Quotes about Self-control
In order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.
- Bruce Lee
A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.
- Bruce Lee
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
- Teresa of Avila
Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.
- John Wooden
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
- John Ortberg
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.
- John Maxwell
Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not.
- Joseph Wirthlin
I don't want to take off my shirt and roam topless all the time, just for the heck of it.
- Kunal Khemu
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
- St. Augustine
We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.
- Sean Covey
Sin always seems 'good, and pleasant, and desirable,' at the time of commission.
- JC Ryle
It's all about being in control of myself as an older woman who lives alone, and it's all about how I am going to do what I have to do to be as strong as I can be and be confident that I can do what I need to do as an older person.
- Mary Catherine Bateson