#routine

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. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#although #artistic #assistance #development #drawback

The disease which inflicts bureaucracy and what they usually die from is routine. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#die #disease #inflicts #routine #usually

Too many would-be executives are slaves of routine. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#many #routine #slaves #too #would-be

Soldiers and peasants lived together on friendly terms; they knew each other and their everyday routines, and trusted each other; they shook their heads together over the war. ↗

— Ernst Toller

#everyday #friendly #heads #knew #lived

It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#life

Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street. ↗

— Ben Nicholas

#corner #down #dull #going #grubby

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. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#actor #character #closest #closest thing #clothes

It was more that his career was going down again and he was tired of the songs. He was tired of the routine. And there was a point where he just kind of gave up. He couldn't face being 40. And he resorted to stimulants. There's a dark side there, a really dark side. ↗

— Priscilla Presley

#being #career #dark #dark side #down

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. ↗

— Buddy Rich

#believed #come #depend #feel #how

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

#hard #men #plan #rare #routine