Discipline Quotes by Ryan Holiday

“If we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we will not…

— Ryan Holiday

“The areas of great interest to the Stoics all make an appearance here: virtue, mortality, emotions, self-awareness, fortitude, right action, problem solving, acceptance, mental…

— Ryan Holiday

“With a business, we take most failures less personally and understand they’re part of the process.”

— Ryan Holiday

“Many creatives want to be just the creator, or only “the idea guy.” They like that because it’s sexy and because that’s what comes…

— Ryan Holiday

Pretty much everyone's career starts the same way: with grunt work. Not just the cliched fetching of coffee, but other lowly tasks: taking notes…

— Ryan Holiday

The greats - they protect their sleep because it's where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when…

— Ryan Holiday

“Where little danger is apprehended, the more the enemy will be unprepared and consequently there is the fairest prospect of success.”

— Ryan Holiday

We often learn the hard way that our world is ruled by external factors. We don't always get what is rightfully ours, even if…

— Ryan Holiday

“From Rusticus … I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too…

— Ryan Holiday

I wholeheartedly agree that many media 'standards' can feel disingenuous or, in fact, be a cover for less-than-honest behavior.

— Ryan Holiday

“Remember: even what we get for free has a cost, if only in what we pay to store it—in our garages and in our…

— Ryan Holiday

It's your job to find a release and an outlet for the stress and the feelings. Never forget: the crazy stays at home.

— Ryan Holiday

Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective.

— Ryan Holiday

The risks of speaking extemporaneously are apparent the first time you wing it and promptly put your foot in your mouth.

— Ryan Holiday

“The tools of the Internet and social media have made it possible to track, test, iterate, and improve marketing to the point where these…

— Ryan Holiday