Indeed, the best way to think of willpower is not as some shapeless behavioral trait but as a sort of psychic muscle,… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
In a time of infirmity, the illness IS one's work. Taking care of all the disciplines that our health problems require IS… — Marva Dawn Copy Share Image
For some odd reason, I had an early and extreme multidisciplinary cast of mind. I couldn't stand reaching for a small idea… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Of course, I don't know everything. Considering the infinite amount of knowledge that one could acquire in a virtually innumerable array of… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Many people think they want things, but they don't really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you… — Sophia Loren Copy Share Image
We have little choice but to place a certain level of trust in scientists - even when it comes to the model-driven… — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
“I have learned that true power comes from self-control. I have learned that true strength comes from a clear conscience. I have… — Joseph Bonanno Copy Share Image
In an imperfect world perfection is not instantly available. Railroad safety, for instance, cannot be secured by mechanical devices alone. It is… — Ivy Lee Copy Share Image
“Common sense told me that I didn’t want to lie to my family constantly, steal all the time, and drug myself into… — Michael J Heil Copy Share Image
New insights fail to get put into practice because they conflict with deeply held internal images of how the world works...images that… — Peter Senge Copy Share Image
When 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' premiered on the WB Network in 1996, American culture was in trouble. Americans were bowling alone, pursuing… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
“Making these choices [to attend school instead of skipping], as it turned out, wasn't about willpower. I always admired people who “willed”… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“Politeness must be cultivated, for the promptings of nature are eminently selfish, and courtesy and good-breeding are only attainable by effort and… — Arthur Martine Copy Share Image
“Genuine self-love is the most profound experience in the universe. However, it usually takes time, sincere dedication, and discipline to develop. We… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
“Everyone hаѕ a fеw hаbitѕ they wish thеу соuld gеt rid оf, such аѕ ѕmоking, еxсеѕѕivе еаting, laziness, procrastination or lасk оf… — Kristina Dawn Copy Share Image
“As Maximus explains in Ad Thalassium 64, each law has its own proper discipline (ἀγωγή) and its own place within the gospel… — John Behr Copy Share Image
The NFL is one of the first places where many star players finally see discipline. Finally have an authoritative male figure: Buck… — Colin Cowherd Copy Share Image
Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our… — Lynn Margulis Copy Share Image
In the general tendency toward specialization, philosophy too has established itself as a specialized discipline, one purified of all specific content. In… — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
“Love like this wasn't what he'd planned or wanted or expected, surely it was indeed a trap, for even when you tried… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think the Buddha presents an image of someone who believes in self-control. I think he's offering, perhaps, a critique of the… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
“God, according to all the great spiritual traditions, cannot be comprehended by the finite mind but can nevertheless be known in an… — David Bentley Hart Copy Share Image
Players like Alastair Cook do not come around very often. To play for so long and achieve so much says everything about… — Jonathan Agnew Copy Share Image
Discipline in typography is a prime virtue. Individuality must be secured by means that are rational. Distinction needs to be won by… — Stanley Morison Copy Share Image
The most essential thing in dance discipline is devotion, the steadfast and willing devotion to the labor that makes the classwork not… — Merce Cunningham Copy Share Image
I wasn't a bad kid. My dad left when I was young, so I didn't have much discipline, not that I'm making… — Danny Dyer Copy Share Image
A philosophy can and must be worked out with the greatest rigour and discipline in the details, but can ultimately be founded… — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
“But willpower is necessary only where _ability_ to do is lacking. Learning ... is not the training of willpower but the acquisition… — Moshé Feldenkrais Copy Share Image
It would be interesting to inquire how many times essential advances in science have first been made possible by the fact that… — Wolfgang Kohler Copy Share Image
Retaining culture takes effort and persistence and discipline. It's a commitment, not a flag. You can't just pull it out and wave… — Alexandra Fuller Copy Share Image
“And Manon understood in that moment that there were forces greater than obedience, and discipline, and brutality. Understood that she had not… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“The ubiquitous faculty of conscience is ever ready, either as a silent witness or a prodding disciplinarian, thus rendering the offender susceptible… — Vincent Okay Nwachukwu Copy Share Image
Similar to all other remarkable achievements, fruitful youth-hood does not transpire of its own accord, it is the outcome of self-discipline, diligence… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“They tried to teach you to make lists in grade school, remember? Back when your day planner was the back of your… — Jonathan Nolan Copy Share Image
We runners talk about having fun but I don't think anybody believes us. We talk about discipline and endurance, we take care,… — Peter Sagal Copy Share Image
One study says that 90 percent of our everyday behavior is based on our habits. . . That means how we treat… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
“Magick takes far too much study and discipline for it to be of any appeal whatsoever to the average first world consumer,… — Magick.Me Copy Share Image
People are tired of liberty. They have had a surfeit of it. Liberty is no longer a chaste and austere virgin… Today's… — Benito Mussolini Copy Share Image
When we know something that needs to be done but isn't currently getting done, we often say, I just need more discipline.… — Gary W. Keller Copy Share Image
“Listen, there is no way any true man is going to let children live around him in his home and not discipline… — Victor Devlin Copy Share Image
![“Making these choices [to attend school instead of skipping], as it turned out, wasn't about willpower. I always admired people who “willed” themselves to do something, because I have never felt I was one of them. If sheer will were enough by itself, it would have been enough a long time ago, back…” quote by Liz Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/liz-murray-11321_daily-choices_making-these-choices-to-attend-school-in_465284.png)
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