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Discipline Quotes
"These days no one challenges us,' he said. 'And because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we have all become lazy."
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"Don't let your imperfections conveniently excuse you from having discipline. Have the courage to work through your imperfections."
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"To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy."
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"For discipline is the channel in which our acts run strong and deep; where there is no direction, the deeds of men run shallow and wander and are wasted."
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"I believe in the discipline of silence and could talk for hours about it."
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"Practice yourself for heaven's sake in little things and thence proceed to greater."
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"Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day. That is, be systematically ascetic or heroic in little unnecessary points, do every day or two something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. So with the man who has daily inured himself to habits of concentrated attention, energetic volition, and self-denial in unnecessary things. He will stand like a tower when everything rocks around him, and when his softer fellow-mortals are winnowed like chaff in the blast."
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"If I let a gust of wind or a sprinkling of rain turn me aside from the easy tasks, what preparation would such sloth be for the future I propose myself?"
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"Learn to say no. It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin."
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"The Warrior of the Light knows that it is impossible to live in a state of complete relaxation.He has learned from the archer that, in order to shoot his arrow any distance, he must hold the bow taut. He has learned from the stars that only an inner explosion allows them to shine. The Warrior notices that when a horse is about to jump over a fence, it tenses all its muscles.But he never confuses tension with anxiety."
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"A faint smile played on his lips. "Obedience does not come naturally to you, does it?""No...sir""I must take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea does not like to be restrained."
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"A steadfast heart does not stray from the path."
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"The most demanding part of living a lifetime as an artist is the strict discipline of forcing oneself to work steadfastly along the nerve of one's own most intimate sensitivity."
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"Here's the last thing that occurs to me as Sarah recedes in the rearview mirror, slamming out of the car, jogging across the parking lot: If you're one tardy away from missing out on a big competition, you should probably make your coffee at home."
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"It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh."
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"He was my North, my South, my East and West,My working week and my Sunday rest,My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong."
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"The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred."
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"Naturally, Coach Hedge went ballistic; but Percy found it hard to take the satyr seriously since he was barely five feet tall."Never in my life!" Coach bellowed, waving his bat and knocking over a plate of apples. "Against the rules! Irresponsible!""Coach," Annabeth said, "it was an accident. We were talking, and we fell asleep.""Besides," Percy said, "you're starting to sound like Terminus."Hedge narrowed his eyes. "Is that an insult, Jackson? 'Cause I'll-I'll terminus you, buddy!"
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"With discipline, dedication and diligence, you will achieve the goal."
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"She burned too bright for this world."
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"Don't let your ego put you in a compromising situation. Don't allow your pride to keep you from seeking the help you need. And don't give in to your fears. Stay focused."
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"Oh yes. It was well worth it, doing things the proper way."
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"Discipline is for professionals. Motivation is for amateurs."
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"The willingness to burn your ships, cut off all sources of retreat, and take decisive action is often the only assured path to success."
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"The more you engage in any type of emotion or behavior, the greater your desire for it will become."
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"An Italian philosopher said that "time was his estate" an estate indeed which will produce nothing without cultivation but will always abundantly repay the labors of industry and generally satisfy the most extensive desires if no part of it be suffered to lie in waste by negligence to be overrun with noxious plants or laid out for show rather than for use."
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"The paradox is that I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make, and I believe it has an important place. Others do, too, and the thousands of people with Morrissey tattoos certainly proves something."
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"Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion."
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"Discipline is a given, the choice is whether it is applied internally or externally."
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"For best results, apply regularly."
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"Laziness is when you accede to the misconception that work is unnecessary."
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"Punishment had not been spared--with best results in patience and purification."
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"By the very act of arguing, you awake the patient's reason; and once it is awake, who can foresee the result?"
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"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else."
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"Motivation may be what starts you off, but it's habit that keeps you going back for more. Are your habits working for you or against you? Are your habits helping you to achieve your goals or hindering the process?"
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"Focus is the ability to say no to the GOOD so you can fulfill the yes you said to the GREAT."
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"Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle."
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"To truly be better than your past self, you must practice the rule of ten thousand hours and you must invest so much time building yourself up."
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"An excuse will not wake up early."
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"You must work for grace and favor to work for you."
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"If your golf instructor were to insist that you shave your head, sleep no more than four hours each night, renounce sex, and subsist on a diet of raw vegetables, you would find a new golf instructor. However, when gurus make demands of this kind, many of their students simply do as directed."
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"Larine had a bright future ahead of her, but she had to learn to obey the rules before she could begin learning which could be broken and when."
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"Jiu Jitsu is a baptism by combat, and serves a purpose in the inner life of the individual that has always existed, but our modern culture fails to acknowledge."
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"I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true"
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"The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen" -- which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing."
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"When you disobey the rule, you sell your freedom. You cripple your real you. The daily direction of your life is restricted and directed by the rule and the ruling."
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