Quotes About Self-control

When I was living on my own, for a footballer it's easy to do the things that you're not supposed to, or not what the sport science team says. For example, if there's a packet of crisps, you're going to eat them. The same with a packet of sweets. Go to bed at a certain time? You're not going to if you're on your own.

One of my earliest memories is Mum telling me not to have as many sweets as the other kids because I put on weight so easily.

You don't swing where you sleep.

You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.

I'm addicted to food, so if you bring the cake and stuff to my house, I might walk by and take a swipe of icing and keep it moving. So what happens is I try to not keep it around.

I was never ever attracted to any of my rugby mates; I was really good at switching off my emotions and I wouldn't have even considered crossing that line.

I think people would be suprised at how much we curse when we screw up. I'm like somebody with Tourette's Syndrome.

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us worthy evidence of the fact. —George Eliot

I'm not sure letting people at their money all the time is such a great idea. Even level-headed people make some pretty stupid decisions with a bellyful at three in the morning. I don't think adding ready cash to the equation is bound to help.

In your patience you shall possess your souls." Luke 21:19

Aristotle urged people to seek "the golden mean" between extremes, "moderation in all things" (which we interpret as including moderation in the pursuit of moderation). But why should this golden mean in general be desirable? Clyde Coombs and George Avrunin (1977) have enunciated a very simple principle that implies moderation: "Good things satiate and bad things escalate.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.

Freedom comes not from the absence of restraint but from the presence of discipline.

And some materials also claim that condoms are ineffective because students who can't "exercise self-control to remain abstinent" are not likely to "exercise self-control" and use a condom. That's like saying we shouldn't teach our kids safe drinking techniques because those who choose to drink underage can't control themselves anyway—so we should just let them binge drink without any guidance at all.

I discovered that I was shivering, decided to stop, and did.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.

You can't change a negative situation with bad feelings. If you keep reacting negatively, your bad feelings will magnify and multiply the negativity.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned." Gautama Buddha (563-483 BC)

Your life is in your hands. No matter where you are now, no matter what has happened in your life, you can begin to consciously

The Secret Shifters that Melica refers to are things you can focus on whenever you find yourself feeling angry, frustrated, or any other negative emotion, in order to change those negative feelings in an instant.

One of these directions will feel right when they think about their feeling. From this, people typically get the idea that it is moving ever so minimally. The fact that it's moving means that you can move it faster, you can move it slower, you can move it forward, and you can move it backward. Our feelings are not outside of our control. In fact, this is the very thing most of us need to gain control of because, when you do, you can alter your feelings.

When you practice using your brain in this way, you will find yourself feeling really good a lot more often. Achieving personal freedom is all about developing new mental habits and skills and getting used to mentally running your brain the way you choose to run it.

Lay siege to your sins, and starve them out by keeping away the food and fuel which is their maintenance and life.