Discipline

Great men have great discipline.

Anger, hate, blind temper, that crazy switch to destroy, all of it purified into discipline and control, the best side of boxing, Billy says.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

Serious people are not easily distracted!

A disciple does not ask, 'How much can I keep?' but, 'How much more can I give?' Whenever we start to get comfortable with our level of giving, it's time to raise it again.

First we form habits, then they form us.

How many years you have to keep on doing until you know what to do and how to do!

If you must make your time productive, then begin to view time in its most urgent form; in seconds and in minutes.

It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.

Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.

The value of routine.

Too many are trying to conquer higher weaknesses such as procrastination, impatience or pride while still being slaves to their appetites. If we can’t control the body and its appetites, how can we control our tongues, or overcome the emotions or anger, envy, jealousy, or hatred?

Daily learning of your craft makes you master of your craft.

The level of your self-control is measured as the difference between how you act when you have nothing and how you react when you have everything.

Habits are infinitely more beneficial to the aspiring student than motivation. Motivation may get you started, but habits keep you going.

I made the valuable discovery that practicing wasn't a matter of time at all. It was a matter of intensity. Five minutes spent working consciously and hard at the elimination of an error, was worth five hours just playing away ignoring errors as if they hadn't happened.

The daily mindfulness, consistency, and discipline is ultimately more important than the amount of time. In other words, it’s more about quality than quantity. If you use 15 minutes effectively, you’ll accomplish more than you would be able to with two hours of unfocused, random actions.

Attention and focus are essential skills for writers in a noise-filled world.

I knew that I no longer wanted to take junk. If I could have made one decision, it would have been no more junk, ever, but when it came to the process of quitting I did not have the drive. It gave me a terrible feeling of helplessness to watch myself break every schedule I set up, as though I did not have control over my actions.