Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.
It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
There are two types of pain you will go through in life, the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tonnes.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.
You can keep going and your legs might hurt for a week, or you can quit and your mind will hurt for a lifetime.
I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.
All freedom comes from discipline.
Freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis of internal discipline.
Discipline must come through liberty.
The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.
Discipline is consistency of action.
By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.
Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.
Many people think they want things, but they don’t really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.
Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.
A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.
If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline.
We don’t drift into good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.