Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

One of the widest gaps in human experience is the gap between what we say we want to be and our willingness to discipline ourselves to get there.

In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.

There is something good in men that really yearn for discipline.

The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.

Man's nature is fundamentally good, or perhaps it is neither good nor evil. In any case, man is something to work on. We must hold fast to this fact - man is something to work on.

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

I would be nowhere without martial arts. It's a passion.

The intelligence which has converted the brother of the wolf into the faithful guardian of the flock ought to be able to do something towards curbing the instincts of savagery in civilized men.

At our house we have come to conclude that building and strengthening character will require extreme measures and the intentional pursuit of gritty work experiences.

I have a talent for coming up with an analogy about martial arts training for everything. It's because training to improve your martial arts skills and training to step into a cage and fight another person teaches you a lot about... everything.

Assume a virtue, if you have it not. That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat; Of habits devil, is angel yet in this.

Virtue depends partly upon training and partly upon practice; you must learn first, and then strengthen your learning by actions.

No one is born without vices, and he is the best man who is encumbered with the least.

The greatest tribute you can to pay to my father is to continue to train and share Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, remembering to never lose sight of the fact that what you do off the matt counts more than what you do on the matt.

I'm more disciplined now. The days of late-night parties are over.

The only thing I wanted to change in the past was being a little bit more disciplined on the defensive end.

I take every day as it comes, try to work hard and benefit from the training.

I've become a better boxer and a better person.

I like to empty my mind and focus on developing my abilities in training.

As an athlete, I know that I'm such a perfectionist that I'll want to go out and keep working on something over and over until it's perfect. Part of growing up is learning to take a step back.

I'm going to take it step by step to get my belt.

Arjun's character has brought discipline in my life. Now everything happens in my life well planned. Initially, I used to get up at any time, but now I get up at appropriate time, and I keep a check on my diet.

When you're actually boxing, unless it's a proper grudge match, it's less about beating the person up and more about being better within yourself. Being patient, timing things, like chess, so really, it's as much down to you as what the other person does - and that's life.

I would be a very different person without karate.