Nicola Sturgeon Quotes

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.

My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.

I have my head screwed on right. I haven't been this way in a long time.

I can have incredible self-discipline. But see, I think it's obviously a form of stupidity.

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

I think I have a good head on my shoulders.

I think self-discipline is something, it's like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.

I was kind of shy as a kid. I was a pretty good student. I was a wallflower, or nerd, if you will.

Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.

I am determined and resigned to being self-conscious.

I would just say that I have high expecations for myself.

I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding of my thoughts and the conversations I've had with myself.

I'm highly critical of myself. There's not something someone else might say that makes me feel I need to be motivated in a different way. I'm a self-motivated guy.

I just have to be better. There's not much else to say.

I've always had lots of energy; it's just been about channelling it in the right way. I know I can be annoying, but that's just my way and hopefully more people than not like my personality.

My self-belief has always been there but it is about managing it the right way.

I've always said that your attitude is your best friend and your worst enemy.

I feel my conditioning is one of my strengths.

I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude.

When I was at school, I loved maths and read lots of books and was horrified at the idea of having a boyfriend... I was probably a nerd, but then, it was a negative term.

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.

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

Every job is an opportunity to be a better person.

First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.