#consist

God is a character, a real and consistent being, or He is nothing. If God did a miracle He would deny His own nature and the universe would simply blow up, vanish, become nothing. ↗

— Joyce Cary

#being #blow #character #consistent #deny

The first time that I was elected I was called the Judas Iscariot of the black community because I took a stand that was inconsistent of cutting across the grain. ↗

— Tim Scott

#because #black #black community #called #community

The best men are not consistent in good-- why should the worst men be consistent in evil. ↗

— Wilkie Collins

#good-and-evil #mr-hartright #men

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

— Anthony Robbins

#motivational #perseverance #motivational

I'm as proud of my inconsistencies as I am my consistencies. ↗

— Myles Horton

#growth #ideology #inconsistencies #learning #self

The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups. ↗

— Henry Hazlitt

#any #art #consequences #consists #economics

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ↗

— Marcel Proust

#discovery #eyes #having #landscapes #new

Perfection of effort is not required, by the way. It is the consistency of attempting to work these tools that brings the progress. It’s like anything else. If I want to tone muscle, lifting a ten-pound weight a few times every day will move me toward my goal much quicker than hoisting a fifty-pound barbell once a week. Yes, it really is true: “Slow and steady wins the race.” Just try a little, every day. You’ll see. ↗

— Holly Mosier

#goal-setting #peace-of-mind #perfection #slow-down #try

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#consists #enemy #excellence #fighting #resistance

Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the other founding fathers, and he managed, with amazing consistency, to alienate most of them. ↗

— Ron Chernow

#alienate #amazing #because #before #consistency