Quotes About Discipline

Does not the American Declaration of Independence talk of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? If a yogi had written that, he would have said, Life, Happiness, and the Pursuit of Liberty. Sometimes happiness may bring stagnation, but if freedom comes from disciplined happiness, there is the possibility of true liberation.

The challenge of yoga is to go beyond our limits - within reason.

We continually expand the frame of the mind by using the canvas of the body. It is as if you were to stretch a canvas more and create a larger surface for a paining. But we must respect the present form of our body. If we pull too fast or too much at once, we will rip the canvas. If the practice of today damages the practice of tomorrow, it is not correct practice.

If the practice of today, damages the practice of tomorrow, it is not correct practice.

If you work on yoga, yoga will work on you.

That young men travel under some tutor, or grave servant, I allow well; so that he be such a one that hath the language, and hath been in the country before; whereby he may be able to tell them what things are worthy to be seen, in the country where they go; what acquaintances they are to seek; what exercises, or discipline, the place yieldeth. For else, young men shall go hooded, and look abroad little.

Man, being the strongest of all animals, differs from the rest; he was obliged to be his own domesticator; he had to tame himself.

The terrible difficulty of early life—the use of pastors and masters—really is, that they compel boys to a distinct mastery of that which they do not wish to learn.

Unless life is one giant rap battle, you don't need to freestyle your way to success.

Rapping works like a sport... the more you do it, the better you get at it.

The industrial world enjoys a rare combination of growth and low inflation; the 'Washington consensus,' a model of economic development that emphasizes macroeconomic discipline and open markets, is being adopted by more countries.

Let your kids pick their punishments. Our instinct as parents is to order our kids around. It's easier, and we're usually right! But it rarely works.

My goal is to get in bed by 11. That rarely happens. But I celebrate when it does happen.

I'm not much of a gym rat; I'd rather be running, but if it enables me to run faster, then I guess I can tough it out.

Walk rate is probably the area in which a pitcher has the most room to improve, but a rate that high is tough to overcome.

What you get is what you see, which is suspending kids doesn't lead to high attrition rate. That is what the data shows.

I try to feed my hunger rather than my appetite.

What's really the driver of talent is not raw ability. It's not even just experience. It's what's called 'deliberate practice,' which is to say, if you do something a lot, you get really good at it.

I don't have anything fresh in terms of raw foods or salad after 4 P.M. And no food after 7 P.M.

You can't be giggling and joking when you miss a shot in the modern game - not like the way when Ray Reardon used to do.

Some guys get by on natural athletic ability. And then when they reach a certain point, they got to put in the time before and after practice and in the off-season.

I began dancing when I was 7 years old. I was told that I had the perfect ballet dancer's body and had these crazy high arches in my feet that resulted in an amazing point. Ballet was very disciplined and, frankly, a little boring, so I eventually transitioned to gymnastics. I loved that, although I never reached a competitive level.

When I get started each day, I read through and correct the previous day's 2,000 words, then start on the next. As I reach that figure, I try to simply stop and not go on until reaching a natural break. If you just stop while you know what you're going to write next, it's easier to get going again the next day.

Joy is important in life, not just football. Joy is being serious and professional, too. Joy can be reaching your potential by training hard and being disciplined. Joy can be following the rules you need to follow.