You learn how to take sacrifices, you learn to give things up to get into something you're trying to get into. Read Summary
Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. Read Summary
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves. Read Summary
Character is much easier kept than recovered. Read Summary
With self-discipline most anything is possible. Read Summary
I must discipline myself. I must be imaginative and create plots, knit motives, probe dialogue - rather than merely trying to record descriptions and sensations. The latter is pointless, without purpose, unless it is later to be synthesized into a story. The latter is also a rather pronounced symptom of an oversensitive and unproductive ego. Read Summary
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. Read Summary
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. Read Summary
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. Read Summary
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. Read Summary
I have to stop eating so much grilled cheese and chocolate chip cookies and start really working on everything! Read Summary
Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat. Read Summary
It is more difficult to rule yourself than to rule a city. Read Summary
Discipline yourself, and others won't need to. Read Summary
Getting out of bed is like the foundation of the discipline, and I think it carries over into everything else. Read Summary
Do I have chocolate chip cookies? Yes, I do. Do I have mint chocolate chip milkshakes? Yes, I do. I love them. They are fantastic. But when I have them, they're worth it. I earned them. I did something. I worked out super hard. I stayed clean on food. Read Summary
If you try and work out at 4:30 in the afternoon, how many people are going to chip away at that time? Your boss, your job, your work, your family, your other obligations that you might have. At 4:30 in the morning, all those people are asleep, so you can do whatever you want. Read Summary
If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do. Read Summary
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle. Read Summary
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Read Summary