Self Discipline Quotes

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.

~ René Descartes

One step at a time I know I will reach my destination of which I consider to be a happier, healthier way of living in mind body and soul.

~ Angela Vallely

‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.

~ Henry Ward Beecher

To know my soul is my greatest knowledge.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Remember how far you’ve come, and you won’t have to rely on a destiny for your future. It will come on your own.

~ Shannon A. Thompson

With self discipline, self study is possible.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

She was too well-trained to panic.

~ Steve Sheinkin

With diligence, discipline and determination you can fulfill the dream.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It can be done. It will be done.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

For every great success, diligence is desirable from the beginning to the very end.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Your productivity will double with increase physical activity.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Don’t ever stop believing in your own personal transformation. It is still happening even on the days you may not realize it or feel like it.

~ Lalah Delia

I honor you for every timethis year you:got back upvibrated highershined your lightand loved and elevatedbeyond—the call of duty.

~ Lalah Delia

The greatest win is walking away and choosing not to engage in drama and toxic energy at all.

~ Lalah Delia

To automatically be promoted from one class to another without any serious self- discipline, and self- improvement is a cheap life.

~ Sunday Adelaja

On my journey from the fantastical to the practical, spirituality has gone from being a mystical experience to something very ordinary and a daily experience. Many don’t want this, instead they prefer spiritual grandeur, and I believe that is what keeps enlightenment at bay. We want big revelations of complexity that validates our perceptions of the divine. What a let down it was to Moses when God spoke through a burning bush! But that is exactly the simplicity of it all. Our spiritual life is our ordinary life and it is very grounded in every day experience. For me, it is the daily practice of kindness, mindfulness, happiness, and peace.

~ Alaric Hutchinson

Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do something while I actively avoid doing it. If I win, I have to do something I don't want to do. And if I lose, I'm one step closer to ruining my entire life. And I never know whether I'm going to win or lose until the last second.

~ Allie Brosh

It is always easy to break one’s word to oneself.

~ Giacomo Casanova

Overcoming the pain of self-discipline, we achieve our goals and move towards our dreams

~ Sunday Adelaja

If I can somehow focus on the pain of not focusing on my pain, I will soon find that pain healed simply because I forced myself to do the exact opposite of what my core humanity demanded I do…I sought to heal the pain of someone else instead.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?

~ John C. Maxwell

John F. Kennedy responded, as he often did when at his best, skillfully mixing dollops of wit with, self-deprecation, and the principle of not-really-going-near-the-question.

~ David Pietrusza

There are really two essential things in campaigning. First, you must be in good humor. If you're going to be a raffle, you are to stay home. Second, you are to make sense in your speeches. These aren't the two things you must do. Unless you're saying, if you can be in good humor when you're exhausted. – Henry Cabot Lodge

~ David Pietrusza

Jack Kennedy protected a mature and presidential image – tough, yet not unduly combative.

~ David Pietrusza

Peace is one of the most obvious earmarks of the authority of Christ.

~ Beth Moore

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~ David Pietrusza

If virtue does not equal powers, powers will be misused.

~ John Howard Griffin

He is able to put aside personal feelings and see the broad strokes. Experience counts in these things.

~ Geraldine Brooks

The author points out that the moral failure of Abigail Adams' brother focused her on disciplining her children, and herself, so that they did not come to the same end.

~ Paul C. Nagel

John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess.

~ John Taliaferro

True mastery transcends any particular art. It stems from mastery of oneself--the ability, developed through self-discipline, to be calm, fully aware, and completely in tune with oneself and the surroundings. Then, and only then, can a person know himself.

~ Bruce Lee

When faced with contrast, take nothing personally and don’t try to defend yourself. Defending one’s self is a vibrational relative of guilt. People will think what they like; do not feed fuel to the fire by reacting. Simply ask questions for clarity and in response say ‘Is that so?’ Take responsibility for the energy you brought to the situation, acknowledge the illusions without attachment, and move forward. Other people’s opinions are none of your business. Remember that each person is on their own unique path, and the mirror of contrast you hold up to them may be exactly what is necessary for their conscious growth at that time.

~ Alaric Hutchinson

Isn’t it funny how we make rational excuses for being out of alignment? We say, “Well, this ____ and that ____ happened, so it makes perfect sense for me to be feeling like this ____ and wanting to do this ____.” Yet, to this day, I have never met a happy person who adheres to those excuses. In fact, each time I – or anyone else – decide to give in to “rational excuses” that justify feeling bad – it’s interesting that only further suffering is the result. There is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Sure, we can go there and make choices that dim our lights… and that is fine; there certainly is purpose for it and the contrast gives us lessons to learn… yet if we’re aware of what we are doing and we’re ready to let go of the suffering – then why go there at all? It’s like beating a dead horse. Been there, done that… so why do we keep repeating it? Pain is going to happen; it’s inevitable in this human experience, yet it is often so brief. When we make those excuses, what happens is: we pick up that pain and begin to carry it with us into the next day… and the next day… into next week… maybe next month… and some of us even carry it for years or to our graves! Forgive, let it go! It is NOT worth it! It is NEVER worth it. There is never a good enough reason for us to pick up that pain and carry it with us. There is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Unforgiveness hurts you; it hurts others, so why even go there? Why even promote pain? Why say painful things to yourself or others? Why think pain? Just let it go! Whenever I look back on painful things or feel pain today, I know it is my EGO that drives me to “go there.” The EGO likes to have the last word, it likes to feel superior, it likes to make others feel less than in hopes that it will make itself (me) feel better about my insecurities. Maybe if I hurt them enough, they will feel the pain I felt over what they did to me. It’s only fair! It’s never my fault; it’s always someone else’s. There is a twisted sense of pleasure I get from feeling this way, and my EGO eats it right up. YET! With awareness that continues to grow and expand each day, I choose to not feed my pain (EGO) or even go there. I still feel it at times, of course, so I simply acknowledge it and then release it. I HAVE power and choice over my speech and actions. I do not need to ever “go there” again. It’s my choice; it’s your choice. So it’s about damn time we start realizing this. We are not victims of our impulses or emotions; we have the power to control them, and so it’s time to stop acting like we don’t. It’s time to relinquish the excuses.

~ Alaric Hutchinson

It is often the simple daily practices that influence our lives in dramatic ways.

~ Alaric Hutchinson

Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life’s contrasting situations. Mastery of impulse is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. Mastery of impulse is about responding to the world with a sense of reason and peace.

~ Alaric Hutchinson

Mastery of impulse is all about self-discipline and choice. The mind is a powerful tool with which we have the ability to be in control of ourselves.

~ Alaric Hutchinson

You can conquer any aggressive action, with restraint and patient.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Self-discipline is often disguised as short-term pain, which often leads to long-term gains. The mistake many of us make is the need and want for short-term gains (immediate gratification), which often leads to long-term pain.

~ Charles F. Glassman

No matter how sweet is smells, if you know it will give you a discomfort later, don't even attempt to taste it. Discipline yourself to stay out of sin!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Don't let your imperfections conveniently excuse you from having discipline. Have the courage to work through your imperfections.

~ Matthew Donnelly