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Ch. 03Commonplace book

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  • 01Discipline
    Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
    Abraham Joshua Heschel
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    To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
    Buddha
  • 01Discipline
    Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.
    Jim Rohn
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    Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
    Jim Rohn
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    The discipline of desire is the background of character.
    John Locke
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    Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
    Lao Tzu
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    With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.
    Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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    Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
    Stephen Covey
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    We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
    Zig Ziglar
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    If you want freedom, then you need to have discipline.
    Jocko Willink
  • 02Action
    An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.
    Arnold Glasow
  • 02Action
    Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.
    Baltasar Gracián
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    Well done is better than well said.
    Benjamin Franklin
  • 02Action
    Let your performance do the thinking.
    Charlotte Brontë
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    Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
    Dale Carnegie
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    Action is the antidote to despair.
    Joan Baez
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    People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
    Lewis Cass
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    There is only one proof of ability—action.
    Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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    Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.
    Norman Vincent Peale
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    God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
    St. Augustine
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    Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
    Thomas Jefferson
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    The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
    Tony Robbins
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    Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission.
    Zig Ziglar
  • 03Motivation
    Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
    Aristotle
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    Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
    Carol Burnett
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    Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
    Charles R. Swindoll
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    It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
    Confucius
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    The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
    Confucius
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    With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
    Eleanor Roosevelt
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    Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
    Helen Keller
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    The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
    Mark Twain
  • 03Motivation
    Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.
    Stephen Hawking