God does not discipline us to subdue us, but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness. — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, we feel conscious but unable to move our body. The first thing to do is focus in a prayer, then start… — Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident Copy Share Image
European democracy was originally imbued with a sense of Christian responsibility and self-discipline, but these spiritual principles have been gradually losing their… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
I've done a little yoga, not as a professional, and every time I have a good teacher I see the immense possibilities… — Laura Huxley Copy Share Image
“The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will,… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
“The estrangement between Edwards and his people began in 1744, in connection with a case of discipline in which a large number… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
What we misunderstand as a lack of personal power or self discipline is nothing but a lack of real desire. — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
I don't have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice… — Sally Phillips Copy Share Image
I had identified discipline as a really important part of my life, in maintaining my sanity. It's kind of interesting when people… — Owen Pallett Copy Share Image
“I've worked really hard to make myself a better writer. I don't think writing is something that comes to people naturally; it… — Nathan Nixon Copy Share Image
A work of art is not a matter of thinking beautiful thoughts or experiencing tender emotions , but of intelligence, skill, taste,… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
Training moments occur when both parents and children do their jobs. The parent's job is to make the rule. The child's job… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The humblest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven. — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
“I’m not on a diet. I’m on a journey with Jesus to learn the fine art of self-discipline for the purpose of… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in… — Mike Myers Copy Share Image
Self-mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from own worst enemy into your greatest ally. — Wes Fesler Copy Share Image
“The more you discipline yourself to overcome discouragement with obedience, the less discouragement there will be to overcome.” — Rachel Jankovic Copy Share Image
“Through my parent's reading, I learned to love books. Through their humour, I learned to laugh. Through their discipline I learned obedience,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As I started writing about loss and grief, I was taking what felt unmanageable and using my songwriting, my sense of poetry… — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
Novels have become equally important to me as films. I consider myself a storyteller and passionately engaged in both of those disciplines. — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
I think I've always had the shots. But in the past, I've suffered too many mental lapses. Now, I'm starting to get… — Pele Copy Share Image
“Those two little words -- says you -- are the most powerful argument in any discipline: theology, philosphy, even domestic harmony. They… — J. Mark Bertrand Copy Share Image
Education is not a discipline at all. Half vocational, half emptiness dressed up in garments borrowed from philosophy, psychology, literature. — Edward Blishen Copy Share Image
