Michael Gerber Quotes

In martial arts, the biggest enemy is self. Inside you struggle because you want to prove something.

The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.

It is much easier to conquer a country than to conquer ourselves.

Well, any time you do anything good, it's man versus himself, right? That's the art, the challenge.

I practice martial arts not to win over other people but to win over my own heart.

Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.

The hardest victory is the victory over self.

Discipline, it has been suggested, is the means of human spiritual evolution. What provides the motive, the energy for discipline? This force I believe to be love. I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.

Today I will surrender to discipline. I realize that sometimes it takes time to see the fruits of my labors, yet I still need to practice discipline. Help me to remember, God, that I'm moving forward, and that I'm learning the very important art of discipline.

because the hardest boss a man can ever have is himself.

Martial arts are a vehicle for developing your human potential.

Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.

All great leaders have understood that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others.

It is always more difficult to fight one's own failings than the power of an adversary.

A really good style comes only when a man has become as good as he can be. Style is character. A good style cannot come from a bad undisciplined character.

Martial arts has been a way of life for me since I was a young kid. It created a discipline and respect for everything. Martial arts has just made me a better person. It's a way of life.

To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself.

The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.

You need to put what you learn into practice and do it over and over again until it's a habit. I always say, 'Seeing is not believing. Doing is believing.' There is a lot to learn about fitness, nutrition and emotions, but once you do, you can master them instead of them mastering you.

Somewhere deep down there's a decent man in me, he just can't be found.

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.

I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.