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Discipline Quotes


"Take your mission and yourself very seriously. Stick to your schedule and keep time. Cut expenditure of time and money from non-core activities and redirect to those that give more value to the pursuit of your purpose. Never embark on your work or a project without a plan, even if it's just a mental plan. Use the old carpenter's rule " "Measure twice and cut once. Do not leave room for substandard results."


"Spill not the morning (the quintessence of the day!) in recreations for sleep is a recreation. Add not therefore sauce to sauce. ... Pastime like wine is poison in the morning. It is then good husbandry to sow the head which hath lain fallow all night with some serious work."


"Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well maybe once."


"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."


"Only through delayed gratification could you be able to come up with other virtues, character, trait that will really qualify you to call yourself a human being."


"Thought before word. Never word before thought."


"A true professional not only follows but loves the processes, policies and principles set by his profession."


"There are limits to self-indulgence none to self-restraint."


"I don't waste food, water, money, time and talent."


"Of all the forces in the universe, the hardest to overcome is the force of habit."


"A diligent ant is more useful than a lazy cow."


"Let not miracle be your focus but be strong in diligence which is an eternal virtue."


"Working to perfect our gift and overcoming the pain of self-discipline, we achieve our goals and move on to our dreams."


"Stop sleeping, Get to work! You will have much time to sleep when you die."


"If you can cope the pride when winning,then you can confront despair when lose."


"You have a shot at success if you can discipline yourself to eliminate the limiting thoughts from within and the disempowering words from without."


"Don't break your discipline, form it!"


"As you become a better writer, the writing becomes more difficult. You toil harder to tell a story in a lesser number of words."


"If you always want to have whatever you want any time you want it with no delays, and denial of self, you would end up ruining your life."


"You need to set a system of rewards and punishment for yourself and your team."


"Discipline is for professionals. Motivation is for amateurs."


"Why so eager to jump in and direct someone else's life when you can't stick to your own goals and resolutions?"


"Self-discipline is about disciplined thoughts."


"Walk away from every vicious act. Never look back."


"You cannot desire to be great when you cannot even focus on 8 hours of work a day."


"If you cannot score just a point each day, you shall score zero points at the end of your days."


"Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade."


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


"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."


"Self-discipline is nothing but self-consciousness."


"The skeleton of success is self-discipline."


"I'm hurting you to make you a better soldier in every way. To sharpen your wit. To intensify your effort. To keep you off balance, never sure what's going to happen next, so you always have to be ready for anything, ready to improvise, determined to win no matter what. I'm also making you miserable."


"Do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.'Romans 6:12Self-control is one of the great keys to success in life. And since God's Word has a lot to say about it, if you ask Him He will help you to cultivate it. What you struggled with when you were young will be different from the things you struggle with when you're older, but you'll face temptation in one form or another as long as you live. Self-control is one of the nine fruits of the Spirit listed in the Bible (see Galatians 5:22-23). It calls for bringing every aspect of your life under the mastery of the Holy Spirit. It's a lifestyle characterised by discipline, not impulse."


"If you are faithful in little things, then you will be given a bigger commitment."


"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."


"Control yourself every passing second and make sure that no unit of time is being wasted."


"Knowing and doing are two separate things, and don't always sync up in life."


"You must be willing to be disciplined as well as make personal sacrifices. It takes discipline to go through rigorous training and study programs. You need a coach or coaches and sometimes mates to help you stick to your planned program in execution of your responsibilities. To be excellent and effective, the non-essentials must give up time and space in your life " some sacrifices have to be made. Work hard and work smart."


"Discipline is when we postpone the pleasure of today for the benefit of tomorrow."


"The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty."


"Measurements is your saving grace if you want to raise steam."


"Always work and take productive actions."


"Without work, time cannot be converted and it will waste away."


"Any church that over emphasises miracles is encouraging laziness."


"Each day you wake up, work as if the manifestation of your dream solely depends on that day."


"You must stop been so carnal and learn to say no to people, if it concerns the things of God."


"It's bad enough barging into Guild property, but we'll get into really serious trouble if we shoot anyone. Lord Vetinari won't stop at sarcasm. He might use' - Colon swallowed - 'irony."


"Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers."


"We are in this world not only for ourselves but for others."
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