Discipline Quotes

The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him.

There is nothing like having to change your physical form to put you in contact with every weak part of yourself, to train yourself in discipline. Put somebody on a treadmill and I’ll tell you how good they are at any other thing they do in life.

As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn’t love me!

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

All successes begin with Self-Discipline. It starts with you.

I always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn’t divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.

I’d rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.

My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.

I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.

A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.