Famous Quotes & Sayings

Annie Dillard

Doing something does not require discipline. It creates its own discipline - with a little help from caffeine.

Cullen Hightower

Our freedom to discipline ourselves is a freedom we can lose if we don't use it.

Charlie Cook

The exemplary focus, discipline and execution that was so prevalent during (Bush's) first term is sorely lacking.

Doug Liman

I had just come off doing a lot of commercials when I did Go, so a part of the fast pace and efficiency comes from the discipline I had to learn from telling stories in 25-second increments, and that type of discipline is insane.

Dorothy L. Sayers

The trouble is. . .that everybody sneers at restrictions and demands freedom, till something annoying happens; then they demand angrily what has become of the discipline.

Colin Wilson

The visionary disciplines himself to see the world always as if he had only just seen it for the first time.

Dalai Lama

The very purpose of meditation is to discipline the mind and reduce afflictive emotions.

Dalai Lama

Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.

Andy Stanley

We don't drift into good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.

Andre Dubus

Talent is cheap. What really matters is discipline.

Andre Breton

If surrealism ever comes to adopt a particular line of moral conduct, it has only to accept the discipline that Picasso has accepted and will continue to accept.

Clive Owen

The theater's a live thing, and film is, to some extent, a discipline where you're putting everything together and trying to execute something exactly. You do it away from people and then you present it at the end.

Douglas Coupland

I'm an adult. Discipline me and I'll bury you alive. - Roger

Anna Deavere Smith

Discipline — both mental and physical — is crucial.

Andre Maurois

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.

Anthony Braxton

I thank the Creator of the universe to have discovered the discipline of music was the greatest gift that I could have been given, the possibility to be a student working in the world.

We played the entire two overtime periods down a man. We just have some young guys, it's not a discipline problem.

When you're entrenched in principles, you're not thinking about streaks or standings. Staying in the present does take discipline and focus.

We made a mistake. There was nothing she did that warranted any discipline.

Last year, we had a team full of young guys that didn't understand discipline. That's why we were 2-14. It's no secret.

Bill Blair

No one should doubt my resolve to maintain discipline in this service.

My guys didn't come on time to get taped, so the five guys that were here started. It's a discipline thing.

Dave Ramsey

Work is doing it. Discipline is doing it every day. Diligence is doing it well every day.

Sathya Baba

Now you worship His Form, you repeat His name; ignoring His orders. Without practicing the discipline laid down by Rama to purify the mind, all else is mere show, empty rituals.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may mot be subdued by discipline.

Learning music is about teamwork and discipline, ... You can do it in a lot of ways, like sports and music. It's never too early to start that.

Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline. Arise.

Charles Peguy

The references you do not verify are the good ones.

Dean Smith

The truly free person in society is a disciplined person.

It is fortunate that molecular synthesis also serves the utilitarian function of producing quantities of rare or novel substances which satisfy human needs, especially with regard to health, and the scientific function of stimulating research and education throughout the whole discipline of chemistry.

That is obviously a free-speech matter for that student and we're not going to police that nor discipline the person for that.

It's a lack of discipline, a lack of maturity. These things are unacceptable. Now, we've got to turn the page.

It's all about intensity and discipline. If you don't want to work hard and do the little things it takes to be successful, you won't play. We're still working on that, but we've come a long way.