Quotes About Discipline

Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration.

Making a decision never to freely choose to commit even a small sin is an important turning point in the spiritual journey.

My mortifications consisted in breaking my will, always so ready to impose itself on others, in holding back a reply, in rendering little services without any recognition, in not leaning my back against a support when seated, etc., etc. It was through the practice of these nothings that I prepared myself to become the fiancée of Jesus.18

Which of us can live uprightly and perfectly even for one hour, an hour free from fruitless talk and careless work?17

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

The only prudence in life is concentration.

Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short, in all the management of human affairs.

Self-command is the main elegance.

A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self-control is the rule.

Execution, when first published in 2002, was based on our observation that the discipline of getting things done was what differentiated companies that succeeded from those that just muddled through or failed.

If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.

Expository preaching will impact your life. It can help you grow personally in knowledge and obedience by your disciplined exposure to God's Word conserve time and energy used in choosing a sermon for each week balance your area of "expertise" and preferred topics with the breadth of God's thoughts in the Bible

Hard work guarantees you nothing. But laziness assures failure. Work hard, or you have only yourself to blame.

His body had thrown a bewildering array of kicks and strikes at the punching bag, most of which he was sure had hurt him more than they would have damaged any real-world assailant.

Ties are straightened and expressions banished.

Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.

It's always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

Don't complain; just work harder.

I'd compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding.

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

As I see it, if you work more hours than somebody else, during those hours you learn more about your craft. That can make you more efficient, more able, even happier. Hard work is like compounded interest in the bank. The rewards build faster.

Time must be explicitly managed, like money.

I've always admired people who are over-prepared.