Terry Pratchett Quotes

The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.

Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It's something that you live every single day of your life. When I was growing up, I was a lazy kid. I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, 'How did you get to where you're at today? How did you get to where you're running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours? Being so disciplined?'

I always train my weaknesses and work on my shortcomings - in the gym and outside the gym. Ha!

In the morning, when you are sluggish about getting up, let this thought be present: 'I am rising to a man's work.'

I know the most important faculty to develop is one for hard, continuous and varied work and living; but the difference between knowing this and doing anything consistent about it is often abysmal.

Talented people without discipline don't go anywhere.

Everyday we are going to fight lazy and soft. It's completely unacceptable. You have to be demanding

The one human quality that must be developed is self discipline for success. The will power to force yourself to do what you know you should do when you should do it, whether you like it or not, whether you feel like it or not. Success is tons of discipline.

Hard work is good for the soul, and it keeps you from feeling sorry for yourself because you don’t have time.

All successful individuals have become such by hard work; by improving moments before they pass into hours, and hours that other people may occupy in the pursuit of pleasure.

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you’ve achieved.

The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself.

Writing is a dreadful labor, yet not so dreadful as Idleness.

My father was a drill sergeant, and I've always had that mentality drilled into me of 'you've got to do better, you've got to do better.' I just try to listen to the characters. That's what works for me.

It's important to set your own goals and work hard to achieve them.

There're so many things I want to do, like become more media savvy. I am too lazy. But I'm making an effort.

The habits of study in which I have been brought up have done much to support me. I never allow myself to be one moment unoccupied.

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

I like challenging myself. I'm not a person who likes not to work.

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

I have a reward-and-punishment system: If I have done this much work, then I can play video games this long. It gives my day structure.

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.