Quotes About Discipline

But it's writing, damn it, not washing the car or putting on eyeliner. If you can take it seriously, we can do business. If you can't or won't, it's time for you to close the book and do something else. Wash the car, maybe.

When you sit down to write, write. Don't do anything else except go to the bathroom, and only do that if it absolutely cannot be put off.

Don't wait for the muse. As I've said, he's a hardheaded guy who's not susceptible to a lot of creative fluttering. This isn't the Ouija board or the spirit-world we're talking about here, but just another job like laying pipe or driving long-haul trucks. Your job is to make sure the muse knows where you're going to be every day from nine 'til noon. or seven 'til three. If he does know, I assure you that sooner or later he'll start showing up.

The writer must have a good imagination to begin with, but the imagination has to be muscular, which means it must be exercised in a disciplined way, day in and day out, by writing, failing, succeeding and revising. [ The Writer's Digest Interview: Stephen King & Jerry B. Jenkins (Jessica Strawser, Writer's Digest , May/June 2009)]

Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle.

When asked, How do you write? I invariably answer, one word at a time.

Membacalah empat jam sehari dan menulislah empat jam sehari. Kalau kau tidak bisa meluangkan waktu untuk itu, jangan harap kau bisa menjadi penulis yang baik.

He needs to be corrected, if you don't mind me saying so. He needs a good talking-to, and perhaps a bit more. My own girls, sir, didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of my matches and tried to burn it down. I corrected them. I corrected them most harshly. And when my wife tried to stop me from doing my duty, I corrected her.

got to be regular if you want to be happy

Tell him to shut up! Tell him there's no crying in baseball!

But mostly it's about pacing yourself when you do these movies.

The first rule of self control is never to put yourself in a position where you have to practice self control

Sport should be in your Blood/Veins, Not in the Joints or Bones

If you train a dog it will follow you but if you train yourself you will be Great.

Do what you have to do when you have to do it, so that you can do what you want to do when you want to do it.

Entrepreneur, the development of your daily discipline will determine then deliver your desired distinction.

Stay committed and dedicated to your goals.

Life demands death to self

Diligence is God's principle

To live out God's plan for your life calls for you to discipline yourself…and your body. To push yourself. To deny yourself.

Be focused in what you do and what you say. There is much noise in the world to detrack you.

Discipline is the bridge between a great idea and a completed novel.

The easiest thing is to say no. What's not so easy is telling yourself to stop.

When you put on your thinking cap make sure it's clean.