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NOTABLE QUOTES: SELF DISCIPLINE- Ayobami Olafimihan

Hi guys!
Today's notable quotes are on self-discipline and as we know, getting to the top in our respective fields need a whole lot of self discipline.
Enjoy and ruminate upon them...

“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 S Truman

“I think self-discipline is something, it's like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.” ~Daniel Goldstein

“Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It require you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.” ~Gary Ryan Blair

“Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.” ~Theodor Adorno

“The ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” ~Ellbert Hubbard

“Self-discipline is often disguised as short-term pain, which often leads to long-term gains...” ~Charles F. Glassman

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” ~Jesse Owens

“Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths..., the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.” ~Steven Pressfield

“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

“Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do...” ~Napoleon Hill

“Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life’s contrasting situations. It is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. It is all about self-discipline and choice.” ~Alaric Hutchinson

“There are no short cuts to any place worth going.” ~Beverly Sills

“With self-discipline most anything is possible.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

“Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness...” ~Dennis Prager

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.” ~Lao Tzu

“If you wouldn't follow yourself, why should anyone else?”
John C. Maxwell

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