Quotes about Self-control
Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.
- Abraham Lincoln
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don't necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.
- Andy Andrews
Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
- Mark Twain
Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.
- Randy Alcorn
You may know what you need, but to get what you want, better see that you keep what you have.
- Stephen Sondheim
I wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It's still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, 'Be slow to anger.'
- Bernice King
As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.
- Mark Twain
Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.
- Zig Ziglar
Neither life nor happiness can be achieved by the pursuit of irrational whims.
- Ayn Rand
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.
- Aristotle
Portion control is not an option for me. I like mass quantities, so I have to create healthy meals that I love but won't feel guilty about eating.
- Katie Lee
A glutton is one who raids the icebox for a cure for spiritual malnutrition.
- Frederick Buechner