Quotes About Self-control

here's what I've learned - people will hurt you, but you don't have to respond - not every mean comment or cruel act deserves to be noticed ...

when people oppose your view, you can become a lightning rod, but if I were you, I'd let them stew...

You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

Liberty is not an Idea belonging to Volition, or preferring; but to the Person having the Power of doing, or forbearing to do, according as the Mind shall chuse or direct.

Every man has a property in his person, This nobody has a right to, but himself.

She chastised herself and considered calling back, but in the end she had the good sense to return to reading Stephen Crane.

My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you.

I lead a life of severe self-control mitigated by moments of impulse.

Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions."

Our compliance is our choice. No one can control someone else (unless the person being controlled allows it). No one controls you—unless you allow that control. Sure, she can put the screws to your head, but ultimately what you do within the circumstances of your life is dependent on what you allow and how much you are willing to sacrifice to have things your own way or to win approval.

Four ingredients help make self-control possible: humor, prayer, work, and friends.

Finding ways to handle the negative feelings requires conscious thought on your part.

I should of been chewing on my words some, so everybody else would have had a better chance of swallowing them.

Gavin was not prey to the irrational hormonal urges of meat-a kindess for which he thanked his makers-but he was not without feelings.

There were times to rise to the bait, and times not to.

Rien took her and, reminding herself that falling for strangers simply because they looked like Perceval was stupid. Although Perceval would never want her, and wouldn't holding on be stupider, still?

I am capable of making great choices just for today.

Just remember when temptation comes your way that a boy will drink beyond his means and a man will know when he's had enough." "Yes

But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling yearnings.

Is a man less of a man, because he's learned to hold his tongue?

You can't oversleep if you don't make plans to wake up early.

He who angers you conquers you.