Self Discipline Quotes - Page 6

• Shaking off restrictive chains requires action. They cannot be wished away. A declaration will never break chains. It requires commitment, self-discipline, and work.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Commitment, Self, Discipline

  Marvin J. Ashton (1987). “Be of Good Cheer”, Deseret Book Co

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• When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself.

  Albert Einstein

  Men, Discipline, Care

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• Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.

  Duke Ellington

  Music, Self, Discipline

  Duke Ellington (1973). “Music is my mistress”, Doubleday Books

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• Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Intelligent, Power, Hypnosis

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  You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.

  Janis Joplin

  Motivational, Positive, Adventure

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• People talk about discipline, but to me, there's discipline and there's self-discipline. Discipline is listening to people tell you what to do, where to be, and how to do something. Self-discipline is knowing that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life; you are the only one who can take yourself to the desired heights.

  Mike Shanahan

  Self, Knowing, Discipline

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• The old lessons (work, self-discipline, sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve) aren't being taught by many people other than football coaches these days. The football coach has a captive audience and can teach these lessons because the communication lines between himself and his players are more wide open than between kids and parents. We better teach these lessons or else the country's future population will be made up of a majority of crooks, drug addicts, or people on relief.

  Bear Bryant

  Leadership, Basketball, Teamwork

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• Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

  George Washington

  Military, War, 4th Of July

  George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). “The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot”, p.24, Rowman & Littlefield

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• SELF-DISCIPLINE, more than any other personal quality I can think of, is the one thing that separates successful people from the unsuccessful. Think of all it encompasses: honoring commitments, promises and deadlines, keeping your life on schedule, being willing to go the extra mile... Self-discipline is essential to success. The alternative is a life ruled by emotions, and none of us can afford that if we're going to fulfill our purpose and realize our potential.

  John C. Maxwell

  Commitment, Successful, Thinking

  FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Nov 17, 2014

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• The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

  John Locke

  Discipline, Possession

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• Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

  Regina Brett

  Envy, Needs, Waste

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• If Democracy should fail, it would be because we had been so lacking in self-discipline that our personal problems had taken all our substance and energies, leaving us nothing of value to contribute to the commonwealth.

  Margery Wilson

  Taken, Self, Discipline

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• Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

  Brian Tracy

  Self, Discipline, Belief

  Brian Tracy (1998). “The Gift of Self-Confidence”, p.22, Jaico Publishing House

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• I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one.

  Nikola Tesla

  Self, Discipline, Wish

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• It is a great paradox - almost everyone wants to improve his circumstances but almost no one wants to improve himself.

  Sterling W Sill

  Discipline, Want, Paradox

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• ...as far as self-discipline goes, it's still ultimately up to me how well I can push myself. Only I can do that. I just have to keep on going, keep on working, keep on improving.

  Sheryl Swoopes

  Leadership, Sports, Self

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• A big part of honesty is self-discipline, personal resolve, and taking pride in who you are as a person and what each action means to your character.

  Jeffrey Gitomer

  Honesty, Character, Mean

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• As wonderful as they were, my parents didn't teach me anything about self-discipline, concentration, patience, or focus. If I hadn't had a family myself, I probably never would've done anything. Marriage taught me responsibility.

  Dick Van Dyke

  Responsibility, Self, Discipline

  "What I've Learned: Dick Van Dyke" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. February 20, 2007.

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• Self-discipline leads to higher spiritual states only if practiced with under- standing. The clearer the goal, the greater the result.

  Ming-Dao Deng

  Spiritual, Self, Discipline

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• Children need parents who model self-discipline rather than preach it. They learn from what their parents are actually willing to do; not from what they say they do.

  John Bradshaw

  Children, Self, Discipline

  "Kids Are Worth It! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline". Book by John Bradshaw, 1994.

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• Habits start out as off-hand remarks, magazine advertisements, friendly hints, experiments - like flimsy cobwebs with little substance. They grow with practice, layer by layer - thought on thought - fused with imagination and emotion until they become like steel cables - unbreakable. Habits are attitudes which grow from cobwebs into cables that control your everyday life. Self-discipline alone can make or break a habit. Self discipline alone can effect a permanent change in your self image and in you. Self-discipline achieves goals. Self discipline is not 'doing without,' it is 'doing within.'

  Denis Waitley

  Sports, Attitude, Self

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• Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Work, Discipline, Lenient

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• Championships are mythical. The real champions are those who live through what they are taught in their homes and churches. The attitude that 'We've got to win' in sports must be changed. Teach your youngsters, who are the future hope of America, the importance of love, respect, dedication, determination, self-sacrifice, self-discipline and good attitude. That's the road up the ladder to the championships.

  Jesse Owens

  Sports, Determination, Attitude

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• Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.

  Richard Cecil

  Inspirational, Motivational, Self

  Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt (1817). “Remains of the Rev. Richard Cecil”, p.250

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• You can't have the fruits without the roots. It's the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.

  Stephen Covey

  Self, Roots, Discipline

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