dis·ci·pline - NOUN
1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
2. activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: a regular workout in the weight room prepares an athlete.
3. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
4. behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army or on a team.
“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, whether you like it or not.” Thomas Henry Huxley
“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.”
Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
“football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” Vince Lombardi
“Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not inherently sinful) puts us in control of our appetites rather than vice versa. It deposes our lust and permits truth, virtue, and integrity to rule our minds instead.”
John MacArthur
“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.” Thomas Jefferson
“In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right to rest our hopes not on a belief in his blunders, but on the soundness of our provisions. Nor ought we to believe that there is much difference between man and man, but to think that the superiority lies with him who is reared in the severest school.” Thucydides
“You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.”
Leonardo da Vinci
“You need three things to become a successful novelist: talent, luck and discipline. Discipline is the one element of those three things that you can control, and so that is the one that you have to focus on controlling, and you just have to hope and trust in the other two.” Michael Chabon
“Discipline isn't a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies timing. It's the precursor to good behavior, and it never comes from bad behavior. People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary.”
Buck Brannaman, The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned
Horsemen
“If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist.”
Neil Gaiman
“The essence of self-discipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing.”
Barry Werner
“The most powerful control we can ever attain, is to be in control of ourselves.”
Chris Page
“To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy.”
Dejan Stojanovic
“We cultivate our feelings the way we cultivate a garden: we can't entirely prevent weeds from coming up, but we can take care to remove them before they do much harm.” Phillip Cary
“If you don't acquire the discipline to push through a personal low point, you will miss the reward that comes with persevering.” Jeff Goins, Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life
“All empires fall, eventually.”
“But why? It’s not for lack of power. In fact, it seems to be the opposite. Their power lulls them into comfort. They become undisciplined. Those who had to earn power are replaced by those who have known nothing else. Who have no comprehension of the need to rise above base desires." Max Barry, Lexicon
“Great men have great discipline." Habeeb Akande
“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
John C. Maxwell, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
“If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.”
John C. Maxwell, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
“Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not.”
Joseph B. Wirthlin
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."
Jim Rohn
"We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment."
Jim Rohn
"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all." George Washington
"Discipline yourself, and others won't need to." John Wooden
"Discipline is the defining fire by which talent becomes ability." Roy Smith
1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
2. activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: a regular workout in the weight room prepares an athlete.
3. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
4. behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army or on a team.
“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, whether you like it or not.” Thomas Henry Huxley
“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.”
Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War
“football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” Vince Lombardi
“Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not inherently sinful) puts us in control of our appetites rather than vice versa. It deposes our lust and permits truth, virtue, and integrity to rule our minds instead.”
John MacArthur
“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.” Thomas Jefferson
“In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right to rest our hopes not on a belief in his blunders, but on the soundness of our provisions. Nor ought we to believe that there is much difference between man and man, but to think that the superiority lies with him who is reared in the severest school.” Thucydides
“You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.”
Leonardo da Vinci
“You need three things to become a successful novelist: talent, luck and discipline. Discipline is the one element of those three things that you can control, and so that is the one that you have to focus on controlling, and you just have to hope and trust in the other two.” Michael Chabon
“Discipline isn't a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies timing. It's the precursor to good behavior, and it never comes from bad behavior. People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary.”
Buck Brannaman, The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned
Horsemen
“If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist.”
Neil Gaiman
“The essence of self-discipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing.”
Barry Werner
“The most powerful control we can ever attain, is to be in control of ourselves.”
Chris Page
“To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy.”
Dejan Stojanovic
“We cultivate our feelings the way we cultivate a garden: we can't entirely prevent weeds from coming up, but we can take care to remove them before they do much harm.” Phillip Cary
“If you don't acquire the discipline to push through a personal low point, you will miss the reward that comes with persevering.” Jeff Goins, Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life
“All empires fall, eventually.”
“But why? It’s not for lack of power. In fact, it seems to be the opposite. Their power lulls them into comfort. They become undisciplined. Those who had to earn power are replaced by those who have known nothing else. Who have no comprehension of the need to rise above base desires." Max Barry, Lexicon
“Great men have great discipline." Habeeb Akande
“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
John C. Maxwell, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
“If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.”
John C. Maxwell, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
“Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not.”
Joseph B. Wirthlin
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."
Jim Rohn
"We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment."
Jim Rohn
"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all." George Washington
"Discipline yourself, and others won't need to." John Wooden
"Discipline is the defining fire by which talent becomes ability." Roy Smith