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“War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but what may be called the preliminary virtues, as valor, veracity, the spirit of obedience, the habit of discipline. Any of these, and of others like them, when possessed by a nation, and no matter how generated, will give them a military advantage, and make them more likely to stay in the race of nations.”

Source: Physics and Politics, Or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of

“Discipline is the habit of taking consistent action until one can perform with unconscious competence. Discipline weighs ounces but regret weighs tons.”

Action Regret Habit Discipline Basketball Unconscious Consistent Competence

Author:Jhoon Goo Rhee

“Sure I am a religious man who is also passionate about conserving the environment. But I am also a CEO, with all the bad habits and attitudes that are natural to the species. . . . I am still naturally self-interested, overconfident, full of pride, and eager to control a meeting as any CEO in America. Every day, I struggle with my ego.”

Men Stills Self America Natural Religious Attitude Struggle Environment Pride Habit Discipline Ego Meetings Species Passionate Self Discipline Ceo Bad Habits Conserving Overconfident

Author:Tom Chappell

“The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about.”

Matter Care Choices Differences Habit Discipline Gains Clarity

Author:Po Bronson

“I never did anything worth doing entirely by accident. . . Almost none of my inventions came about totally by accident. They were achieved by having trained myself to endure and tolerate hard work.”

Hard Motivational Choices Hard Work Habit Discipline Endure Accidents Invention Tolerate Anything Worth Doing

Author:Thomas A. Edison

“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.”

People Mean Done Choices Watches Study Habit Discipline Behavior Percent Treats Everyday Autopilot

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

“Bad habits are easy to develop but difficult to live with. Good habits are difficult to develop, but easy to live with. If you are willing to be uncomfortable for little while, so you can press past the initial pain of change, in the long run, your life will be much better.”

Ifs Littles Long Running Pain Past Choices Easy Difficult Willing Habit Discipline Presses Uncomfortable Long Runs Initials Bad Habits Good Habits

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

“You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you have, be, and do in the tomorrow of your life.”

Today Choices Habit Tomorrow Discipline Determine Choices You Make

Author:Zig Ziglar

“Morality, like physical cleanliness, is not acquired once and for all: it can only be kept and renewed by a habit of constant watchfulness and discipline.”

Habit Discipline Morality Constant Cleanliness Watchfulness

Author:Victoria Ocampo

“Downturns are the best time to start businesses because you develop discipline that's very lean and mean in terms of how to spend money. And those habits serve you very well in good times.”

Wells Mean Term Habit Discipline Good Times Best Times Downturn

Author:Kevin O'Leary

“Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.”

Habit Discipline Battle Stronger Excitement Mutual Respect Meticulous Daily Discipline

Author:George S. Patton