Training Quotes

My diabetes is such a central part of my life… it did teach me discipline, it also taught me about moderation. I’ve trained myself to be super-vigilant because I feel better when I am in control.

Teaching is an art and a profession requiring years of training.

There’s the acting side of it so you work with a coach. Dissect a script. If it’s a character, then obviously a character study. Just depends on if there is training needed.

The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.

Train your mind from lack and limitations to absolute possibilities.  

Pac was special. He was articulate. I trained him. Punishment for him was reading The New York Times.

Train your mind the same way you’d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.

Beware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.

I’m trained to difficulties; difficulties can’t be eliminated from life.

With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive presence to the feelings that accompany them.