Patti Smith Quotes

It's very difficult to regulate yourself, and if you learn to do that, well, it starts to spill over.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

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

Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

Discipline yourself, so no one else has to.

You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred

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

You have to build systems to protect against your lesser self.

Mature striving is linked to long-range goals. Thus, the process of becoming is largely a matter of organizing transitory impulses into a pattern of striving and interest in which the element of self-awareness plays a large part.

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.

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

It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to me as a seed, and it's up to me to choose to develop them.

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

I've had to push myself and I've really matured.

Oh, I have very limited will power. I wish I could change that. I am working on it, though. I am too easygoing.

Self-management and self-control are the keys to advanced knowledge, and both are difficult to learn without a sense of your own cultural identity.

Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou be able to lay down rules for others before thou shalt have first learned to obey rules thyself.

The least lack of discipline starts to erode our self-esteem.

For self is the lord of self, self is the refuge of self; therefore curb thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse.

As you practice things, you get better. I mean I've worked very hard on changing my life and taking what is good about it and trying to jettison the things I think were not good about it. I think the key word is "discipline," focus. I'm always working at it, but I'm not always successful.

Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.

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