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• It is pleasant to notice that the harmony between the naturalists and officers of the "Blake" was not for an instant disturbed during the time they were working in common. Everything in the way of naval routine was sacrificed for the time to the objects of the cruise, and the appearance of the deck and bow of the Blake was often more that of a mud-scow than of a vessel in the service of the United States.

  Alexander Agassiz

  Ocean, Way, Mud

  Alexander Agassiz (1888). “A Contribution to American Thalassography: Three Cruises of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Steameer "Blake", in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and Along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, from 1877 to 1880”

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• The other producer of old age is habit: the deathly process of doing the same thing in the same way at the same hour day after day, first from carelessness, then from inclination, at last from cowardice or inertia. Luckily the inconsequent life is not the only alternative; for caprice is as ruinous as routine. Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive.

  Edith Wharton

  Writing, Age, Alternatives

  "A Backward Glance".

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• I'm very low-maintenance when it comes to my beauty routine.

  Eva Green

  Maintenance, Lows

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

  Jai Courtney

  Exercise, Attention, Wells

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Angela Kinsey

  Mom, Keys, Busy

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• At the time I just was like, I can't believe I am on the show, and the first thing I have to do is an entire song and dance routine for the whole cast of 'Mad Men.

  Jessica Pare

  Song, Believe, Men

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• 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.

  Howard Snell

  Player, Musical, Sound

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

  Thomas Merton

  Ordinary, Way, Spirituality

  Thomas Merton (2002). “The Sign of Jonas”, p.47, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• 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.

  Erich Fromm

  Destiny, Order, Years

  Erich Fromm (2011). “The Revolution of Hope”, p.40, Lantern Books

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• In dress, habits, manners, provincialism, routine and narrowness, he acquired that charming insolence, that irritating completeness, that sophisticated crassness, that overbalanced poise that makes the Manhattan gentleman so delightfully small in its greatness.

  O. Henry

  New York, Greatness, Gentleman

  O. Henry (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of O. Henry (Illustrated)”, p.660, Delphi Classics

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• 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.

  Peter Tork

  Actors, Saws, Tvs

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• 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.

  Jason Wiles

  Book, Character, Cities

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• 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

  Genius, Development, May

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• Only after realising that routine immunisations were dangerous did I achieve a substantial drop in infant death rates. The worst vaccine of all is the whooping cough vaccine... it is responsible for a lot of deaths and for a lot of infants suffering irreversible brain damage. In susceptible infants, it knocks their immune systems about, leading to irreparable brain damage, or severe attacks or even deaths from diseases like pneumonia or gastro-enteritis and so on.

  Archie Kalokerinos

  Vaccines, Pneumonia, Brain

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• 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.

  Lindsey Vonn

  Team, Believe, Winning

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• The moments of grace usually give us more than one good thing we can do, and we do well if we manage a pretty good batting average. ... It is an opportunity that God sews into the fabric of a routine situations - It is a chance to do something creative, something helpful, something healing, something that makes one unmarked spot in the world better off for our having been there.

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Healing, Opportunity, People

  "A Life of Distinction: What It Takes to Live with Courage, Honesty, and Gratitude".

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

  Paloma Faith

  Teeth, Daily Routines, Brushing

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• I certainly know first hand the waste one lady can create through her primping routine, because I am a victim of fashion: to me a day without makeup and a bouffant to match is a day wasted. I love it all - whether it's fancy, cheap or, I'm ashamed to say, even if it's bad for the environment.

  Beth Ditto

  Fashion, Makeup, Hands

  "What would Beth Ditto do?" by Beth Ditto, www.theguardian.com. July 6, 2007.

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

  Phyllis McGinley

  Rebel, Interruptions

  Phyllis McGinley (1962). “The province of the heart”

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• 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.

  Jack Dee

  Reading, Light, Torches

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• The essence of a government health care system - for people who have never lived under it and don't know - is waiting, waiting, waiting. You wait for everything. You wait for years for operations that are routine in America.

  Mark Steyn

  Government, Years, Essence

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• Whether you know it or not, one of the most important relationships in your life is with your Soul. Will you be kind and loving to your Soul, or will you be harsh and difficult? Many of us unknowingly damage our Souls with our negative attitudes and actions or by simple neglect. By making the relationship with your Soul an important part of your life, however, by honoring it in your daily routine, you give your life greater meaning and substance. Use your experiences-all of them-as opportunities to nourish your Soul!

  Copyright: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Family Limited Partnership.

  Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

  Attitude, Opportunity, Simple

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• For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when I'm grumpy or mad, I'll realize that I've not been paying attention to my soul and I've not been following my best routine.

  Robert Fulghum

  Fall, Old Habits, Mad

  "Handbook for the Soul". Book edited by Benjamin Shield and Richard Carlson, 1995.

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• Fact One: Cataract surgery is simple, painless and (except with implants) risk free ... the whole procedure is common, routine and nothing to worry about. Fact Two: Fact One applies only to cataracts on the eyes in somebody else's head.

  Helene Hanff

  Eye, Simple, Two

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

  Alastair Campbell

  Life Is, Used, Existence

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