Quotes about Self-discipline

You cannot say the words "I am responsible!" and still feel angry. The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing.

Your ability to discipline yourself to set clear goals, and then to work toward them every day, will do more to guarantee your success than any other single factor.

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.

True mastery transcends any particular art. It stems from mastery of oneself--the ability, developed through self-discipline, to be calm, fully aware, and completely in tune with oneself and the surroundings. Then, and only then, can a person know himself.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

I cannot control what people think. But I can control myself and my aim, and my head is focused on trying to win trophies.

When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what we should no matter how we feel about it.

Have you ever noticed that if there's a hard way and an easy way, you choose the hard way every time? Why do you think that is?

Mr. Shepherd, ye cannot stop a bad thought from coming into your head. But ye need not pull up a chair and bide it sit down. - Mrs. Brown

Humans have between what happens to us and our response to it.

The inside-out approach says that private victories precede public victories, that making and keeping promises to ourselves precedes making and keeping promises to others. It says it is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves