“Got to keep losing horses," he said drowsily. "Bad habit.”

“Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.”

René Descartes (1596–1650) French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

“At some point, being angry is just another bad habit, like smoking, and you keep poisoning yourself without thinking about it.”

Jonathan Tropper (1970) American writer

“As he poured carefully, Arrow's head turned toward the sound. The horse made a low grumbling noise in his throat.
"Hold your horses," he said. The he laughed. It seemed absurd to say tat to a horse.”

John Flanagan (1873–1938) Irish-American hammer thrower

“Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.”

Harvey Mackay (1932) American businessman and journalist

“Our habits are our friends. Even our bad habits.”

Georges Bernanos book The Diary of a Country Priest

“Lookin' back is a bad habit.”

Charles Portis book True Grit

“Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.”

W.C. Fields (1880–1946) actor

“Sanderson laughed. "There's no problem," he said. "Yet. I've got a pretty tough old neck. I can keep it stuck out a while longer."”

Michael Crichton book A Case of Need

“Antisthenes … was asked on one occasion what learning was the most necessary, and he replied, "To unlearn one's bad habits."”

Antisthenes (-444–-365 BC) Greek philosopher