Quotes about Self-control
My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel to you. Avoid temptations.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Keep your temper. Nobody else wants it.
— Robin Jones Gunn
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
— Lou Holtz
People who do not know how to remain silent, do not know how to talk.
— Soren Kierkegaard
Stated to a running back after an overly exuberant display of celebration: Next time you make a touchdown act like you've been there before.
— Vince Lombardi
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.
— James Allen
We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.
— CS Lewis
When you see yourself as calm, positive, truthful and possessed of high character, you behave with greater strength. Other people respect you more. You feel in control of yourself and the situation.
— Brian Tracy
True humility is not in the absence of confidence but strength restrained.
— Bill Johnson
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
— William James
Discipline - Success doesn't just happen. You have to be intentional about it, and that takes discipline.
— John Maxwell
Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
— Oprah Winfrey