Quotes About Self-control

self-pity was a drug. I must not become addicted. Self-pity is like chocolate; as you get older, you can only afford a little bit.

There's a popular image of people who don't save for the future as lacking in self-control. But the reason saving is so hard has less to do with self-control and more to do with a scarcity of attention.

Courtesy is a lady's armor.

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.

Being mentally strong doesn't mean you don't experience emotions. In fact, mental strength requires you to become acutely aware of your emotions so you can make the best choice about how to respond.

I think you can get so mentally beat by kind of working yourself up too much.

I am able to mentally block out mistakes.

I don't drink and I don't party. And I take care of myself mentally, and that's huge.

Mentally, I am quite good at self discipline.

A lot of stuff, all the fast food, the cheap food, the dollar menu - I had to cut all that off.

When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself.

I have to fight the impulse to use my phone as an alarm clock rather than leaving it in another room. If I don't, I will wake up in the middle of the night and think, 'I'll check my messages. Or the number of my book on Amazon.'

I've never messed around with any fans. I've never yelled at anybody.

I think when you start messing with your own hormones, it's crazy-making.

Midnight is the time when we think, 'Well, we should probably send our last email; let me just check Facebook one more time.'

I will now be very mindful about it, and if I feel like I've been on my phone too much one day, I'm going to be more conscious of that and not be so obsessed.

Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it.

I keep a lot of things inside. I don't like showing too much emotion. Early in the minor leagues, they wanted me to show more emotion, but it wasn't me.

I don't think you can expect someone to be personally attacked day after day, minute by minute, and sit back.

Debemos aprender el arte de detenernos, de impedir que nuestros pensamientos, la energía de nuestros hábitos, nuestra falta de atención y las fuertes emociones nos sigan dominando.

We have to learn the art of stopping — stopping our thinking, our habit energies, our forgetfulness, the strong emotions that rule us.

Patience is the best way to protect oneself.

Anger is an unpleasant feeling. It is like a blazing flame that burns up our self-control and causes us to say and do things that we regret later. When someone is angry, we can see clearly that he or she is abiding in hell. Anger and hatred are the materials from which hell is made.

When anger comes up in us, we should begin to practice mindful breathing right away: "Breathing in, I know that anger is in me. Breathing out, I am taking good care of my anger." We behave exactly like a mother: "Breathing in, I know that my child is crying. Breathing out, I will take good care of my child." This is the practice of compassion.