Consistency is the belt that fastens excellence in position. If you don't do it repeatedly, you'll not excel in it.
~ Israelmore Ayivor
Never give up on the fight until you win the belt.
As long as you want the belt, don’t run away from the fight. Do what it takes to win the battles you face.
After I received my blue belt, I soon recognized that the belts were simply an external representation of an inner experience, and that they mattered little compared to the person I was becoming.
~ Chris Matakas
Confidence, is like a belt worn around the waist. Wear it too tight, you come off cocky and arrogant, wear it too loose, you come off timid and a walk over, but wear it fit and snug, it will uphold you in every step of the way.
~ Anthony Liccione
This was true, she knew. Being involved with him gave her the privileged position of knowing him intimately. There were nights when he would wake up sweating, the nightmares returning out of the blue after a peaceful period sometimes weeks long. Growing up in the middle of a fierce civil war could indelibly mark a child. To Mykl, birthdays were always just another year under the belt, where the only reason to celebrate was that you weren’t dead yet. She took his hand, squeezed it tight and led him inside.
~ Christina Engela
