#consistency

To emend one's thinking constantly is a desirable practice, and one I often engage in--sometimes to the point of being almost schizophrenic. But there are cases where one should not parade changes just to prove one is up to date. In the field of ideas, as much as in other fields, monogamy is not necessarily a sign of absence of libido. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#flexibility #ideas #change

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#life

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

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#children #going #inconsistency #know #never

We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge. ↗

— Alan Turing

#cold #consistency #fact #interested #not interested

The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's really anybody's game out there. ↗

— Shaun White

#anybody #board #consistency #flick #flying

Consistency is the paste jewel that only cheap men cherish. ↗

— William Allen White

#cherish #consistency #jewel #men #only

There's a certain consistency to who I am and what I do, and I think people have finally said, 'Well, you know, I kinda get her now.' I've actually had people say that to me. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#am #certain #consistency #finally #get

The three-pound organ in your skull - with its pink consistency of Jell-o - is an alien kind of computational material. It is composed of miniaturized, self-configuring parts, and it vastly outstrips anything we've dreamt of building. ↗

— David Eagleman

#anything #building #composed #computational #consistency

Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home, I think, can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency, not only with your family and those you love but with your friends. ↗

— Heath Ledger

#away #consistency #difficulties #family #friends