Quotes about Discipline

Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do only occasionally. The bookends of success are beginning well and ending well. What is between those bookends? Consistency. If you want to become the leader you have the potential to be, you need to pay the price of self-discipline.

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day.

Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally. They practice daily disciplines. They implement systems for their personal growth. They make it a habit to maintain a positive attitude. At the very least, these things keep their personal momentum going. At their very best, they make every day a masterpiece.

The world tries to talk us out of working hard.

The problem is that most of us have uphill dreams but downhill habits.

Put first things first today and neglect things that don't really matter.

Tame your tongue. If you sometimes overreact emotionally, a first step to improvement is to stop yourself from saying things you shouldn't. The next time you want to lash out, hold your tongue for five minutes, and give yourself a chance to cool down and look at things more rationally. Use this strategy repeatedly and you will find yourself in better command of your emotions.

I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline," said Vince Lombardi. "I firmly believe that any man's finest hour—this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear—is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.

Successful people make right decisions early and manage those decisions daily.

Yet a little sleep a little slumber a little folding of the hands to sleep.

Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.

You may as well quit reading and hearing the Word of God, and give it to the devil, if you do not desire to live according to it.