Quotes About Discipline

If Sergeant Cooper wasn't impressed by Ruby's time-keeping, then her flouting of the camp dress code really got him marching up and down. His least favourite item was a T-shirt printed with the words: could you repeat that? I wasn't actually listening . 'Redfort, how many times have I told you about that T-shirt of yours?' 'I'm sorry Sergeant Cooper, I haven't been counting, but I can take a wild guess if it's important to you.

Anything I need to know?' said Ruby. 'Uh huh, RULE 1: KEEP IT ZIPPED.

It's not like they could have done it if he'd been following his dick around like it found him water." "A dowsing dick?" Audra asked.

In the words of Jewish liturgical scholar Lawrence Hoffman, 'Jews do offer freely composed prayers... But overall, it is the fixed order and content of Jewish prayer that gives it its distinctiveness and that demands the personal commitment to prayer as a discipline.

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Magellan and Faleiro had to see to it that the crew members had no contact with local women.

varied as religion, writing, mathematics, music and dance, horsemanship, martial arts, and

It was not that he lacked discipline, or the support of the men; the problem was that Espinosa, a soldier, was simply not qualified to command a ship.

The Captain General subjected the two conspirators to a fresh court-martial.

as for Cartagena, his blood ties to Archbishop Fonseca prevented Magellan from taking severe disciplinary action

the boatswain, or contramaestre; the boatswain's mate; and the alguacil.

Good writing demands self-discipline and constant learning

Rules existed for a reason: if you followed them, you would succeed; if you didn't, you might burn the world to the ground.

Rules existed for a reason: if you followed them, you would succeed;

I always find that regular habits make for a calmer life.

Rules, boundaries, and limitations

Discipline isn't about showing a dog who's boss; it's about taking responsibility for a living creature you have brought into your world.

You cannot "love" a dog out of her bad behavior, just as you can't "love" a criminal into stopping his crimes.

Wolves are disciplined not only when they hunt but also when they travel, when they play, and when they eat. Nature doesn't view discipline as a negative thing. Discipline is DNA. Discipline is survival.

But just because a person goes to Harvard doesn't mean he's balanced when he graduates, and just because a dog knows how to obey doesn't mean he's balanced, either.

We need only drop the effort to secure and solidify ourselves and the awakened state is present. But we soon realize that just "letting go" is only possible for short periods. We need some discipline to bring us to "letting be." We must walk a spiritual path. Ego must wear itself out like an old shoe, journeying from suffering to liberation.

The sitting practice of meditation is regarded as one of the most profound and fundamental disciplines you could ever achieve. By doing this practice, you find that you become less crazy. You begin to develop more humor, more relaxation, and ultimately, more mindfulness.

When you begin to enjoy the discipline of warriorship, when it begins to feel natural, even though it may still feel very imperfect, that is the time to let go.

Aloneness seems to be the heart of discipline [...] You cannot develop yourself properly unless you give up your need for companionship. Once you give up your search for companionship, you can make friends with your loneliness. At that point, you become a genuine practitioner.