do that. You have to be displaced from what's comfortable and routine, and then you get to see things with fresh eyes, with new eyes. Votes: 2

Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: It's four o clock. At five I have my abyss... Votes: 2

I'm remembering how this works. How life doesn't have to be only anxiety about what's gone wrong or could go worng, and complaints about the world around you. How a person you're excited about can remind you there's stuff going on beyond... routine oil changes and homework. Stuff that matters. Stuff to look forward to. Votes: 2

The final result of too much routine is death in life. Votes: 1

The disease which inflicts bureaucracy and what they usually die from is routine. Votes: 1

A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine. Votes: 1

What I like is a life that is full of surprises and [that has] no routine. Votes: 1

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. Votes: 1

Personalized beauty is about each woman being able to create her own makeup routine that complements her coloring and style. Votes: 1

Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying. Votes: 1

So, to come In with a set routine it's something I've never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel. Votes: 1

Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. It's about being there at big moments, but it's also just the consistency of decision making. And it's routine. Votes: 1

We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing much of our routine work. Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not changed. Votes: 1

It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine. Votes: 1

There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication. Votes: 1

And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine. Votes: 1

The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine. Votes: 1

I did study the art of being a barber because I wanted to figure out what my routine would be. Do you start in the front or back? Top or bottom? Swivel the chair or walk around? What I did discover is there's no such thing as the perfect haircut! Votes: 1

I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible commentaries and theological critiques would nudge me closer to some kind of absolute that I could hold up as a torch to light my way. Votes: 1

Ironically, it is only when disaster strikes that the shuttle makes the headlines. Its routine flights attracted less media interest than unmanned probes to the planets or the images from the Hubble Telescope. The fate of Columbia (like that of Challenger in 1986) reminded us that space is still a hazardous environment. Votes: 1

I developed my training routine going into my senior year at Jackson State. I found this sandbank by the Pearl River near my hometown, Columbia, Miss. I laid out a course of 65 yards or so. Sixty-five yards on sand is like 120 on turf, but running on sand helps you make your cuts at full speed. Votes: 1

Prayer is a privilege and the soul's sincere desire. We can move beyond routine and 'checklist' prayers and engage in meaningful prayer as we appropriately ask in faith and act, as we patiently persevere through the trial of our faith, and as we humbly acknowledge and accept 'not my will, but Thine, be done.' Votes: 1

I was always a clown. In the eighth grade I won a city speech contest by doing an Eddie Murphy routine. I'm no good at public speaking, but if I can assume a role and speak as that person, then I'm fine. When I had to give a book report, I always did it in character. Votes: 1

There is comfort in routine. Votes: 0

I'm a very routine-oriented guy. Votes: 0

I'm not a fan of routine. Votes: 0

My routine is all about preparation. Votes: 0

... caprice is as ruinous as routine. Votes: 0

Look for magic in the daily routine Votes: 0

I have a timetable, but no routine. Votes: 0

My life revolves around my child's routine. Votes: 0

Definitely routine is the bedrock of our relationship. Votes: 0

Too many would-be executives are slaves of routine. Votes: 0

The earth itself is slightly resistant to routine. Votes: 0

Which is the supplement? Fantasy or daily routine? Votes: 0

How easily the routine of sin establishes itself. Votes: 0

My son is my routine and priority, period! Votes: 0

I don't like routine and I don't like rules. Votes: 0

Precipices are the routine routes of the unroutine men. Votes: 0

I have a regular cleansing, toning and moisturising routine. Votes: 0

Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine. Votes: 0

My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple. Votes: 0

With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable. Votes: 0

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion. Votes: 0

I'm very low-maintenance when it comes to my beauty routine. Votes: 0

Revolution has become a sort of violent and hollow routine. Votes: 0

I was never a fan of Barack Obama's bipartisanship routine. Votes: 0

Free your mind from routine, keep your brain somewhere else Votes: 0

The key to personal development lies in your daily routine. Votes: 0

There is hope in extravagance, there is none in routine. Votes: 0

I am a great believer in variations on the routine. Votes: 0

Authors and uncaptured criminals are the only people free from routine. Votes: 0

Simple is boring, challenging is routine, impossible takes a little longer. Votes: 0

Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine. Votes: 0

The natural rhythm of human life is routine punctuated by orgies. Votes: 0

Don't mistake routine for commitment, just showing up is not enough. Votes: 0

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy. Votes: 0

I like having a routine, because everything else is so unpredictable. Votes: 0

My daily routine is to make every day the best day. Votes: 0

The discipline of fasting breaks you out of the world's routine. Votes: 0

My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day. Votes: 0

I tired of the routine of eight years in one afternoon. Votes: 0

I always liked routine. I suppose I never found boredom very boring. Votes: 0

I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine. Votes: 0

My beauty routine is basically plenty of sleep and lots of water. Votes: 0

The human spirit lives on creativity and dies in conformity and routine. Votes: 0

To the elitist hedonist, life is the avoidance of boredom and routine. Votes: 0

Simple rules guide innovative, intelligent responses. Comprehensive rules guide rote, routine responses. Votes: 0

Of course. My sadness has become a routine that no one notices anymore. Votes: 0

Athletes today get into a single-minded, one sport routine. I can't stand it. Votes: 0

Physical therapy is part of my offseason routine. That has helped me greatly. Votes: 0

When God becomes routine rather than revival, it's time to switch things up. Votes: 0

As far as activities go, having a regular exercise routine is a must. Votes: 0

When we get in a routine we can become zombie-like and shut down. Votes: 0

Listen, sharing my life with people is just part of my daily routine. Votes: 0

Anyone who is desperate or alone will agree there is comfort in routine. Votes: 0

Your house is all about routine, not the unexpected events of your life. Votes: 0

It is only habit and routine that makes the void look like purpose. Votes: 0

But time passes. Fear becomes a memory. Terror becomes routine; it loses its grip. Votes: 0

When intervening becomes routine, meaning there is no reason for it, only risks remain. Votes: 0

In marriage, the occasional catastrophic crisis is easier to manage than the daily routine. Votes: 0

Once you find a warmup routine that works, repeat it as habitually as possible. Votes: 0

Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine. Votes: 0

I'm pretty minimal when it comes to my beauty routine and always have been. Votes: 0

I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day. Votes: 0

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. Votes: 0

A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine. Votes: 0

I don't mind releasing - I'm under a routine audit. And it'll be released. Votes: 0

Most writers flourish greatly on a simple, healthy routine with occasional time off for gaiety. Votes: 0

When you're very successful, you become careless and try to turn many things into routine. Votes: 0

Goering got into endless arguments with other officers [and] he did not like routine work. Votes: 0

A new calling can beckon us away from comfortable routine and from competencies already acquired. Votes: 0

Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not, Votes: 0

Giving should be a part of your routine, just like working out, eating, and sleeping. Votes: 0

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth. Votes: 0

My weight fluctuates depending on my mood and my current devotion to my fitness routine. Votes: 0

Your morning routine generates a 10x return for good or for bad. Make it good. Votes: 0

I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus. Votes: 0

It's a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it. Votes: 0

I can't change your life till I can get you to change your daily routine. Votes: 0

As someone who makes his living as an actor, my routine varies almost every day. Votes: 0

Today the outlandish becomes routine overnight. The humorist is trying to say that it's still outlandish. Votes: 0

For the scientific acquisition of knowledge is almost as tedious as the routine acquisition of wealth. Votes: 0

New images surround us everywhere. They are invisible only because of sterile routine convention and fear. Votes: 0

Your future is found in your daily routine. Successful people do daily what others do occasionally! Votes: 0

Scheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it, personally, even professionally. Votes: 0

Acting in a sitcom or a comedy movie is like a comedy routine with the setups. Votes: 0

Ministry of Disturbance, a regulated source of annoyance; a destroyer of routine; an underminer of complacency. Votes: 0

I'd like to be able to recall every J. Lo music video dance routine ever, naturally. Votes: 0

Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time. Votes: 0

The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing. Votes: 0

It is the leisured, I have noticed, who rebel the most at an interruption of routine. Votes: 0

Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine Votes: 0

By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine. Votes: 0

Especially in this Internet age, routine practices are being exposed and rightly recognized as harsh and cruel. Votes: 0

It is not labor that kills, but the small attritions of daily routine that wear us down. Votes: 0

I smoke occasionally, but it's not a part of my routine. I mean, I don't need it. Votes: 0

Kidney transplants seem so routine now. But the first one was like Lindbergh's flight across the ocean. Votes: 0

By changing the way you do routine things you allow a new man to grow inside you. Votes: 0

There is a distinction between a relationship which has a routine and a relationship which becomes routine Votes: 0

I have nothing like a writing routine. I sometimes have trouble buckling down to write at home. Votes: 0

Preventive medicine isn't part of a physician's everyday routine, which is spent dispensing drugs and performing surgery. Votes: 0

Without optimism & self-belief among teachers, classrooms become wastelands of boredom & routine and schools deserts of lost opportunity. Votes: 0

A pre-putt routine helps you stay nice and relaxed so you can make the best stroke possible. Votes: 0

In other words, the barbaric acts carried out in this building were probably almost a matter of routine. Votes: 0

You can start any 'Monty Python' routine and people finish it for you. Everyone knows it like shorthand. Votes: 0

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom. Votes: 0

Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. Votes: 0

I'm a believer in routine. I like to see people work out at the same time each day. Votes: 0

Like, I'm hyper-conscious about going to bed on time, and doing my seven-step skin care routine at night. Votes: 0

A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a predictable, orderly world. Votes: 0

My fitness routine includes things that are not stressful on my body - swimming, yoga, stretching, and rebounding. Votes: 0

Only after realising that routine immunisations were dangerous did I achieve a substantial drop in infant death rates. Votes: 0

FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care. Votes: 0

I'm not someone who has a lengthy attention span, and that applies to my exercise routine as well. Votes: 0

The gathering of believers should be an opportunity for wonder, anticipation and imagination; not drudgery, duty or routine. Votes: 0

Celebrate life in all its glory - challenge yourself to let the routine sing, and the new dance. Votes: 0

I lack routine with yoga, sleep, and food but do my best to keep consistency amongst the chaos. Votes: 0

Pain is my daily routine. As long as I don't go to the hospital, it's nothing for me. Votes: 0

If a country is not governed well, all sort of disasters will become a routine of that country! Votes: 0

My work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time. Votes: 0

And to those who believe that adventures are i say try routine: it kills you far more quickly. Votes: 0

Organizations, by their very nature are designed to promote order and routine. They are inhospitable environments for innovation. Votes: 0

If I could climax as many times as a Derek Dingle routine I would be a happy man! Votes: 0

The most active lives have so much routine as to preclude progress almost equally with the most inactive. Votes: 0

I'm a big believer in anesthesia. I think it should be used for every medical procedure, indlucing routine physicals. Votes: 0

The simplest and most effective way to sanctity is to disappear into the background of ordinary every day routine. Votes: 0

As a busy working mom I'm always pressed for time, so a quick and easy beauty routine is key! Votes: 0

A life spent in the routine of science need not destroy the attractive human element of a woman's nature. Votes: 0

Here's a tip...If you leave a girl crying you're probably not doing your Don Juan routine right, asshole. Votes: 0

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." — Votes: 0

Day-to-day life is as simple as it is routine - though my days are often long and very busy. Votes: 0

I give myself a pep talk and visualize the routine. I tell myself: "I can do this, let's go!" Votes: 0

I initially signed up for Twitter just to do jokes I wasn't going to do in my stand-up routine. Votes: 0

A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending! Votes: 0

I'm definitely up in weight. I'm looking forward to getting an exercise routine again. It's like a daily decision. Votes: 0

I'm a very ritualistic, routine-oriented person, and I discovered over the years that I love working Monday through Friday. Votes: 0

I am pretty diligent with my fitness routine. I am not like a crazy workout-holic, but I stay active. Votes: 0

I'll usually run an ice-cube over my skin to close all the pores. That's pretty much my daily routine. Votes: 0

I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important for kids. Votes: 0

Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development. Votes: 0

I also have a routine with breathing and visualization techniques that I go through when I feel overwhelmed or nervous. Votes: 0

Out of routine comes inspiration. That's the idea, anyway. To grasp what's exceptional, you first have to know what's routine. Votes: 0

I've been singing Shakira songs in front of my bathroom mirror into my hairbrush forever. It's like a daily routine. Votes: 0

Without theory, practice is but routine born of habit. Theory alone can bring forth and develop the spirit of inventions. Votes: 0

On the Sivaratri day after performing the routine, the devotee shall go to the temple of Siva and perform worship. Votes: 0

One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. Votes: 0

Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and unhappy men to live calmly Votes: 0

The big things that come our way are ... the fruit of seeds planted in the daily routine of our work. Votes: 0

I used to be very routine-based and the new thing in my life is not having a clear, full-time existence. Votes: 0

In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through Votes: 0

The most important thing about technology is that it can seamlessly work its way into your routine and your life. Votes: 0

Truthfully, I wish I had a daily routine. It's hard being an actor because you never have a set schedule. Votes: 0

My routine is get up, have a cup of coffee, make a shake, have a workout, go walk the dog. Votes: 0

Once you get into a routine of eating healthy, it hurts twice as much when you fall off the wagon. Votes: 0

I think not having a routine is what keeps me centered. I only have a routine when I am working. Votes: 0

I have been desperate to escape for so many years now, it is routine for me to try to escape. Votes: 0

I never believed in a set routine. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel. Votes: 0

I obtain my center by remembering to breathe when in a difficult situation. My daily routine includes prayer, workouts, and meditation. Votes: 0

I love not having a daily routine, just having the things I need with me and going anywhere in the world. Votes: 0

Rather, to change a habit, you must keep the old cue, and deliver the old reward, but insert a new routine. Votes: 0

A body without bones would be a limp impossible mess, so a day without steady routine would be disruptive and chaotic. Votes: 0

Sex should be a perfect balance of pain and pleasure. Without that symmetry, sex becomes a routine rather than an indulgence. Votes: 0

If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow -- you are not understanding yourself. Votes: 0

I love yoga in general. It's so important for me to incorporate it into my routine, it's important for my sanity! Votes: 0

Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his routine. Votes: 0

Personally, I'm tired of hearing the whole have-you-no-decency routine from people who have made quite clear that they possess none themselves. Votes: 0

Having a routine, knowing what to do, gives me a sense of freedom and keeps me from going crazy. It's calming. Votes: 0

Resolution without routine is like a Ferrari without gas...it might look real good but it will get you no where. Votes: 0

I have a routine I go through on the days that I work, and I don't want to divert from that. Votes: 0

Be still. In that focus, all else comes into focus. In that rift in my routine, the universe falls into alignment. Votes: 0

My success symbolizes loyalty, great friends, Dedication, hard work, routine builds character. In a world full of snakes, rats and scavengers Votes: 0

Having - and keeping to - a regular exercise routine is crucial. And forget about those extreme diets - they aren't healthy. Votes: 0

Having - and keeping to - a regular exercise routine is crucial. And forget about those extreme diets - they aren't healthy. Votes: 0

Plants and animals repeat routine, but men who are not restrained will go into the future like explorers into a new country. Votes: 0

Vary your training, your running partners, and your environment. Only your imagination limits the ways you can spice up your running routine. Votes: 0

As estimated, you died. Things marched, sufficient, to that end. Just so much Zyklon and leather, patented terror, so many routine cries. Votes: 0

All individuals are different and some of us just wouldn't be satisfied with just carrying out a routine job and being happy. Votes: 0

Most people are so constituted that they can only be virtuous in a certain routine; an irregular course of life demoralizes them. Votes: 0

Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight from the problem to the answer. Votes: 0

In 12 or 15 years, there will be routine, affordable space tourism not just in the U.S. but in a lot of countries Votes: 0

In the end, it doesn't really matter what you paint. It's all just a routine to connect yourself finally with other people. Votes: 0

You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move. Votes: 0

If you eliminate the junk food, you don't really run the risk of gaining weight if you've got a good workout routine. Votes: 0

One of the funniest lines in my show was written for me by Alan Bursky. I really want to learn this routine! Votes: 0

I can't live just being content. I can't have a routine. I can't be settled because then I just get really frustrated. Votes: 0

When I'm home I'm in much more of a routine like I said, which I like. On the road everything gets flip-flopped. Votes: 0

It's time for us to rise up, get out of the rut and routine, and begin to take our Christian faith seriously. Votes: 0

In 12 or 15 years, there will be routine, affordable space tourism not just in the U.S. but in a lot of countries. Votes: 0

The FBI, to its credit in a self-serving sort of way, rejects the routine use of the polygraph on its own people. Votes: 0

I do like to wear the same hat on game days, but I consider that more of a routine thing than a superstition. Votes: 0

Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure. Votes: 0

Writing should not be routine; writing should actually be the opposite of procedural because otherwise the written word would become a routine word. Votes: 0

In a world where routine production is footloose...competitive advantage lies not in one-time breakthroughs but in continual improvements. Stable technologies get away. Votes: 0

Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took office. Votes: 0

There are ways to stimulate being prolific, and part of that is making pilgrimages, and being open to listening, changing up the routine. Votes: 0

Men fall into a routine when they are tired and slack: it has all the appearance of activity with few of its burdens. Votes: 0

I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have a routine. I do reading and other things in the afternoon. Votes: 0

A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His "becoming" happens during his daily routine. Votes: 0

A daily routine built on good habits and disciplines separates the most successful among us from everyone else. The routine is exceptionally powerful. Votes: 0

Realists are, as a rule, only men in the rut of routine who are incapable of transcending a narrow circle of antiquated notions. Votes: 0

In the academic world, most of the work that is done is clerical. A lot of the work done by professors is routine. Votes: 0

Leave home, leave the country, leave the familiar. Only then can routine experience--buying bread, eating vegetables, even saying hello--become new all over again. Votes: 0

I am afraid of getting married. Spare me from cooking three meals a dayspare me from the relentless cage of routine and rote. Votes: 0

It is not error which opposes the progress of truth; it is indolence, obstinacy, the spirit of routine, every thing which favors inaction. Votes: 0

You can be the most beautiful person on Earth, and if you don't have a fitness or diet routine, you won't be beautiful. Votes: 0

With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine. Votes: 0

I wanted to finish on a stronger note. Fighting through that routine, you know what I was like, 'I'm just fighting through.' Votes: 0

In order to find balance, I feel very strongly about two things in particular in terms of routine. Work out, and eat well. Votes: 0

You cannot merely expect culture to be a natural occurrence; it has to be taught and made a part of your everyday routine. Votes: 0

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast Votes: 0

I always take a less-is-more approach to my routine, and use products that create a sun-kissed glow that can transition from day to night. Votes: 0

Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration. Votes: 0

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast. Votes: 0

Philosophy means liberation from the - routine, soaring above the well known, seeing it in new perspectives, arousing wonder and the wish to fly. Votes: 0

Without wonder, men and women would lapse into deadening routine and little by little would become incapable of a life which is genuinely personal. Votes: 0

This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane. Votes: 0

My most cherished desire is to help our women come out of their routine chores and infuse in them the indefatigable spirit of adventure. Votes: 0

That's why people take vacations. No to relax or find excitement or see new places. To escape the death that exists in routine things. Votes: 0

Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not. Are deviations from full employment a social problem? Obviously. Votes: 0

I have to say I've been pretty lucky in that my French fry indulgences don't really affect my skin. I keep a stable routine. Votes: 0

Once abroad, I eat one meal a day picnic-style: Ive learned that no mature stomach can tolerate an endless routine of rich restaurant meals. Votes: 0

I don't really have a beauty routine. I always use coconut oil, and I always wear mascara. That's kind of it! I'm pretty simple. Votes: 0

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. Votes: 0

I want to caution you against the idea that balance has to be a routine that looks the same week in and week out. Votes: 0

I realized that both the military and religious orders depend on discipline to shape people - which routine does, in a lot of ways. Votes: 0

Been sitting at home all weekend writing for MTV Movie Awards - unfortunately MTV won't let me do my strip routine ala Magic Mike... Votes: 0

As digital equipment replaces the jobs of routine workers and lower-level professionals, technicians are needed to install, monitor, repair, test, and upgrade all the equipment. Votes: 0

Whatsoever stirs the stagnant currents, setting these flowing in wholesome directions, promotes brisk spirits and productive thinking. The less of routine, the more of life. Votes: 0

Universities are of course hostile to geniuses, which, seeing and using ways of their own, discredit the routine: as churches and monasteries persecute youthful saints. Votes: 0

The laboratory routine, which involves a great deal of measurement, filing, and tabulation, is either my lifeline or my chief handicap, I hardly know which. Votes: 0

Brazilian women are taught to take care of themselves. They start their beauty routine at a young age, which is the key to aging beautifully. Votes: 0

So far, she’d been her usual lame self: solitary and routine-loving, carefully avoiding any path that might lead to spontaneous human interaction. Lena Kaligaris Votes: 0

Camp life is demanding, and even the simplest daily routine becomes a chore in a climate with 90 per cent humidity, not to mention the bugs. Votes: 0

I believe that a healthy lifestyle isn't just a regular exercise routine or your eating habits, but a synergy of a healthy mind and body. Votes: 0

It is only in the lonely emergencies of life that our creed is tested: then routine maxims fail, and we fall back on our gods. Votes: 0

I couldn't imagine being a girl. The bullshit routine they had to go through just to get out the door consumed half of their lives. Votes: 0

I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life. Votes: 0

When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy. Votes: 0

He is always on the brink of suicide... because he seeks salvation through the routine formulas suggested to him by the society in which he lives. Votes: 0

As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine. Votes: 0

Artists lead unglamorous daily lives of discipline and routine, but their work is full of passion. Each has a vision and feels responsibility to that vision. Votes: 0

In that the wisdom of the few becomes available to the many, there is progress in human affairs; without it, the static routine of tradition continues. Votes: 0

Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know people, getting to know the routine. Votes: 0

Over time, parents have barnacled the most routine activities in infancy with their own preoccupations. It's sometimes hard to see the baby for all the barnacles. Votes: 0

I usually settle into a routine during the season where I shoot for about 15 or 20 minutes before and after practice, and then do the whole practice. Votes: 0

I must write each day without fail, not so much for the success of the work, as in order not to get out of my routine. Votes: 0

The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And this routine is available to everyone. Votes: 0

My beauty routine stays the same; I try to be well hydrated and rested. Most importantly, I always try to make a little time for myself! Votes: 0

It's easy to get into an easy routine but the problem with that is you can tend to write the same song over and over again. Votes: 0

It's the stuff that happens right in front of your face when there's no routine and everything is unexpected. That's what I want to write about. Votes: 0

I'm an entrepreneur, a businessman. I've got a lot of money, and that doesn't go very well with the whole 'starving artist in a garret' routine. Votes: 0

The greatest thing is a life of obedience in the routine things of everyday life. No amount of fine feeling can take the place of faithful doing. Votes: 0

I have a strong dance background. I danced from age five until 18, and that helps a lot. Doing a fight routine is like doing a dance routine. Votes: 0

I have a race routine. I have a team of people helping me. I have winning habits. I believe in myself. I have balance in my life. Votes: 0

The dominance of short-term perspectives has led to routine decisions in the markets that sacrifice the long-term buildup of genuine value in pursuit of artificial, short-term gains. Votes: 0

There happen to be whole large parts of adult American life that nobody talks about in commencement speeches. One such part involves boredom, routine, and petty frustration. Votes: 0

I've worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there's no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office. Votes: 0

Nothing is more limiting than a closed circle of acquaintanceship where every avenue of conversation has been explored and social exchanges are fixed in a known routine. Votes: 0

My days had a pleasant identicalness about them. I had always liked that: I liked routine. I liked being bored. I didn't want to but I did. Votes: 0

But I have been hitting for a week now and trying to get back into some sort of routine because I need to play well at tournaments, Votes: 0

I go to bed is around 11, and I do that for every race. I get good sleep. I don't lie awake for any race. That's my routine. Votes: 0

I do not have a daily routine, but each morning, I try to spend an hour in bed, visualizing positive outcomes for my life, health, and career. Votes: 0

We want to build colonies on the Moon, Mars, the Moons of other planets, and even nearby asteroids. We want to make space tourism and commerce routine. Votes: 0

A technique I developed quite naturally to help me make smooth transitions was to use a word or phrase from the next routine in the preceding one. Votes: 0

You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine. Votes: 0

I have to tell you I enjoy Jon Stewart. That's the truth. I actually think he's very funny. I've paid to see him do his stand-up routine. Votes: 0

What but a pestilential vapour can hover over society when its chief director is only instructed in the invention of crimes, or the stupid routine of childish ceremonies? Votes: 0

To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self. Votes: 0

Dentists seem to me very orderly, businesslike people who appear to become somewhat bored with the routine of their work after a period of time. Perhaps I'm wrong. Votes: 0

I like getting up early, but I haven't got a routine - mainly because I never have a clear idea of what day of the week it is. Votes: 0

The greatest cruelties of our century have been the impersonal cruelties of remote decision, of system and routine, especially when they could be justified as regrettable operational necessity. Votes: 0

You need to enjoy yourself and just get into the routine of keeping fit and enjoying being active. That's always easier once you've made friends in the sport. Votes: 0

Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss. Votes: 0

I'm afraid of habit patterns It would be too much of a routine if you had to establish definite ways of getting through things. You'd get very bored. Votes: 0

Man is about to be deprived of a great pole - work routine. The nightmare of capitalist society is unemployment; the nightmare of cybernetic society will be employment. Votes: 0

There are aspects of small town life that I really like - the routine nature of it, the idea of people knowing you and your likes and dislikes. Votes: 0

I get up between 6:30 and 7 A.M., and my morning routine is always the same: hot water and lemon, eggs on toast and rose oil on the face. Votes: 0

I hate going to the gym and doing it the old-fashioned way. I hate anything that's too straightforward, too routine, too familiar. I get bored really, really quickly. Votes: 0

Aunt Syl must have conveniently stopped reading the childhood fairy tales when the knight left the damsel in distress to pursue a better damsel out of my bedtime routine." Votes: 0

If you're waiting for the perfect moment, you'll never write a thing because it will never arrive. I have no routine. I have no foolproof anything. There's nothing foolproof. Votes: 0

The fashion look of teens and twentysomethings -once so cutting edge- is now, like most of the music played on the radio, a matter of routine. Safe, tired, everywhere. Votes: 0

I moved out to New Zealand to live as I thought the warmth and peace and quiet would help me. I went away and changed my whole life routine. Votes: 0

The routine promotion of condoms through advertising has been stopped by networks who are so hypocritically priggish that they refuse to describe disease control as they promote disease transmission. Votes: 0

When routine bites hard, and ambitions are low. When resentment rides high, but emotion won't grow...and we're changing our ways, taking different roads. Love will tear us apart. Votes: 0

The working of great institutions is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought. Votes: 0

I'll tell you my routine - it's really exciting. I feed, I burp, I change diapers, I pump. And then I have a tiny window of time to myself. Votes: 0

I think part of a beauty routine is how you feel and checking in with your inner self, and so I made that commitment to myself to do that. Votes: 0

My routine is to ride that snooze button as far as it will take me, take a quick shower, get dressed in the dark and bolt out the door. Votes: 0

You have to have a strong sense of humor to date me, and also know that you're probably going to be a part of the routine quite a bit. Votes: 0

It gets harder every day to get out of bed. I don't feel like it loads of the time. It is only my exercise routine which wakes me up. Votes: 0

With type as with philosophy, music and food, it is better to have a little of the best than to be swamped with the derivative, the careless, the routine. Votes: 0

I'm pretty superstitious, I want to do everything right, get my routine right, and I wait for waves. I kinda try to sense the ocean coming together for me. Votes: 0

Regardless of your age or current physical condition you'll laugh, cry, moan, groan, sweat and experience the most exciting, hard working and effective therapeutic yoga routine in the world. Votes: 0

There are plenty of people in the world whose lives are governed by rote and routine. Such people will never be happy dealing with me, because I don't conform. Votes: 0

We must intend to live [the new spiritual awareness], to integrate each increased degree of awareness into our daily routine. It only takes one negative interpretation to stop everything. Votes: 0

From routine hospital visits and prescription drugs, to emergencies and hospice care, Medicare covers the full range of health services that our nation's seniors rely on every single day. Votes: 0

My own beauty routine is influenced pretty heavily from my 'Mad Men' routine. If I'm in the series of work, it's hard to see myself without eyelashes every day. Votes: 0

I'm a creature of routine, and I hate feeling incompetent, so I avoided novelty and challenge. Making an effort to push myself in that way has brought me surprising boost. Votes: 0

Farming, from an outside perspective, can be viewed as a romantic, free and off-the-grid life, but the constant work of it means a routine you must follow or everyone dies. Votes: 0

Beyond any question, the way the American founders consistently linked faith and freedom, republicanism and religion, was not only deliberate and thoughtful, it was also surprising and anything but routine. Votes: 0

As someone pointed out, you could have an attribute that says 'optimize the heck out of this routine', and your definition of heck would be a parameter to the optimizer. Votes: 0

One does not "find oneself" by pursuing one's self, but on the contrary by pursuing something else and learning through discipline or routine. . . who one is and wants to be. Votes: 0

Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it requires high degree of physical and mental strength. Votes: 0

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do. Votes: 0

In a sense, being a full-time writer is less fun because there's no office to go to anymore, there's no set routine, there's no schedule. It can be quite isolating. Votes: 0

Try your hardest to combat atrophy and routine. To question The Obvious and the given is an essential element of the maxim 'de omnius dubitandum' [All is to be doubted]. Votes: 0

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game. Votes: 0

Later on when it became a routine it was not as exciting I'll admit that. The first three years were wonderful, the rest were just money making and having fun. Votes: 0

Every time a fellow golfer gives me a piece of advice I have thought about it. A different thing is that this advice can be introduced into my golfing routine. Votes: 0

And I not only inherited an aversion to the nine-to-five routine, but the sense from my parents that being bored and boring is the worst thing that you can be. Votes: 0

My morning routine is quite common: I have breakfast at home while reading the newspaper, I take a shower, get dressed, a spray of cologne, and I am ready to go! Votes: 0

A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a brief condition, interrupted by difficulties and plain, boring routine. Votes: 0

Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius. Votes: 0

Throughout my entire life, I constantly tried to fight normality. I hate it. I hate the idea of it. I hate routine. I hate anything that feels remotely regular or right. Votes: 0

The overall physical demand that Iraq has is pretty amazing. It's 130 degrees, and the soldiers are carrying about 100 pounds of extra gear. It's a pretty rigorous schedule and routine for them. Votes: 0

We were doing the dance routine and I dislocated my knee. I've been doing stunts for a long time and it's kind of weird that I'd dislocate my knee just dancing. Votes: 0

There are substantial rewards for adopting a regular routine of investing and following it no matter what, and additional rewards for buying more shares when most investors are scared into selling. Votes: 0

I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it's a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind. Votes: 0

Leadership is not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the heart and considers the hearts of others. It is an attitude, not a routine. Votes: 0

Like Richard Price and the late, great Elmore Leonard, Matt Burgess is one of those cool, quick and funny writers who can turn a seemingly routine crime caper into something special. Votes: 0

I wasn't losing my focus but I was getting tired of focusing. What I was focusing on was becoming too routine, too ritual, not something that was interesting, new and exciting. Votes: 0

...the routine of life goes on, whatever happens, we do the same things, go through the little performance of eating, sleeping, washing. No crisis can break through the crust of habit. Votes: 0

Sometimes, the best thing you can do in order to learn about the world around you is to step outside of yourself, remove your routine and watch the happenings about you. Votes: 0

It is necessary to iterate and reiterate that prayer, as a mere habit, as a performance gone through by routine or in a professional way, is a dead and rotten thing. Votes: 0

I need a semblance of routine so little things, like having my morning cup of English breakfast tea and going to Pilates early before the world gets hectic, keeps me calm. Votes: 0

His eagerness had turned into a routine; he embraced her at the same time every day. It was a habit like any other, a favourite pudding after the monotony of dinner. Votes: 0

I have a very set routine. I work six days a week, but only half days. I work from 9 in the morning till 1 in the afternoon, without any interruptions, a fair slug. Votes: 0

People spending more of their own money on routine health care would make the system more competitive and transparent and restore the confidence between the patients and the doctors without government rationing. Votes: 0

I don't want my generals or my defense secretary or my national-security team to ever feel deploying weapons to kill people as routine or abstract, even if the targets are bad people. Votes: 0

People spending more of their own money on routine health care would make the system more competitive and transparent and restore the confidence between the patients and the doctors without government rationing. Votes: 0

My routine actually stays pretty simple and consistent. Every morning I use the X-Out Wash-In Treatment with warm water in the shower. I towel dry my face, apply a moisturizer-sunscreen, and go! Votes: 0

I have a hatred of habit and routine. And what dogs love is just that. They like regular everything, and I don't have regular anything. I have a timetable, but no routine. Votes: 0

To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the judicial mind atrophies and its perspective shrinks. Votes: 0

So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so much in retrospect, that the amount of each person's genius is confined to a very few hours. Votes: 0

Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. Votes: 0

I don't do well with changes in my routine. I read at least three newspapers a day, for example. I'm frustrated if for some reason I can't get ahold of all three. Votes: 0

Try to think of working out and healthy eating as a lifestyle. Rather than go on a diet or try a crazy exercise routine, try making them something you do every day. Votes: 0

I want people to get inspired by public space - their space. People tend to forget about it because they do the daily thing, but putting up these sculptures breaks the routine. Votes: 0

People are easily shocked when their routine is disrupted and their ease of travel is restricted. We are dealing with a complete new face of terrorism - killing for the sake of killing. Votes: 0

People who are genuinely involved in life, not just living a routine they've contrived to protect them from disaster, always seem to have more demanded of them than they can easily take on. Votes: 0

With my busy schedule, it's impossible to have a set fitness routine. So instead I like to try and incorporate exercise into my daily life whenever I can - which requires some creativity. Votes: 0

I started growing my own organic vegetables... and started a routine of generally going to bed at 9.30 to 10 o'clock every night and sleeping until 7 A.M. I take perfect care of my machine. Votes: 0

We've gotten better at shooting down routine material or stuff we feel like we've done better in the past. Getting different people in the band for periods also keeps it from going stale. Votes: 0

Purify your heart. Cleanse it. Make it a wake-up routine. Your environment may be harsh, difficult and tumultuous but if you work on your heart, you can be calm amidst all those challenges. Votes: 0

Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. Its about being there at big moments, but its also just the consistency of decision making. And its routine. Votes: 0

When the war was over and the guys were back to shaving every day, the editor thought the Beetle Bailey strips were hurting their disciplinary efforts to get the guys back to routine. Votes: 0

Simple routine have a greater impact. It is not just to cut costs that we avoid luxury hotels. We do not need fancy cars, posh titles, tailor made uniforms or other status symbols. Votes: 0

In order to succeed in business a man does not need a degree from a school of business administration. These schools train the subalterns for routine jobs. They certainly do not train entrepreneurs. Votes: 0

Well, probably having to be away from home. When I come back I kind of feel like there's a routine going on that I'm not a part of, so that can be difficult. Votes: 0

Some day there will have to be some new rules established about name-calling. I don't mean the routine cursing that goes on between husband and wife, but the naming of defenseless, unsuspecting babies. Votes: 0

For a girl like me, I understand because working out can get really boring. Doing the same exact routine every day gets old, and you need something new and fresh to inspire you. Votes: 0

I recommend that people try new stuff or take new fitness classes all the time. It's important to mix up your routine, not only for your body, but also for your mental state. Votes: 0

Novelists do not write as birds sing, by the push of nature. It is part of the job that there should be much routine and some daily stuff on the level of carpentry. Votes: 0

In the history of education, the most striking phenomenon is that schools of learning, which at one epoch are alive with a ferment of genius, in a succeeding generation exhibit merely pedantry and routine. Votes: 0

Yoga is an integral part of my daily routine. That definitely helps me approach all aspects of my life from a place of mindfulness and clarity, through the meditation that usually accompanies this practice. Votes: 0

Fashion and wearing clothes is a daily routine for everybody. What better way to spread the word of giving back and philanthropic ways of life than to wear something that gives back to charity? Votes: 0

[Camila] was quite incapable of establishing any harmony between the claims of her art, of her appetites, or her dreams, and of her crowded daily routine. Each of these was a world in itself. Votes: 0

In sharp contrast to the idea that this stage of life is enviable, we hear high levels of anxiety about getting old, anxieties about health, mobility, access to facilities, simple routine care and attention. Votes: 0

The nobility danced for the sake of social grace, to exhibit their finery...peasants danced to make themselves happy, to escape the routine of their life, and to meet their future wives and husbands. Votes: 0

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. Votes: 0

I really love routine and so I've never found it a problem. I really enjoy it. I don't mind somebody organising what I have to do. I'm a creature of habit in some ways. Votes: 0

The world of A.D. 2014 will have few routine jobs that cannot be done better by some machine than by any human being. Mankind will therefore have become largely a race of machine tenders. Votes: 0

It is the height of professionalism to be able to make an ordinary piece of music sound good. When playing routine melodic studies the player must treat them as if they are musical value. Votes: 0

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." He planned his routine around waking up at 5 a.m. and asking himself "What good shall I do this day? Votes: 0

Actually, I very much dislike routine. Creating music is my chaos therapy. The writing process puts me in a good place. Recording the music is the release of however I felt in the song. Votes: 0

Only one of us would usually sing lead. Which most of the time was, Mickey or Dave. They thought it was perfectly a natural routine, because Mickey and Dave saw themselves as TV actors. Votes: 0

Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times we settle for routine dishes. This forces you to try new cuisines. Votes: 0

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it. Votes: 0

It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings. Votes: 0

Each routine you read turns out to be pretty much what you expected. You can call it beautiful code when the code also makes it look like the language was made for the problem. Votes: 0

The art of writing, like the art of love, runs all the way from a kind of routine hard to distinguish from piling bricks to a kind of frenzy closely related to delirium tremens. Votes: 0

I know what it is to put on weight. But when I got back to my routine, my body knew how to react. That's muscle memory, and you'll be amazed at what it can do. Votes: 0

We are participating in the orderly transfer of administrative authority by the direction of the people. And this is the simple magic which makes a commonplace routine a near miracle to many of the world Votes: 0

In Dallas, life is a little slower. It's a little more day-to-day routine. It's just a simpler life. At the end of the day, I love Texas girls, and I kind of relate to them. Votes: 0

I drove right into the music with the same sort of attitude as I went into the football stuff with. Just found a routine and hard work, and it helped me progress a lot faster. Votes: 0

I grew up a Catholic and I dont want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but theres a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever. Votes: 0

I don't have a set routine, but I try to squeeze in a workout every day, whether it's taking a hike, taking a Pilates class, or just putting in a workout DVD. Whatever it takes! Votes: 0

Routinize the routine. The things that aren't important to you, whether it's breakfast or your commute, try to do them with the least energy possible so that leaves you with more energy for other things. Votes: 0

There's nothing routine about 'Boardwalk Empire.' It's like being in some secret society where they call you up and tell you where to go: 'Meet us at the corner of such and so.' Votes: 0

I've always thought the main argument for organic was more environmental than a health argument. I just don't think spraying a lot of pesticides into the environment on a routine basis is a good thing. Votes: 0

That sense of happiness just out beyond my reach - I'm not sure I'd grasped that exactly, but I'd got something close to it, contentment maybe, or at least a functioning routine with regular rewards. Votes: 0

I grew up a Catholic and I don't want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but there's a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever. Votes: 0

You can't enter the Olympics unless you do your routine to get in shape for it. The idea of going out on stage on a tour without having prepped for it would be suicide, literally. Votes: 0

I always liked routine. I suppose I never found boredom very boring. I doubted I could explain it to someone like Margo but drawing circles through life struck me as a kind of reasonable insanity. Votes: 0

It seems that great minds a hundred years ago saw what would happen today or tomorrow, while we to whom it is happening blind ourselves in order not to be disturbed in our daily routine. Votes: 0

I knew that good like bad becomes a routine, that the temporary tends to endure, that what is external permeates to the inside, and that the mask, given time, comes to be the face itself. Votes: 0

My routine is fly, play, sleep, record. My center is the music I am making; when I see people together wherever it is on the planet, that we connect, that's what keeps my heart beating. Votes: 0