Quotes About Self-control

It was like having a box of chocolates shut in the bedroom drawer. Until the box was empty it occupied the mind too much.

I wondered whether she would consent to sleep with me that night if Pyle never came, but I knew that when I had smoked four pipes I would no longer want her.

We are possessed by nobody not even by ourselves

Do you think it would be bad for me to have another glass? Vodka has never done anyone any harm.

The price of abundance is restraint.

A man's biggest enemy is his mouth.

Karl remembered his great truth, learned in the project: Never pass by a chance to shut up.

The force is always with you, if you give up force

La sofferenza non è necessariamente un segno di debolezza; con uno sforzo di volontà è possibile sopportarla: la forza di volontà nasce da un severo autocontrollo, che è di per sè una forma di sofferenza volontaria

The lines, high on her cheeks, were the dams she used to keep the tears in her eyes. Unspoken, unanswerable questions parted her full, red lips, whenever she was alone, or absorbed in her work.

My father, who educated his children on worldly principles, gave us much money, considering our age; not in order that we might spend it, but, as he said, to accustom us to possess money without spending it. The result was, that it led me and my brother into many sins.

I hate committing myself to anything. It's probably the lack of discipline, honestly. I'm probably a spoiled brat worried about getting my way every time.

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

It's not something I worry about: I can control my temper!

I would love to tell you that I don't worry about losing the weight after the baby is born, but I do try to think before I eat. The first cookie? Definitely! But I try to think about if I really want to do the extra sit-ups before I eat the second one.

I don't really like being emotional. Public displays of emotion, I don't really do that sort of stuff. I don't know why. I would like to be the type that doesn't worry about that.

With anything in life, I think that's when you start stressing yourself out - when you start worrying about the things that are out of your control. What I can control is being at my best every day and having no regrets at the end of each day. That's what I plan on doing.

There were some coaches, some teammates, some sports psychology people who I could trust and rely on. They were very important to keep me focused on the right things - the things which would be beneficial to me instead of catastrophising things and worrying about things which were not in my control.

Anger does not solve problems - anger only makes things worse. I go by the old saying, 'Don't make important decisions when you're angry.'

We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.

Sleeping with your phone in your bedroom is never a good idea, but it's even worse when you're bullied online because it's too tempting to stay up all night trying to 'fix' the situation - which isn't possible anyway.

No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap.

My worst habit used to be smoking but I quit.

People always ask me for my secret. There isn't one. You've just got to keep a level head and stay away from greed, which is the worst thing that can happen to a successful person.