Discipline Quotes

“Control what you can control. I can control my emotions, my concentration, my effort, my intensity.”

“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.”

“What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes a difference.”

“If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.”

“Habit is persistence in practice.”

“A central bank has to be able to say no.”

“Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.”

“We must be strict in running the party.”

“People are not supposed to be comfortable in the Army.”

“True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.”

“Punishment doesn't stop the misbehavior. It only makes the child more secretive.”

“I don't practice to get better. I practice to not get worse.”

“A good functional programming style is not a panacea, it does not magically solve all problems, but it is a good discipline.”

“I've always been a firm believer in the blue-collar mentality. Go to work, do your job, and don't complain.”

“Don't be afraid to say 'no' to your child; limits provide security.”

“Baseball is a game of consistency. You have to be good every day.”

“People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought.”

“Sometimes the best investment is the one you don't make.”

“There's a great quote by Julius Irving that says, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.'”

“A fat paunch never breeds fine thoughts.”