Quotes About Self-control

By definition, saving - for anything - requires us to not get things now so that we can get bigger ones later. That's hard. Our brains are hard wired to prefer the here and now.

A wise woman keeps her hands firmly in her pockets and does not accidentally unzip anything, including her mouth.

Do not test out your mind on the grounds that you are examining what seductive and impure thoughts look like, imagining that, as you do this, you will not be overcome by them. Even the wise have in this way been thrown into confusion and become infatuated.

Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.

Choose wisely, then eat in moderation. When I know I'm going to Mom's for dinner, I throw an extra 20 minutes on the cardio machine so I can be ready to eat.

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

My frankness has got me into a lot of trouble. I try to temper it down now. As you get older, you get wiser.

The older you get, the wiser you get, and you realise there's no need to blow a top over things.

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

I have a reputation for drinking a lot. Indeed, I drink quite much. However, I give it up when I wish to do so. I never, ever drink while on duty. The drinking is only for my pleasure. I do not remember neglecting my duties because of drinking even once.

I wish I was slimmer, but cheesecake, crumble and custard, panna cotta... I love 'em all!

I wish I wasn't eating Cheetos every night. Those are my favorite - I'm addicted to them!

The masses do not see the Sirens. They do not hear songs in the air. Blind, deaf, stooping, they pull at their oars in the hold of the earth. But the more select, the captains, harken to a Siren within them... and royally squander their lives with her.

I have to be careful because there is something destructive within me, I think, and I can have a tendency to just search for the kicks. I can't really get too close to someone who's too destructive, or too dark, because then I might go down the rabbit hole myself.

It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free.

We may not all break the Ten Commandments, but we are certainly all capable of it. Within us lurks the breaker of all laws, ready to spring out at the first real opportunity.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

Facebook, I'm learning, is like a man. You have to be smiley and fun and witty but sometimes you have to play it cool and just ignore it for a couple of hours.

I wolf food down like you've never seen. For some reason, I have no self-control when it comes to the pace of eating.

There's nothing more powerful than a woman who knows how to contain her power and not let it leak, standing firmly within it in mystery and silence. A woman who talks too much sheds her allure.

An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.

I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.

When I'm getting ready for a movie, let's just say my diet is 'The Antisocial Diet.' I don't go to restaurants. I don't eat what I really want to eat. I don't eat much. I eat small things frequently. Lots of protein and greens. And I don't eat with people, because there's a tendency to get social and then to overeat.