“Poetry is an ethic. By ethic I mean a secret code of behavior, a discipline constructed and conducted according to the capabilities of a man who rejects the falsifications of the categorical imperative.” MenMeanSecretDisciplineBehaviorEthicsCodeRejectsPoetry IsCapabilityImperativesFalsificationCategorical Imperative Author:Jean Cocteau
“To behave creatively in art means behavior with skill; and skill comes from discipline, not derangement. The artist who knows the rules -and proportion is one of them- knows where to bend and how to break them.” KnowsMeanArtArtistBreakDisciplineSkillsBehaviorBehaveProportion Author:Burne Hogarth
“Understanding child development takes the emphasis away from the child's character--looking at the child as good or bad. The emphasis is put on behavior as communication. Discipline is thus seen as problem-solving. The child is helped to learn a more acceptable manner of communication.” ChildrenCharacterProblemUnderstandingCommunicationDevelopmentDisciplineBehaviorAcceptableProblem SolvingEmphasisChild Development Author:Ellen Galinsky
“Berkshire was built on the eternal verities: basic mathematics, basic horse sense, basic fear, and basic diagnosis of human nature to make predictions regarding human behavior. We stuck to the basics with a certain amount of discipline and it has worked out quite well.” HumansWellsCertainHuman NatureAmountDisciplineBehaviorEternalBuiltHorseMathematicsInvestingStuckPredictionsHuman BehaviorDiagnosisBasicsHorse Sense Author:Charlie Munger
“Sometimes discipline, which means 'to teach,' is confused with criticism. Children-as well as people of all ages-improve behavior from love and encouragement more than from fault-finding.” PeopleWellsMeanChildrenSometimesAgeTeachDisciplineBehaviorFindingsCriticismEncouragementFaultsConfusedFault Finding Author:Susan W. Tanner
“I'm interested in history because it's a discipline that requires a lot of effort from the imagination. You need to put in a lot of imaginative effort to figure out how people lived in an era that is not yours. And in that understanding of people from a different era, I feel, is an important gateway into humanity. Because you understand human behavior. In order to understand humanity, history is important.” PeopleNeedsFeelsHumansImportantDifferentHumanityOrderUnderstandingImaginationEffortFiguresDisciplineBehaviorErasHuman BehaviorImaginativeGatewaysDifferent Eras Author:Sarnath Banerjee
“Love life first, then march through the gates of each season; go inside nature and develop the discipline to stop destructive behavior; learn tenderness toward experience, then make decisions based on creating biological wealth that includes all people, animals, cultures, currencies, languages, and the living things as yet undiscovered; listen to the truth the land will tell you; act accordingly.” PeopleFirstsCultureLanguageWealthDecisionAnimalLandDisciplineBehaviorCreatingSeasonsDestructiveLove LifeMarchGatesTendernessCurrencyLiving ThingsDestructive Behavior Book:The Future of Ice: A Journey Into Cold Source: The Future of Ice: A Journey Into Cold
“Discipline isn't a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies timing. It's the precursor to good behavior, and it never comes from bad behavior. People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary.” PeopleOne ThingDisciplineBehaviorChaosPunishmentDirtyAnarchyTimingUnnecessaryAssociatesBad BehaviorDirty WordsGood BehaviorPrecursor Author:Buck Brannaman
“One study says that 90 percent of our everyday behavior is based on our habits. . . That means how we treat people, how we spend our money, what we watch, what we listen to - 90 percent of the time, we're on autopilot. We do what we've always done.” PeopleMeanDoneChoicesWatchesStudyHabitDisciplineBehaviorPercentTreatsEverydayAutopilot Book:Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day Source: Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day