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  • #1
    Abraham Joshua Heschel
    “Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows
    with the ability to say no to oneself.”
    Abraham Joshua Heschel

  • #2
    Henry Ward Beecher
    “‎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

  • #3
    René Descartes
    “Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.”
    René Descartes

  • #4
    Elbert Hubbard
    “Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”
    Elbert Hubbard

  • #5
    “Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to
    self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt,
    that's real power.”
    Clint Eastwood

  • #6
    Lou Holtz
    “Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.”
    Lou Holtz

  • #7
    Norman Vincent Peale
    “A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.”
    Norman Vincent Peale

  • #8
    Harry Truman
    “In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.”
    Harry Truman

  • #9
    “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, Brain Drain - The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

  • #10
    Dan S. Kennedy
    “I am told by people all the time that they simply do not have time to read and listen to all the material they have purchased or subscribed to. But time is democratic and just. Everyone has the same amount. When I choose to read with my mid morning coffee break and you choose to blather about trivia with friends, when I choose to study for an hour sitting on my backyard deck at day's end but you choose to watch a TIVO'd American Idol episode, we reveal much. When someone says he does not have the time to apply himself to acquiring the know-how required to create sufficient value for his stated desires, he is a farmer surrounded by ripe fruit and vegetables, whole grains, and a herd of cattle on his own property who dies of starvation, unable to organize his time and discipline himself to eat.”
    Dan S. Kennedy

  • #11
    John C. Maxwell
    “If you wouldn't follow yourself, why should anyone else?”
    John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

  • #12
    Michael Bassey Johnson
    “People with disabilities are sometimes very humble and approachable, if you want a seasoned reputation, then behave like one of the handicaps.”
    Michael Bassey Johnson

  • #13
    “Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear -- and doubt.”
    H. A. Dorfman

  • #14
    “When we procrastinate, we also put a hold on happiness.”
    Charles F. Glassman, Brain Drain - The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

  • #15
    Thomas J. Stanley
    “Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and, most of all, self-discipline.”
    Thomas J. Stanley, The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

  • #16
    Laura Joh Rowland
    “Let hunger sharpen your awareness. Abstain liquor and frivolous recreation, which dull the mind and weaken the body.”
    Laura Joh Rowland, The Concubine's Tattoo

  • #17
    Augustine of Hippo
    “Every good man resists others in those points in which he resists himself.”
    Augustine of Hippo, City of God

  • #18
    Brian Tracy
    “Discipline is what you must have to resist the lure of excuses”
    Brian Tracy, No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline

  • #19
    “If you can't manage yourself, you can't manage your time. Discipline and self-control are what get you on track to execute your plans by managing your time effectively!”
    Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

  • #20
    “Be ruthless in one important area: Yourself. Be ruthless about your commitment to Christ. Be ruthless about your intellectual growth. Be ruthless about finishing well. One of the biggest areas we should be ruthless about is our time. How much time do you spend complaining about your problems to people who can't help you solve them? How much time do you talk when you should be doing? When it comes to others, be gracious. But when it comes to you and your time, be ruthless.”
    Phil Cooke

  • #21
    “Stop looking for the biggest crowd, and start looking for the right crowd.”
    Phil Cooke, One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do

  • #22
    “Ideas are the most fragile things in the world, and if you do not write them down, they will be lost forever.”
    Phil Cooke, One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do

  • #23
    “The most creative approach is often the simple approach.”
    Phil Cooke

  • #24
    “Clarity is a sign of intellectual energy.”
    Phil Cooke, One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do

  • #25
    “Culture is more important than vision. Some leaders have great vision, but have created a toxic culture where that vision will never happen.”
    Phil Cooke

  • #26
    “Why should a financial engineer be paid four, four times... to a hundred times more than the, uh... real engineer?
    A real engineer build bridges, a financial engineer build, build dreams.
    And when those dream turn out to be nightmares, other people pay for it.”
    Andrew Sheng

  • #27
    “Your business will be secure if you rely on God.”
    Sunday Adelaja

  • #28
    Jason Fried
    “Problems can usually be solved with simple, mundane solutions. That means there’s no glamorous work. You don’t get to show off your amazing skills. You just build something that gets the job done and then move on. This approach may not earn you oohs and aahs, but it lets you get on with it.”
    Jason Fried

  • #29
    John C. Maxwell
    “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
    John C. Maxwell

  • #30
    Peter F. Drucker
    “What's measured improves”
    Peter Drucker



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