Quotes About Discipline

When you get a hankering to talk or complain about what you gave up for Lent, replace that hankering by speaking the word of God. For all the times you would have done the activity that you gave up for Lent, replace it by reading the word of God. Christians should always be drawing closer to God.

There's a very particular way that the military speaks. There's a lot of profanity and a lot of acronyms.

Hard work speaks for itself.

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.

Fighter pilots and special operations forces guys have the same DNA.

The Special Ops community has always been about mental toughness.

When I was a lieutenant in Special Forces many many years ago, I thought I was getting fat. And I started running, and I started running distance, which I enjoyed.

I joined the Marines, passed Special Forces selection, and became a young leader in the military.

Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.

The scientist rigorously defends his right to be ignorant of almost everything except his specialty.

I've been learning martial arts - nothing specific, as then it becomes one-sided - but basic exercises.

I used to get up and write every day, even if I wasn't working on a specific thing. Now, when I have a thing I'm in the middle of, I do that, but when I'm not, time can go by when I'm not writing at all.

Write every day. You don't have to write about anything specific, but you should exercise your writing muscle constantly.

I love dance; that's a big part of my life - like, ballet specifically.

I think the Internet was invented specifically to stop people finishing their books. And it does quite a good job. I don't have blocking software, though I could easily imagine needing it. I just don't do that stuff until I've got the words done for the day.

Something so simple as breakfast and eating the right things and making sure you eat breakfast was key to us, and it helped me specifically when I got to college to gain weight and get on the right nutritional plan.

The conditioning aspect of things is really important, obviously in basketball, and then specifically for players like me.

The spectacular things come automatically if you're a good goalkeeper, but it's very important that you do all the basics right.

I went to school. I went to Juilliard. You spend 13 hours a day on voice and speech. Now I realize why.

I can't go to bed if I haven't done my diary. I always record them just as I've always recorded all my interviews and speeches.

Working your core always, your foot speed, jumping rope, push-ups and sit-ups - things like that are really important. Those things will pay off more than just doing what a bench press will.

When practicing, it's great to break a part down into its different elements, start slowly, and then try to build up the speed until you're playing as fast as you possibly can.

I think speed climbing is kind of an artificial discipline. Climbers compete on the same holds and train on the same holds, which doesn't have much in common with the climbing philosophy in my opinion.

I found boxing so, so easy with incredible power, speed, and accuracy.