“The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.”
Joe Girard (1928–2019) American salesman
“Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time.”
Variant: Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs one step at a time.
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