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title: "5 Discipline Character Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“But I think the most important aspect of The 7 Habits—what makes it not just practical, but profound—is its emphasis on building…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/but-i-think-the-most-important-aspect-of-the-7-habits-what-makes-it/)

[RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/)

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> [“There is no effectiveness without discipline, and there is no discipline without character.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-covey/there-is-no-effectiveness-without-discipline-and-there-is-no/)

[Stephen R. Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-covey/)

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> [“The greatest value in the goal process is the skills, the knowledge, the discipline, and the character you develop in pursuit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mensah-oteh/the-greatest-value-in-the-goal-process-is-the-skills-the-knowledge/)

[Mensah Oteh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mensah-oteh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/mensah-oteh-3537_abundance-quotes_the-greatest-value-in-the-goal-process-i_1813109.jpg)

> [Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/somehow-i-kept-my-head-above-water-i-relied-on-the-discipline/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/esther-williams-16177_character_somehow-i-kept-my-head-above-water-i-rel_3015101.jpg)

> [Character is distilled out of our daily confrontation with temptation, out of our regular response to the call of duty. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-greenberg/character-is-distilled-out-of-our-daily-confrontation-with-temptation/)

[Sidney Greenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-greenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/sidney-greenberg-51567_call-of-duty_character-is-distilled-out-of-our-daily_3210864.jpg)

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