Self Discipline Quotes

"If I become complacent and let my guard down now, I'll be broken." "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor " "There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower" "It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action" "You can't hire someone else to do your push-ups for you" "The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse" "The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them" "Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now." "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else" "The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now." "Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work." "The hardest thing about writing is writing" "The truly free individual is only free to the extent of his own self-mastery" "You must knock on doors until your knuckles bleed. Doors will slam in your face. You must pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and knock again. It’s the only way to achieve your goals in life" "Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them." "Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation" "When I win and when I lose, I take ownership of it, because I really am in charge of what I do." "The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them" "Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins" "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will"