Isaac Marion Quotes

I used to think it was good to kind of work within your limitations.

There are reasons to set boundaries for yourself, but there are also reasons to keep doors open.

I feel like I haven't done the best in environments that aren't conducive to me doing well, and I have to do that. Because times are going to get tough, and I'm going to have to let things slide off my back.

I've got a lot better at dropping emotions if something goes wrong, or right.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

As a kid, I often figured it was good to be patient to a fault.

Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.

If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

I have been stubborn and getting into trouble since I was 2, but I learned how to redirect that into good causes.

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.

My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it.

Most of us actually stifle enough good impulses during the course of a day to change the current of our lives.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

The trick is to learn to contain one's ego, not conceal it.

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

If I could change one thing about myself... I would try to control my generosity.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

I am fiercely loyal and over-possessive, but I am learning to control my being possessive. I have become quite mature, though not as much as I would like to be, but have still improved tremendously. I can't hide my feelings, and it takes a lot of effort to be closed about things I feel for.

I used to be a bit of a show-off at school, but I've calmed down now and learnt to censor myself.

I overheard one of my friends say, 'If Amari scores, I bet he's real happy and he'll get real excited.' I just so happened to score, and since I heard him say that, I was like, 'Nah, I'm not going to get really excited.' And for some reason, that felt like the right thing to do. I been the same way since.

I just try to control what I can control.

I know I've had an attitude that can explode, but I'm trying my best to not step out of bounds.