Quotes by Discipline As a man may be born with a mathematical faculty, and by training that faculty year after year may immensely increase his mathematical capacity, so may a man be born with certain faculties within him, faculties belonging to the soul, which he can develop by training and by discipline. Annie Besant discipline men years A work in progress quickly becomes feral. It reverts to a wild state overnight. It is barely domesticated, a mustang on which you one day fastened a halter, but which now you cannot catch. It is a lion you cage in your study. As the work grows, it gets harder to control; it is a lion growing in strength. You must visit it every day and reassert your mastery over it. If you skip a day, you are, quite rightly, afraid to open the door to its room. You enter its room with bravura, holding a chair at the thing and shouting, "Simba! Annie Dillard discipline work doors Doing something does not require discipline. It creates its own discipline - with a little help from caffeine. Annie Dillard discipline doe littles Just because I like sushi, doesn't mean I can make sushi. I've come to well understand how many years just to get sushi rice correct. It's a discipline that takes years and years and years. So, I leave that to the experts. Anthony Bourdain discipline mean years I am interested in the study of music and the discipline of music and the experience of music and music as a esoteric mechanism to continue my real intentions. Anthony Braxton esoteric discipline real 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. Anthony Braxton discipline students world Regimes are modes of self-discipline, but are not solely constituted by the orderings of convention in day-to-day life; they are personal habits, organised in some part according to social conventions, but also formed by personal inclinations and dispositions. Regimes are of central importance to self-identity precisely because they connect habits with aspects of the visible appearance of the body. Anthony Giddens discipline identity self It's a question of discipline,' the little prince told me later on. 'when you've finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet. you must be sure you pull up the baobabs regularly, as soon as you can tell them apart from the rosebushes, which they closely resemble when they're very young. It's very tedious work, but very easy. Antoine de Saint-Exupery discipline littles morning "It's a question of discipline," the little prince told me later on. "When you've finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet." Antoine de Saint-Exupery discipline responsibility morning I try to understand place on a deeper level than just the physical or environmental aspects. It includes cultural and intellectual forces, too. Its an inclusive approach that brings in many disciplines and sees place as a dynamic thing. Antoine Predock environmental discipline intellectual There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined. Anton Chekhov plenty discipline people Inflexibility is the worst human failing. You can learn to check impetuosity, overcome fear with confidence and laziness with discipline. But for rigidity of mind, there is no antidote. It carries the seeds of its own destruction. Anton Myrer discipline overcoming mind Before puberty the child's personality has not yet formed and it is easier to guide its life and make it acquire specific habits of order, discipline, and work. Antonio Gramsci discipline order children Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding. Aristotle discipline government office My point is, if you want to achieve anything in life, it is not enough to merely wish for it. You must develop that kind of 4:30 AM discipline that distinguishes you from others. Armstrong Williams discipline wish want Do you have to discipline yourself to have breakfast, lunch or dinner? Of course not; and so discipline - the usual concept of it - doesn't apply here. I had to discipline myself to learn English, but never to train. Arnold Schwarzenegger discipline lunch usual People say, My God, you're so disciplined. But it has nothing to do with discipline; I loved it. Because I knew that every time I went to the gym I was one step closer to winning the competition. Arnold Schwarzenegger discipline winning people Discipline is what you use when you don't want to do something, when you have to force yourself. Arnold Schwarzenegger discipline use want It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it. Arthur Lydiard discipline understanding matter More than print and ink, a newspaper is a collection of fierce individualists who somehow manage to perform the astounding daily miracle of merging their own personalities under the discipline of the deadline and retain the flavor of their own minds in print. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger discipline miracle personality «1234567891011»