Quotes About Discipline

The weakness of an art is its dogma. And when I'm competing against an individual from a different discipline, I try to find the dogma of that discipline. When I'm competing with someone within a discipline, I try to find their personal dogma.

It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set.

We must take responsibility for ourselves, and not expect the rest of the world to understand what it takes to become the best that we can become. Great ones are willing to get burned time and again as they sharpen their swords in the fire.

But I would submit that even messianism, even false messianism, is more Jewish a discipline than history

What Chinese parents understand," Chua wrote, "is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires fortitude on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western parents tend to give up.

Once upon a time, this idea of having a trained, disciplined, cultivated memory was not nearly so alien as it would seem to us to be today.

The suffering he had endured lent him clarity, discipline, and faith in hard times—perhaps especially in hard times.

You don't need to wait for inspiration to write. It's easier to be inspired while writing than while not writing...

Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.

Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.

Si tu ojo derecho te hace caer, sácatelo», dice el Señor.

Cuál es la tarea de todo sistema escolar superior? Hacer del hombre una máquina. ¿Cuál es el medio para ello? El hombre tiene que aburrirse. ¿Cómo se consigue eso? Con el concepto de deber. ¿Quién es su modelo en esto? El filólogo: este enseña a ser un empollón ¿Quién es el hombre perfecto? El funcionario estatal…(

That's it. Gently now," Reagan said to Nellie. "We'll move onto the hard stuff tomorrow." "This...isn't...the hard stuff?" Nellie spit out through gritted teeth. Reagan grinned. "You really hate me right now, don't you?" "Immeasurably." "Good. Give me ten.

She interpreted discipline as doing what was possible with consistency. I had interpreted discipline as quantity. I realized that I thought two hours of yoga practice indicated a disciplined life, whereas five minutes did not. In time, I came to realize her wisdom: Do what you can and do it fully.

Practice is not about what you get, it is about what you give. Whether you are driven or resistant, the medicine is the same: do what is truly possible with unwavering commitment to giving yourself to the moment. Without this intention, practice becomes another task to be completed, and it loses its ability to transform. And, transformation, or freedom, is the reason for all discipline.

consider that you can commit to little as five minutes a day. The highest form of discipline is consistency: powerful transformation can come from regularity.

MANTRAS FOR DAILY LIVING ?I give myself fully to each moment. ?Discipline is quality, not quantity. ?I can always make a choice. ?There is enough time. ?My yoga practice is discipline in action.

Getting children to say 'Please' and 'Thank you,' directly and in writing, is one of the chief tasks of child-rearing. It is a simple matter, requiring about ten years of contant vigilance, but those who give up on it might as well—and generally do—concede failure on the entire enterprise of civilizing their young.

Nevertheless, the same rule applies as at accidents. If you cannot fulfill the need for medical or practical assistance, help fill the need for privacy. The discipline required for studying medicine is nothing compared to that needed to stifle one's curiosity. Annoying

You'll get to the point where you react differently when you see food you know you shouldn't eat.

To lose weight, I'm going to have to train myself to do what I need to do, not what I feel like doing at the moment.

My personal belief is that we have to get kids' attention, and fast. A period on a chilly upstate facility can be a great attitude adjuster.

Wir verschwenden unsere Zeit", rief der Karierte. "Wir bündeln unsere Kräfte", sagte Gerhard. "Ich bitte um Ruhe und Geschlossenheit." "Schnauze jetzt!", schrie Kron. "Abmarsch!

Write every day. Even if it's only a letter.