Quotes About Self-control

The problem with research, of course, was knowing when to stop. "One must stop before one has finished," she advised, "otherwise, one will never stop and never finish.

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

As you sit there dealing with your own mind, remember this: when interacting with thoughts in your head, or when interacting with another person in life, and something is thought or said to you that upsets you and makes you want to fight or flee, wait twenty-four hours before you respond.

Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. —Chinese proverb

Don't crap where you eat

Fear can keep you alive. The trick is not to let it overwhelm you. Not to let it rule you. If you're afraid, that's the universe trying to tell you something. Get away. Don't run; don't panic. Just pick up and walk out, calm as you please. Panic makes you stupid.

I jam my hands into my pockets because otherwise I'm afraid I'll try to hold hers. That's the sort of stupid thing I would do.

There are no stronger fetters than those we forge for ourselves.

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

Keep strong, if possible. In any case, keep cool. Have unlimited patience. Never corner an opponent, and always assist him to save his face. Put yourself in his shoes—so as to see things through his eyes. Avoid self-righteousness like the devil—nothing so self-blinding.

Keep strong, if possible. In any case, keep cool. Have unlimited patience. Never corner an opponent, and always assist him to save his face. Put yourself in his shoes—so as to see things through his eyes. Avoid self-righteousness like the devil—nothing is so self-blinding.

The voice of every kid hooked on drugs, alcohol or the occult joins the sad chorus "Not me! I didn't think it could ever happen to me. I was sure I could handle it.

I realized, 'Yo, I can't do anything in moderation. I don't know how.'

The evening is really hard for me. I have to force myself not to eat.

It's amazing how filling my cup with empty calories can lead to filling out the rear of my jeans.

An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.

It is true that I receive a lot of praise and that is flattering. But I try not to let it affect me.

Within 24 hours of my departure from Everton, I had already received the first offer. Then they kept coming, but I keep it all away from me.

I think I was pretty reckless and definitely a bit out of control. Now, I'm more focused.

I learned that I can't be as indulgent as I'd like to be when I record.

It's mostly Mars Bars and peanuts and cheese and you go to the fridge and there's Red Bull and Beer. It's not like people are holding me down and pouring beer in my face.

I don't go out drinking and stuff like that. My friends say 'Just have one drink, JD.' I say 'What's the point?' I'll go to a club and have a Red Bull, get my buzz. And the next day I feel cool. It's discipline, not just with drinking but a lot of things in life. You've just got to look at the bigger picture.

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.