Quotes About Discipline

Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together

There is no dignity to life except with order

The trouble shows up when they need to organize output—deciding what to do when and then controlling their own behavior to get there.

It is with this unfixated mind of prajna that we practice generosity, discipline, enthusiasm, patience, and meditation, moving from narrow-mindedness to flexibility and fearlessness.

When people start to meditate or to work with any kind of spiritual discipline, they often think that somehow they're going to improve, which is a sort of subtle aggression against who they really are.

There are six ways of describing this kind of cool loneliness. They are: less desire, contentment, avoiding unnecessary activity, complete discipline, not wandering in the world of desire, and not seeking security from one's discursive thoughts.

It's my rule never to lose my temper until it would be detrimental to keep it.

Children key off their parents' reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself.

One becomes a beginner after 1000 days of training. One becomes a master after 10,000 days of practice.

Spirit first, technique second.

The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion.

The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them

The children right now, the young children, everybody should go to a martial arts school. Why? Because as soon as they go to a martial arts school, they learn discipline.

Of those who start TaeKwonDo training, only about 5% stick with it until they achieve the Black Belt Rank. Then perhaps 80% of those who earn a Black stop there.

Cinematography, a military art. Prepare a film like a battle.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

As far as possible, I want nothing more than to don my training gi and teach Karate.

I've been doing Tai Chi on and off for 20 years. The fundamentals of all martial arts are the same.

For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It's not just a physical discipline.

Kung fu lives in everything we do. It lives in how we put on a jacket and how we take off a jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is kung fu.

I try to keep the martial arts up. It's a good thing, not just physically but also for your mind.

I am just beginning to understand what it is to paint. A painter should have two lives, one in which to learn, and one in which to practice his art.

Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character.

A martial art that has no rules is nothing but violence.