Quotes about Discipline

We see the worth and appreciate the discipline my father inculcated in us.

Children can be disciplined with love.

In China, literally in elementary school, we have to sit a certain way. You can't raise your hand anytime, you can't speak in class. So it takes a lot of courage and experimenting to kind of try to break that.

In my early teens, I was a janitor. In high school, I got up early to deliver to accounts that required early service.

Routines are normal, natural, healthy things. Most of us take a shower and brush our teeth every day. That is a good routine. Spiritual disciplines are routines. That is a good thing. But once routines become routine you need to change your routine.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

Take excellent care of the front end of your day, and the rest of your day will pretty much take care of itself. Own your morning. Elevate your life.

The time you least feel like doing something is the best time to do it.

High victory is made in those early morning hours when no one's watching and while everyone else is sleeping.

No man is free who is not a master of himself.

The second exercise is a favorite of Yogi Raman's. He used to go an entire day without speaking, except in response to a direct question." "Kind of like a vow of silence?" "Actually that's exactly what it was, John. The Tibetan monks who popularized this practice believed that to hold one's tongue for an extended period of time would have the effect of enhancing one's discipline.